May 25, 2009

• Injured Atlanta Cops Fight Workers Comp System

  A front page story in the Sunday, May 24, 2009 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution details the struggle of five catastrophically injured Atlanta police officers to obtain needed medical help from the City of Atlanta's workers' compensation office.  Each of these police officers was injured in the line of duty - with injuries ranging from brain damage to paralysis arising from gunshot wounds to the spinal cord. (…)

September 16, 2008

• Who Decides About Your Medical Care in Your Workers' Comp Case?

  You have been injured on the job and are now receiving Georgia workers' compensation benefits.  Who decides which doctor you can see?  What if you are not happy with the company doctor?  Are there any circumstances when you can choose a doctor of your choice? (…)

May 16, 2008

• Medical Treatment in a Workers' Compensation Case - What You Need to Know

  If you are injured on the job and you are a covered worker under the workers' compensation law, your employer is required to provide you with medical care.  However, as you may suspect, what you consider as reasonable and necessary care may not be the same thing as what your employer and its insurer want to provide. (…)

May 12, 2008

• The Importance of Reporting Your Injury Completely and Thoroughly and Why an Incomplete Report Can Damage Your Case

  One of the issues that I sometimes face arises from my client's initial report of his injury.  When you are hurt on the job, you can help your case greatly by thoroughly and accurately reporting your injury. (…)

September 19, 2007

• Can a Hospital Bill Me Directly for Workers' Comp Related Treatment?

  This morning I received a bill in my name for payment due.  I called the establishment to inform them that this is a Worknman"s Comp claim and the employee there told me that it has not been filed with Workman's Comp Insurance Company . (…)

March 8, 2007

• What Does it Mean to be a Malingerer?

  The term "malingering" can cause you a great deal of problems if it appears in your medical records. (…)

March 6, 2007

• Medical Treatment in a Georgia Workers' Comp Case - Don't Assume the Insurance Company Has Your Best Interests at Heart

  As I have written in this blog and on my Georgia workers' compensation web site, the quality and nature of your medical care following your injury will have a lot to do with whether you win your claim and with how much money you can expect at settlement. (…)

November 8, 2006

• On the Job Injury Damages Left Arm - Now Right Arm Hurts Due to Overuse. Does Workers Comp Cover the Right Arm?

  I wanted to know if there was anything that could be done to help me. (…)

October 27, 2006

• Company Doctor Will Not Help Me - Is There Anything I Can Do?

  My question is that, I've been out hurt for a year and 3 monthswith a crushed heel. I've seen 2 workers comp doctors and just saw a independent doctor. (…)

October 25, 2006

• New Job Injury Triggers Related Medical Problems - What is Compensable?

  North Carolina workers' compensation lawyer Dan Deuterman recently wrote about one of his cases, Clark vs. WalMart, that ended up in the North Carolina Supreme Court. (…)

August 22, 2006

• Nasty Surprises for First Time Workers' Comp Claimants

  If you have never filed an on-the-job injury claim before, prepare yourself for a rude shock once you file your workers' compensation claim. In theory, Georgia's workers' comp. (…)