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. (…)
December 28, 2006
- Will Workers' Comp Cover a Knee Replacement Arising from Years of Heavy Labor?
As I was loading a 400lb. piece of freight on an aircraft, my (L) knee twisted. I was sent to a clinic and evaluated that I might need a knee replacement. (…)
August 27, 2006
- Posted Panel of Physicians Must be In View and Explained by Employer
One of the most important parts of your workers' comp case relates to who will be your "authorized treating physician." The opinion of your treating doctor is very important to the development of your case - if your doctor downplays your injuries and releases you back to work, you may lose your benefits, you may lose your job, and you may lose important leverage in your case. (…)
August 17, 2006
- Closed Head Injury Case Results in $195,000 Settlement
Yesterday, I settled a very intense closed head injury case for almost $200,000. (…)
