Where can you try your personal injury case WITHOUT having to undergo interrogation, under oath, by an insurance company lawyer OR be “examined” by one of their hand-picked doctors? The answer is General District Court! With the increased jurisdictional limits of $50,000.00 and faster scheduling, taking an injury case t the General District…
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What is light duty work? In order to receive Worker’s Compensation benefits when an injured worker is not totally disabled, they must show proof of several things: they must have a doctors note from an authorized treating physician, stating that they cannot go back to their pre-injury job. These are usually in the form of…
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How do you prove physical injury when judges, defense, lawyers, and adjusters ignore SUBJECTIVE complaints of pain and disability? The answer is objective evidence. Experienced Herndon Virginia injury lawyer Doug Landau notes that where there is OBJECTIVE proof of injury or deficit, insurance companies, and the lawyers are less able to defend against the claim.…
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When an injured worker settles her 3rd party liability (negligence lawsuit), but the state workers compensation claim remains open (unsettled), it is often described as thought the WC insurance carrier gets a “holiday” from having to pay for any further benefits, until such time as the disabled employee uses up their “NET RECOVERY” from the…
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When injured employee finally wins their Workers Compensation case, or the claim is accepted, do they get back the Sick Leave or Holiday pay that they used to survive economically while they were off work? The rule followed is to allow the injured worker to elect whether the employer is permitted to take a credit…
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