Here’s a first. A closed head auto injury case client represented by another member of AAJ was once incarcerated in Connecticut. He was a former inmate of the Conn Department of Corrections and was involved in an accident in Florida. The State of Connecticut now asserts a “lien” (like an “I.O.U.”) for all costs of…
Continue readingOften clients will down several pints of coffee, get up at the crack of dawn, and then eat a huge breakfast before heading to court with their family. They then arrive needing to use the facilities, tired and bloated. Often, you see litigants falling asleep by three O’clock in the afternoon. NOTHING NEW/UNTESTED – DO…
Continue readingEven if the claimant’s doctor has not released him/her to go back to work, Doug Landau counsels his clients to put effort into job searching that may fit their current restrictions. If they do not find employment, there is at least a written record of their efforts as evidence that…
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Continue readingYes, possibly. The first step in any workers compensation claim is to determine if you were injured “in the course and scope of employment.” If you were injured on the job, the next step is to figure out how much your employer paid you every week. Because many undocumented workers are paid “under the table,”…
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