Mediation in Virginia on the job injury cases is a VOLUNTARY process. The insurance company and defense lawyers cannot force an injured work or their family to submit to Mediation. Likewise, as much as we may want to in a particular case, we cannot force the insurer or their hired guns to agree to mediate…
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Mediation of workplace accident cases has long been a “win-win” proposition. This form of “Atlernative Dispute Resolution” was offered free of charge and recommended for all kinds of disputes, from medical payment, to vocational rehabilitation to rules and procedures. The Virginia Lawyers Weekly October 18, 1999 headline read, “Mediating Workers’ Comp Claims – Commission promotes…
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