Can I get a permanency rating before I get my hip, knee or shoulder replacement? The short answer is “yes.” Experienced workers compensation lawyer Doug Landau notes that if an injured worker had a leg amputation, even with a prosthetic device, they still have had a 100% loss of the limb. Therefore, they should get…
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When a George Mason University student working at a big box retail store had his foot run over by a co-worker operating a forklift, he was not allowed to bring a negligence case for all of his losses. That is because Virginia law does not allow one coworker to sue another when the employer. This…
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How can you settle a Virginia Workers Compensation Claim AFTER all 500 weeks of wage loss comp have been paid? You can settle all or part of a workers compensation case. You can settle the wage loss and permanency part, which is also known as the “indemnity compensation.” You can also settle the medical benefits,…
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During the recent hearing on a client’s theater scarring case, the judge noted that he would need to see the actual scars in controversy. The experienced Fairfax judge noted that while he had received pictures of the claimant’s permanent leg scars, he was mindful of a case where the original pictures did not show the…
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In a word, “no.” For an injured worker to get a “Permanency Award,” there should be no painful medical testing, as the physicians observe and measure the scar sites. The doctors do not usually put the patient through range of motion or sensation testing when determinations about the extent of scarring are concerned. To get…
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