If you are injured on the job or seeking Social Security Disability, and you get a NOTICE FROM THE GOVERNMENT – FOLLOW THE SIGNS ! Don’t be a “Dodo bird,” but be like the Albatross, shown here. Follow the instructions and take care to pay careful attention to the time deadlines on official notifications. Failure…
Continue readingStairway falls, unlike those on level surfaces, have resulted in multiple injuries to clients, as there is traumatic impact every time they hit another step, railing or the landing. In the adult population, falls down stairs may result in serious injuries, particularly head trauma. In a study published in the Journal Emergency Medicine the investigators…
Continue readingWorkers Compensation and Social Security Legal Assistant Dianna Meredith of ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd., received a call of thanks today from a Workers Compensation client whose Virginia comp claim had been successfully settled for a lump sum of $150,000 almost a year ago. This West Virginia man was pleased to report that his Social Security Disability…
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Many people are burned by flammable garments each year. Some victims of these defective products are “burned” a second time, when they entrust their cases to lawyers who advertise, but do not know what they are doing. One of the ways these lawyers can ruin a meritorious “Flammability case” is by failing to preserve the…
Continue readingMedicare Set Asides are becoming required in the settlement of permanent disability compensation cases. In light of the confusion and delays caused by this relatively new requirement, CMS has Published WCMSA Operating Rules. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has now published a copy of its Operating Rules regarding the evaluation of set-aside…
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