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Telling the Workers Comp Insurance Company to “Pound Sand”

Ever wanted to tell a Worker’s Compensation carrier to “pound sand?”  Well here is your chance! When an injured worker wins or settles a negligence lawsuit, Worker’s Compensation carriers often try to pull a fast one and assert a lien for certain administrative costs, medical examinations requested by the employer, job search activities, vocational placement,…

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When settling an on the job personal injury case, Workers Comp Lawyer Doug Landau advises, “don’t pay for stuff you don’t have to !”

Recently, an experienced personal injury lawyer sent me the following, “We are settling a third-party tort claim in which there is a workers’ comp lien.  I know that my client is responsible for paying back Temporary Total Disability (“TTD”) benefits, medical treatment, prescriptions and transportation costs.  But is my client responsible for paying back the…

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