What does a bad faith mean in regards to a worker's comp injury.

This is what happens when you "negotiate" a work comp settlement without getting a work comp lawyer to help you. Good luck.

If it is the first offer from the insurance company, then odds are strong that it is not a fair offer. But your husband probably does not know...

In a worker's comp case. Is it legal for the attorneys on both sides to meet with the judge counsel w/ out the subject knowing ?

Your issue really involves communication between your lawyer and yourself. All the lawyers in a case can have a conference with the judge without...

Close to settling WC with MSA, I'm 62,my life expectancy is 18 more yrs,which affects $$. Why only 18?

Sounds like they have given you a "rated age" rather than using the statutory mortality table. The life expectancy is used as a parameter for...

About to fire my atty on work comp case.

What "result" are you expecting? If your case is accepted and you are receiving benefits then perhaps that is all you are currently entitled to...

I was at work my foot was broke by a worker not doing his job. I took drug test and failed in new orleans la what can I do

Depends on your state's law. The positive drug test may bar you from work comp benefits even though you were not at fault. You need to talk to a...

What should I do about my attorney

How do you know he has not done anything? The fact that he is not holding your hand does not mean that he has done nothing. You should probably...

My mom has had her workmans comp case for 20yrs with no end in sight. What can we do?

Her lawyer has no duty or obligation to you on her case unless you are her court appointed guardian. Sometimes work comp cases will drag on for 20...

Is this considered fraud? If so what can I do?

How are they keeping you from making a claim? It is not fraud. Get your lawyer to work on it for you. Good luck.

What kind of lawyer do I need and would I have a case?

You need a NJ workers' comp lawyer. And keep in mind that getting kicked by a coworker is not necessarily going to be covered by work comp. That...