There's no way for an attorney to give you a reliable medical opinion but it seems questionable to me that your work accident wouldn't have played...

The cynical answer is that he'd subpoena it because he's getting paid by the hour to prepare the subpoena and review whatever documents are...

Reached MMI through Ins. comp. Doc., and now 2nd doc. issued through ins. comp. says not @ MMI, please help me understand why?

I certainly understand your frustrations. With the type of injury you have at age 32, you're likely to have ongoing treatment needs, perhaps for...

I settled a workers comp. case where the idemnity was settled but he medical was open for life. I have recently been awarded my

I agree with Bobby. The "release" the carrier wants you to sign is most likely an authorization form allowing it to obtain records from Socual...

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I agree with your attorney. I know how stressful it can be trying to survive on workers' compensation benefits. However, I think your attorney's...

What are my rights?

The standard for recovering total and permanent disability benefits under South Carolina law is that there is no "reasonably stable" job market...

Can an employee receive short term disability then long term disability while on workman's comp?

Under South Carolina law, the answer is yes, although most short-term and long-term disability policies allow them to receive a credit based on the...

Is he allowed to apply for disability ? Unemployment says not eligible .

I agree with Mr. Montgomery's answer. Your husband is most likely ineligible for unemployment benefits if he is not "willing and able" to work. ...

If you are injured on the job and are going through a workman comp case can you also go after a third party

You certainly can. Products liability cases are expensive to pursue because they are expert-intensive so you'd want to decide if it was...

I have a worker comp case and I found out the ratin how do I determine how much money will I get?

What was the numerical rating and to what body part was it assigned?