Can you reopen and resettle a closed workers comp case

If you settled your case based on all the medical and legal information that was disclosed, known, and understood by you at the time you settled...

Hurt in 1983 at work. State is FL. Status changes all the time. Should be grandfathered in under the 1980 -83 FL law.

The Workers' Compensation Law in effect in 1983 when you were injured, still "controls" for lack of a better term, in your case. However without...

Can I do anything about this situation?

Unfortunately because Florida is "an employment at will" state, employers often seek excuses or manufacture reasons for essentially firing...

Under the law you are unable to secure a true "second opinion" unless one is prescribed or recommended by an authorized treating physician. You do...

Do I sign both the separation agreement and the addendum?

I concur with Mr. Lampert. No one; not an attorney, judge, or anyone else, can force you to sign a mediation agreement with which you disagree or...

Will I lose my compensation for "denying work" when I did not deny the job?

If your authorized physician has you on "no work" status, you should not be working, looking for work, etc. If your authorized doctor has released...

Wrist injury/sprain denied, where to go now?

Unfortunately, your experience is very common. Workers' compensation insurance companies often deny claims without any real justification, as...

"$25,000.00 inclusive" means your attorney's fees and legal expenses will be deducted from your gross settlement recovery of $25,000.00. I...

Am I now able to contact an attorney to help me get a settlement for my injury?

Assuming the statute of limitations has not run against your case, you can still file a claim. Specifically, for your case to be "open" at this...

While I agree with my colleagues, unfortunately I've seen insurance companies engage in shockingly unconscionable activity over the last 30 years....