How do they figure out what a workcomp is worth?

The million dollar question It's based on your age, job description, severity of your injury and its effect on your ability to perform your job....

If I am injured due to trying to escape a fire started in my apartment building from a fall, suffer smoke inhalation,

You should retain a personal injury lawyer to assist you in suing the building owner and manager for negligence. Fire injury cases are complex...

Do i need any kind of paper work to represent myself in court

A traffic court attorney may be as inexpensive as a few hundred dollars. I would think that would be money well-spent, or, at the very least, it...

Dont know what kind of attorneys i should go to and not sure will it help on my case.

Try everything--report it to your carrier, any carrier that might cover you, your friend's private insurance, and any other carrier that might...

Do i have to take a company physical. before my primary care physician has released me for work.

I have changed this to Employment. It is not a personal injury question. Stephen L. Hoffman Law Office of Stephen L. Hoffman LLC Chicago,...

Can i change lawyer due to this w/o a large fee? also the time change was 3 wks before & clocks were wrong. i'm worried

Of course you can change lawyers. The big question is whether another lawyer would want to take it since he would have to share the fee (likely...

Your best option is to get an attorney. At the very least, the wages should be included from both jobs in figuring your Average Weekly Wage (AWW)...

What are the uses of interrogatories?

To get information. It's the basis of discovery--to get and verify information. Stephen L. Hoffman Law Office of Stephen L. Hoffman...

What documents are need in a medical malpractice case during discovery phrase?

I hate to sound like I am pushing you to get an attorney, but PLEASE TELL ME YOU ARE NOT TRYING TO HANDLE A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE YOURSELF. ...

What kind of settlement $ wise should be fair.

If they are calling you without you asking them to and offering you money, I can promise you your case is worth far more than they are offering. ...