Effect of Howell on personal injury cases Often times, when someone gets injured in a personal injury accident, they seek medical treatment at hospitals and from medical specialists. Many people use their insurance to pay for the medical expenses. In…
Calculating pain and suffering damages from car accidents When you are a victim of personal injury, you may be entitled to compensation for the pain and suffering that you incurred from the car accident. When the Plaintiff and Defendant in…
Recovery of lost wages from car accident When you sustain an injury from an automobile accident, it is possible that you will lose time from work because of your injury. If the other party was responsible for the car accident,…
Independent Medical Review in workers compensation A large part of the workers compensation case is making sure that the injured worker receives all the medical treatment he/she needs. When an injured worker’s treating physician believes that the injured worker needs…
Workers compensation has changed in 2013 Governor Brown has made many changes to the Workers Compensation system since he took over as Governor of California. Without question, the greatest change he made was with Senate Bill 863 (“SB 863”). SB…
Uninsured Employers If you are an employer it is illegal to not have workers compensation insurance. It does not matter if you have one employee or if you have 1,000 employees. Workers Compensation is a requirement for employers of all…
NFL Players Entitled to Workers Compensation In order to be eligible to recover workers compensation benefits, you have to prove that the injury arose from your employment and occurred during the course of your employment (“AOE/COE”). The injury can be…
Do you ever think about Future worker’s compensation cases? Porbably not until the moment you get injured on the job, you may sustain a serious injury that requires medical attention for the remainder of your lifetime. It is very important…
Permanent disability benefits in workers compensation When you sustain an injury at work, the injury can be either temporary or permanent. In workers compensation, you are able to receive medical treatment even if your condition is temporary. When your condition…
After getting injured at work, a lot of employees are confused, scared and are not sure what they should do. A lot of employees are scared that if they are reporting a work accident to their employer, that their job…
What to expect at a Workers Compensation Hearing Often times, issues arise in a workers compensation case that requires judicial intervention. Most issues in a case are resolved amongst the parties, but sometimes a judge is needed to make decisions…
Accidents of all kinds can happen to you at any given moment. A car accident on your way to work, a slip and fall accident on the sidewalk or in a store, a mishap in the workplace, a medical issue…
