Construction Accident,FAQ,Personal Injury,Work Injury,Workers' Compensation - August 26, 2015

  Question: I was crushed between two forklifts by a fellow employee, I went to Mercy hospital, and had X-Rays and sent home the next day. Off work for a week with crutches and back to work on light duty answering phones and paper work, for 4 months. Now I got released from the doctor…

Defective Products,FAQ,Personal Injury,Work Injury,Workers' Compensation - August 26, 2015

  Question: My husband was injured 3 years ago. His foot was caught in a hydraulic cylinder and was cut off. The foot was reattached. The doctor said now that there is nothing more he can do. The accident happened three years ago. Now they have recommended amputating from the knee down. We have opted to…

FAQ,Personal Injury,Work Injury,Workers' Compensation - August 26, 2015

  Question: I am a dealer at a casino. I developed trigger finger from dealing and had surgery Fri 8-30-02. My employer is not paying the proper amount of comp and they are taxing it to boot.

FAQ,Personal Injury,Work Injury,Workers' Compensation - August 26, 2015

  Question: Why do we have federal lawyers that are to handle V.A. Cases? I was hurt on the job and doctors are wanting to do surgery and they fired me in May 2006. What right do they have? I was still under doctors’ care.

Construction Accident,FAQ,Personal Injury,Work Injury,Workers' Compensation - August 26, 2015

  Question: I was injured on a jobsite and informed my boss the next day. He asked if I had a broken wrist by the amount of swelling. I said I did not know but was going to the hospital. He did not offer any insurance info. The hospital sent me to a specialist after…

Back Injury,Catastrophic Injury,FAQ,Personal Injury,Work Injury,Workers' Compensation - August 26, 2015

  Question: My husband injured his back while working at a store for his employer who’s business is distribution of consumer goods to retail stores. After seeing an orthopedic surgeon it was determined that he had a herniated disc in his lower back. He also saw the company’s doctor for an IME and he too…

FAQ,Personal Injury,Train Accident,Work Injury,Workers' Compensation - August 26, 2015

  Question: I was injured on the job as a railroad employee. I had massive rotator cuff repair, the doctors have told me I am not going to return to my job. I am drawing railroad retirement disability, my employer terminated mine and my dependents medical insurance, saying that I have to pay $900.00 a…

FAQ,Personal Injury,Train Accident,Work Injury,Workers' Compensation - August 26, 2015

  Question: I am a railroad employee and I was injured. I have a repetitive stress injury to the wrist and hands. I want to have a simple sugury to correct this problem, yet the doctor I’m seeing keeps giving me different medication, pain relievers, which I don’t want to take. I am also not…

FAQ,Personal Injury,Work Injury,Workers' Compensation - August 26, 2015

  Question: I have an ongoing workers comp case that falls under the Federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Act that’s going fine, but my question is regarding the company I was working for. I told them of my concerns about the way they had me doing the job.  The project manager said to do it this…

FAQ,Personal Injury,Slip and Fall,Work Injury,Workers' Compensation - August 19, 2015

  Question: I have a work comp case. I fell off a house at work and I’m now paralyzed from waist down; T-10 complete paralysis. I left my comp case open and am getting my wages and medical. I thought the work comp insurance was responsible for buying me a van. I turned in a…