• Arbitration in a Workers' Comp Case FAQs

    Depending on the state in which you live, if you and your employer's insurance company are unable to reach an agreement on workers' compensation benefits, it is possible that the state's workforce agency could require both parties to attend arbitration. What occurs in arbitration could have a lasting impact on your case. If your claim has been denied by the insurance company and arbitration seems imminent, here is what you need to know.

  • 3 Things To Consider Before Accepting An Accident Settlement

    In the event of a motor vehicle accident, compensation is likely one of your primary concerns. One of the more popular methods of retrieving this compensation is a claim settlement, which prevents you from going to trial. However, this method does come with its cons. Before you make the decision to accept a settlement in haste, there are a few things to consider in order to ensure you're making the right decision.

  • How Is Compensation For Scaring And Disfigurement Determined?

    It's not unusual for a person to be disfigured or scarred in an accident. While a judge or jury will award people money for these types of injuries, the amount can vary depending on a number of factors. Here are three things that can impact the amount of money you receive for a scarring or disfiguring injury. The Injury's Size and Location Where the scar or disfigurement is located and how big it is will have a major impact on the size of your compensation award.

  • Your Rights, Your Body: Why You Can Refuse Surgery And Why Your Doctor Should Not Pursue It

    There is much controversy in the news these days about abortion and a woman's right to make choices about her own body. It says a lot when so many other types of surgery offered to patients are afforded the courtesy of refusal (meaning patients have the right to refuse surgical treatment of any kind). If you have recently been told by a doctor that you need surgery to treat a health problem, but the doctor is trying to convince you to have more surgery than you really want or need, you have a right to refuse that as well.

  • Can You File For Disability Even If You Don't Really Know What's Wrong With You?

    The term "somatoform disorder" is used to describe a variety of physical symptoms that can't be attributed to any medically diagnosable cause. While some may be the symptoms of illnesses that haven't yet been discovered by the medical community, they're generally considered to be psychiatric in nature. Is it possible, then, to receive disability for a disorder that has no definite cause? Absolutely. This is what you should know. Somatoform disorders can wreck your life.

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