By: Andres Gomez Most people nowadays have a social media presence on at least one platform. Injured employees are no exception, and the information gathered on social media profiles can sometimes flip a case in our favor. Here are some tips and tricks that will hopefully facilitate your investigations. Check the name – It seems […]
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By: Corey M. Meaux I’ve received this call and/or email hundreds of times. An adjuster is sitting on the fence about accepting or denying an accident or body part, but they don’t know which way to go. They have looked at all of the facts and scenarios, but they still cannot pull the trigger on
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By: Patrick A. Johnson Earlier this week, I received a phone call from an adjuster asking me how to calculate a disability rating for payment of a Permanent Partial Disability (PPD). The adjuster understood the calculation method, but she did not know where to go for the value of the particular body part. It then
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By: Keith J. Landry We often question whether the subject injury exacerbated or aggravated a pre-existing injury. Or that perhaps a subsequent injury exacerbated or aggravated the subject injury of your claim. Attorneys often use these terms interchangeably, as well as many medical providers. However, at the outset you should clearly define the two when inquiring
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Myths- Permanently and Totally Disabled (PTD) Claimants By: Andres Gomez Myth 1: The doctor decides when someone is PTD. There is a prevailing belief that once the claimant’s treating physician determines the claimant to be PTD, they are entitled to PTD benefits. While a physician can certainly provide an opinion of disability for purposes of
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The Covid-19 pandemic brought changes to the way we live and work that could never have been imagined only several years ago. Mask mandates, stay-at-home orders, court closures and travel restrictions are just a few of the “new order” of things that came to be from the pandemic.
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