By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published January 18, 2023 | Posted in Workers Compensation |
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Workers Comp Adjuster pressuring you to settle?
Workers Comp Adjuster pressuring you to settle? Here at Powell and Denny, our attorneys (Greg Denny and William Powell) have both handled workers’ compensation cases for over 31 years, and it has not been uncommon for an injured worker to call our office after repeatedly being pressured by the adjuster handling their workers comp claim Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Comp: What is The CAP?
Alabama Workers Comp: What is The CAP? Alabama Job Injury Attorney The CAP: Most workers who have suffered a job injury have no idea that the amount of compensation you can receive for an injury is capped by law. In Alabama, once an injured worker has reached maximum medical improvement (mmi), the amount of monetary Read More
Read MoreCan a Lien be placed on my Alabama Workers Comp Claim?
Can a Lien be placed on my Alabama Workers Comp Claim? In a workers’ compensation claim in Alabama, generally liens against any recovery, judgment or settlement the injured worker receives is not allowed. Numerous times my partner and I have received phone calls from a client asking questions about giving companies a lien against the Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers’ Compensation: What Benefits are Available to Injured Workers?
Alabama Workers’ Compensation: What Benefits are Available to Injured Workers? Injured workers in Alabama who suffer a compensable job injury may be entitled to several different types of benefits, but most injured workers really do not know what benefits they might be entitled to receive. This is one reason why if you have suffered a Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers’ Compensation What is a Case Nurse Manager?
Alabama Workers’ Compensation What is a Case Nurse Manager? Alabama Workers’ Compensation; What is a Case Nurse Manager. If you have suffered a serious job injury, chances are that sometime during the course of your medical treatment, you will be contacted and informed that the workers’ compensation insurance provider has hired a nurse to “assist” Read More
Read MoreWhy can’t I get the tests I need
Why can’t I get the tests I need Why can’t I get the tests I need? The other day I was reading an article on how adjusters should treat job injury claims when they first get to their desk. This article centered on explaining why the workers compensation adjuster should NOT authorize tests ordered by Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Death Benefits
Alabama Workers Compensation Death Benefits Alabama Workplace Fatality: The most recent study of fatal work injuries which occurred in Alabama was released by the U.S. Department of Labor, through the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics covering 2020 show that Fatal work injuries totaled 85 in 2020 for Alabama. Nationwide, a total of 4,764 fatal work Read More
Read MoreIdiopathic Falls and Injuries on the Job
As usual, I was at my desk prior to the office opening reading various articles about workers’ compensation matters throughout the U.S., when I came upon an article titled “Don’t fall down on the job in Texas; Employer’s don’t have to provide injury coverage.” As I thought, the main thrust of the article was about Read More
Read MoreTractor Trailer Truck Drivers
Last month we had a trial in Bessemer, AL. Our client had spent the last few decades of his life providing for his wife and family by being a tractor trailer truck driver. Unfortunately they suffered a serious job injury which required several surgeries, and once they reached maximum medical improvement, they were limited to Read More
Read MoreTop 10 Causes of Job Injuries
As usual, the other day I was at my desk reading some articles about workers compensation issues when I came across one which listed the Top 10 Causes of the Most Disabling Workplace Injuries in the United States. According to this article, the Top 10 Causes of the Most Serious Job Injuries in America are Read More
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