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What is Discovery?

What is Discovery? Here at Powell and Denny, we make it point to always tell our clients that while the vast majority of Alabama workers’ compensation claims settle (even if a law suit is filed), they are not entitled to a settlement.  With this in mind, during the pendency of a regular workers’ compensation claim, Read More

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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

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Alabama 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

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Job Injury  Roofers

Job Injury  Roofers Job Injury Roofers: We have had some strong storms in the last few weeks, and it is quite common to drive through a neighborhood and see roofers fixing damaged roofs or installing new roofs at constructions sites.  Your heart goes out to these workers who are on top of the roof, enduring Read More

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Can I Refuse Medical Treatment

Can I Refuse Medical Treatment Can I Refuse Medical Treatment?  There is a good bit of information on the web about what to do if the workers compensation insurance carrier refuses to authorize the medical treatment your treating physician says you need (we have written our fair share), but what about the situation where the Read More

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Herniated disk at L5-S1

Herniated disk at L5-S1 I have a herniated disk at L4-5: Did you know that babies are born with 33 separate vertebras (disks), but that as they grow and develop, 9 of these vertebras (discs) at the base of the spine grow together, meaning that most adults have 24 separate discs, and that these disks Read More

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Alabama Near Top of list of Most Dangerous States to Work In.

Alabama Near Top of list of Most Dangerous States to Work In. A new list of The Most Dangerous States to Work in has been released, and Alabama came in at #17, with 4.5 workplace deaths per 100,000 workers. In Alabama, 89 workers lost their lives in a job-related accident, and increase of approximately 8%. The Read More

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Colorado Ski School Workers Most at Risk for On-The-Job Injuries

Colorado Ski School Workers Most at Risk for On-The-Job Injuries The other day I was reviewing articles covering workers compensation and Social Security Disability issues-as is my wont-when I came across an article that stated that ski instructors in Colorado were the workers most apt to suffer some type of job injury.  Living in Alabama, I Read More

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