By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published September 30, 2024 | Posted in Workers Compensation | Tagged Tags: do I still have a claim, job injury, Tested Positive in post injury drug screen, work injury, workers compensation |
Tested Positive in post injury drug screen, do I still have a claim? The attorneys of Powell and Denny both have over 30 years of experience handling Alabama workers compensation claims, and we have had a lot of cases where the injured worker “failed” a post-injury drug screen test. Most tested positive for marijuana, but Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Lawyers Profession with the most back injuries? Healthcare The attorneys at Powell and Denny each have over 30 years of experience handling Alabama Workers’ Compensation cases, and we have handled hundreds and hundreds of claims where the worker has suffered a back injury (e.g. a herniated disc), which makes sense as in Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Lawyer Does it matter where my job injury occurred The lawyers at Powell and Denny have both handled Alabama Work Injury claims for over 30 years, and we have heard a lot of questions from injured workers contacting us with questions about their workers compensation claim. One that we hear from Read More
Read MoreAlabama Job Injury Claim You’re not a nobody to Powell and Denny I was trying to relax the other evening with my wife watching the television, when yet another lawyer commercial came on which I have been seeing a lot of lately, and this one did get under my skin. One firm out of Read More
Read MoreMeatpacking and Food Processing Injuries in Alabama: What Injured Workers Need to Know Meatpacking plants, slaughterhouses, and food processing facilities are some of the most physically demanding workplaces in Alabama. If you or a loved one works-or has worked-for a meatpacking, food processing of slaughterhouse, you know this. If you don’t really know much about Read More
Read MoreTraumatic Brain Injuries Are Real—and Often Overlooked Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are frequently misunderstood, minimized, or dismissed because their effects are not always visible. Head trauma is not “just a headache,” and cognitive or emotional symptoms following an injury are not a question of willpower or personal strength. Because these injuries are often invisible, people Read More
Read MoreAlabama 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? 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 MoreFrom the Files of Powell and Denny Today’s “From the Files of Powell and Denny,” involve a workers’ compensation case we handled in Franklin County, AL around 7 years ago. Our client was employed by Tiffin Motor Homes in Red Bay, Alabama, and one day while working on an oven to be put in a Read More
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