Blog Posts in January, 2011
Posted on Jan 24, 2011 By Brian Sumrall
Workers’ compensation carriers frequently refuse to pay for surgery. However, the workers’ compensation claims adjuster is not the final decision maker in the process. If you need surgery as a result ...
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Posted on Jan 19, 2011 By Brian Sumrall
By now, everyone is familiar with the explosion of an oil rig off the coast of Louisiana. However, not everyone is familiar with the shocking treatment of the surviving workers from the oil rig after ...
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Posted on Jan 13, 2011 By Brian Sumrall
The most common example of workers’ compensation fraud is an individual who accepts weekly income benefits while working, and does not report that he or she is working to the workers’ compensation ...
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Posted on Jan 7, 2011 By Brian Sumrall
Determining the value of your Georgia workers’ compensation claim for settlement purposes is no easy task. In doing so, you must consider three things: your entitlement to future income benefits (TTD ...
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