Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Law
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An Adverse Benefit Determination after you see the IME doctor If you’ve been receiving treatment and then, suddenly, you are asked to go see a doctor for the first time, chances are, that examination is a Defense medical examination or an IME. After you see the IME doctor, you typically will receive a letter with the report informing you that, based on the good doctor’s examination, your benefits ... Continue Reading
What is an IME? If you’ve been injured working for a Texas Non-Subscriber employer, you may have received some treatment and then you’ve been asked to go see a doctor for an Independent Medical Examination or an IME. What is an IME? First of all, it’s not INDEPENDENT in any sense of the word. It’s the set-up. This is a Defense ordered and payed medical examination where essentially you are going ... Continue Reading
The truth hurts. In a nutshell, the adjuster in your case is delaying your treatment because they don’t want to have documented evidence of your injury. Approving tests that confirm that an injury is work related is not in the best interest of your employer and of the insurance company. This is also why the adjuster tells you that you cannot go see your own doctor. Well, you really can but, it ... Continue Reading
If your employer is a Texas Non-Subscriber, your treatment will be determined by what benefits you have in your employer EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN. Either at the time that you hired on with your employer or, when your employer purchased their non-subscriber work injury insurance, your employer asked that you sign some insurance paperwork. Usually, at that time, you would have received the employee ... Continue Reading
If you are reading this, then chances are that you have been injured on the job and you’re not quite sure what kind of coverage your employer will have. Generally speaking, if you have been receiving some type of medical attention and you’ve been speaking with an insurance agent along the way, your employer has one of two possible insurance coverages: Your Employer has Texas Workers’ ... Continue Reading
When driving down a Texas highway, one of a motorist's biggest fears is being involved in an accident with a large truck. Due to the severity of these accidents, the results can be devastating for victims. Unfortunately, accidents of this nature happen daily, often with tragic consequences. To learn more about how these accidents happen and why a Houston trucking lawyer at the Sandoval Law Firm ... Continue Reading
A Texas driver's license avails a teen to increased responsibilities. That license also avails Texas teens to increased dangers that we all want to avoid. The following driving tips create responsible driving habits. The Sandoval Law Firm PLLC wants to maximize teen safety on the road. We want them to learn consistent safe driving habits from the following tips. Call and put Sandoval to work ... Continue Reading
What to do After a Car Accident A serious vehicular accident is a frightening event that most residents of Houston can expect to experience at least once. The victims will probably need the services of a Houston car accident attorney to help them deal with the personal and financial consequences of a car crash. They can find such help from Sandoval Law Firm PLLC. In the immediate aftereffects ... Continue Reading
If you’ve been injured working for a Texas Non-Subscriber, don’t make the mistake of thinking that you don’t need to seek legal advice until your treatment or benefits are denied. Time is not your friend. Some Texas Non-Subscriber employers provide wage and health benefits right until after the statute of limitations for the injury expires and you know longer have a right to file a lawsuit against ... Continue Reading
