Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Law
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As much as every Texas Work Injury Lawyer would love to be able to give a straight answer, how long a case takes to resolve really depends on several factors. Some of these factors include the seriousness of the injuries, the availability of witnesses and evidence to prove a case, how complex the legal issues are and, where the case can ultimately be filed and tried. Recovering from the work ... Continue Reading
At the time of hiring or, when a new insurance policy is purchased, Texas Non-Subscriber Employers require employees to sign an Arbitration Agreement. That arbitration agreement requires that any disputes arising out of the employment, between employer and employee, be submitted to arbitration for resolution of the dispute. This agreement applies to any dispute arising out of an on the job injury. ... Continue Reading
If you get injured at work and you’re sent to the first doctor’s visit but, the doctor does little to determine how injured you are and, you’re sent back to work, should you go back? In short, if you want to keep your benefits, you must follow the recommendations of the physician that you saw even though he may have your employers’ and the insurance’s interests in mind instead of yours, as an ... Continue Reading
ERISA (Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974) is the federal law that allows Texas Employers to provide coverage to injured workers under a WELFARE PLAN. In a nutshell, instead of providing injured workers coverage for medical benefits and lost pay under Texas Workers’ Compensation Laws, Texas Employers that adopt ERISA Welfare Benefit Plans provide coverage to injured workers under ... Continue Reading
Pre-existing conditions in work injury cases Work injuries can happen in variety of ways. Because our bodies change through the natural process of aging, employers and their insurance companies rely on test results showing degeneration (age-related changes) to argue that your injury is Pre-Existing. The can use age-related changes seen on X-rays or MRIs to argue that any work injury you are ... Continue Reading
If you get injured on the job, whether you are able to file a lawsuit against your employer depends on a couple of things. First, you must first be able to identify if your employer is Texas Workers’ Compensation Subscriber or, if they are Texas Non-Subscriber? Second, you have to be able to determine if you’re employer’s NEGLIGENCE caused your injury. If your employer has Texas Workers’ ... Continue Reading
If you haven’t reported the work injury, call your employer now How? Send an email or leave a voicemail letting them know when you were injured! If you’ve been seriously injured at work, the best way to ensure that your rights will be protected is to report the injury and get the necessary medical attention immediately! Call and put Sandoval to work for you! Every case is different but, ... Continue Reading
Non-Subscriber claims are set up in such way that, if you don’t report the injury within a certain timeframe, usually 24 hours, you could be denied wage and medical benefits. We all know that sometimes following an accident, you don’t always know if you’re really injured or, you don’t know how serious the injury is. We naturally try to give it some time and see if the pain or discomfort will ... Continue Reading
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
