Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Law
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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
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
Sandoval Law Firm, PLLC officially opened its doors in early 2019 with me, Houston attorney Hector L. Sandoval, at the head of business. I’ve been in active practice since 2004 and I’ve worked at three previous firms, two of which I was an owner. Our firm handles all types of personal injury cases with a focus on representing the injured worker in Texas work injuries including Texas ... Continue Reading
Suffering an injury at work has numerous consequences! And, without sound legal advice, you’re putting your future at risk! Who pays your wages and the doctors’ bills? What if you have to live with this injury for the rest of your life? In Texas, coverage for work injuries depends on Employer status: Are they a Texas Non-Subscriber? Are they Texas Self-Insured?Do they have Texas Worker’s ... Continue Reading
If it looks like Workers’ Comp and it sounds like Workers’ Comp, it must be Workers’ Comp right? TOTALLY WRONG! Your Employer Could be a Texas Non-Subscriber or could Self-Insured! Walmart does not have Workers' Compensation! H-E-B does not have Workers' Compensation! Amazon does not have Workers' Compensation! Lowe's does not have Workers' Compensation! Target does not have ... Continue Reading
When you’ve suffered a serious injury at work, the last thing you want to hear is that you can’t get medical care because the insurance hasn’t approved it! It’s not be accident that the employer, the insurance adjuster and the doctors all seem to be taking their time! The reason? It’s simple, the goal is for everyone to be on the same page as to how they are going to defend your case. Now this ... Continue Reading
