Re: Workmans Comp. Question

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On 8/07/02, Bob wrote:
> In most states you cannot recover pain & suffering under
> Workman's comp. In some cases you can sue other parties
> other than your employer for pain & suffering, while at the
> same time getting Workmans Comp from your employer.
>
> You can always fire your attorney. How much the attorney
> will get paid is determined by the Judge. You may believe
> that your attorney has done nothing, but when the Attorney
> showes his work statements the Judge may disagree. Or agree
> with you depending on the situation.
>
>
> On 8/07/02, Jimmy D. wrote:
>> I am in a workmans comp case, and my laywer told me that I
>> was only intitled to back wages and medical, that I was not
>> intitled to pain and suffering. Is this true? My next
>> question is I have tried to reach my lawyer and he never
>> calls me back it's always his legal aid, or secretary. I
>> have asked over and over to speak to him, but he never
>> talks to me himself, do I have grounds to change lawyers,
>> without pay? He is not doing his job to the best of his
>> abilty, he has left me out of the loop, on settling, and
>> paperwork.

August 17, 2002

If you have a good lawyer(litigator) and he is working on
a commision basis, probably 20%, after you win, believe me he
might not seem to be doin alot of work right now allthough his
paralegal is putting everything together such as a labor
market survey going by what the workmans comp doctor has told
you about your injury, such as your limitations, and how long
you can stay in one position such as standing, sitting bending
pulling reaching and so on and so forth. That will be the
basis of your arguement or claims against your employer. Stick
with the truth, remember everything the judge and the lawyers
asked you and always respond to the same answer with the same
reply you had made before.
Drop me an e-mail if u have any questions. Those
workmans comp lawyers are real shadey. Even when you are
telling thtruth you feel like you did something wrong even
though you didn't.
E-mail me with questions.

JD

Re: Workmans Comp. Question, 8/14/02, by John Reck.

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