Michigan Workers’ Compensation Rules There are basic rules an employee must follow to become eligible for Michigan workers’ compensation benefits. First, the employee must report the injury to his employer. By failing to notify your employer, you are potentially endangering your ability to obtain workers’ comp benefits. Like any insurance dispute, […]
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What Happens In A No-Fault Accident What You Need To Know
What Happens In A No-Fault Accident: What You Need To Know In Michigan, if you happen to be injured in a car accident, your No-Fault auto insurance company will pay your medical bills and lost wages, property damage and replacement services regardless of who caused the crash. You can still sue the at-fault driver […]
Read more...Injured at Work Legal Claims
Work Injury Claims Workers compensation or work injury claims are often handled differently than personal injury claims. Most commonly, the victim in a work injury seeks compensation from an employer’s workers compensation insurance rather than the employer themselves. Employers in most states are required to insure their employees in case of injury. […]
Read more...How Much Money Can I Receive in a Workers Compensation Claim in Indiana
How Much Money Can I Receive For A Workers Comp Claim in Indiana? If you are injured on the job in Indiana and unable to return to work for more than a week, you may be entitled to receive paid medical care and compensation for your lost wages equal to two-thirds of your average […]
Read more...Child Injury Lawyer in Indiana
Child Injury Lawyer in Indiana Just the thought of a child being injured is enough to frighten any parent. When an injury does occur, especially due to the carelessness or neglectful act of another person, the emotional effect is multiplied as it touches every member of the family. Holding the responsible party accountable and […]
Read more...The Process of Car Accident Cases
Car accidents happen every day in Indiana, but few people face the devastating injuries of a serious car accident more than once, if ever, in their lives. When our Indianapolis car accident attorneys at The Lockwood Legal Group, LLChelp injured individuals and families, we typically are providing legal representation to people who have been suddenly […]
Read more...Bad Faith Insurance Claims in Illinois
Bad faith on the part of insurance companies does happen in Indiana and Illinois, but it is not always as easy to prove a bad faith case here as it may be in other states. See, e.g., Asmat, D. P. and Tennyson, S. (2014), Does the Threat of Insurer Liability for “Bad Faith” Affect Insurance […]
Read more...Can I Choose My Own Workers Comp Doctor?
The short answer is No. The longer answer is detailed below. Often, employees who have been injured at work and call my office want to know why they can’t receive treatment from their primary care doctor or a specialist recommended by their primary care doctor. The best analogy we can come up with is the […]
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