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- Special Needs Children: A Guide to Resources
- Medical Malpractice - Hospitals, HMOs and doctors should disclose malpractice
- Medical Malpractice: Another study showing tort reform proposals don't help cost controls
Workers' Compensation
- Two Important Tips for your Workers Compensation Case
- Can you trust the workers comp nurse case manager?
- D.C. Workers Compensation Injury? Don't believe what your employer tells you.
Automobile Accidents
- Truck Driver Error: The Main Cause of Most Trucking Accidents
- D.C. Personal Injury Lawyer explains why accident victims should not use a lawyer who contacts them.
- Why its critical to have uninsured motorist coverage for a Maryland accident
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News
- Assaults at WorkPosted on 9/12/2011
- On the job exposure to infectious diseasesPosted on 7/6/2011
- Frank R. Kearney elected to Board of Governors of the D.C. Trial Lawyers AssociationPosted on 5/4/2011
- Failing to keep Patients safe before and after surgeryPosted on 1/20/2011
- Suing the District of Columbia requires noticePosted on 11/19/2010
- 969 construction workers died on the job, many from preventable fallsPosted on 11/9/2010
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Medical Malpractice
- Medical malpractice attorneys answer questions about medical malpractice in D.C., Maryland and Virginia
- What are the effects of birth injury or birth trauma on a newborn?
- Emergency room malpractice can be failing to recognize signs and symptoms of pulmonary embolism, heart attack, stroke, not ordering the proper tests or medication errors. Temporary ER doctors and nurses can increase the risks to patient safety.
Workers' Compensation
- On Workers compensation? The insurance company can be watching and videotaping your every move, discussing your case with your neighbors and following your family.
- Doctors often tell their workers compensation patients that they can only work light duty. But does an employer have to provide light duty to someone on workers compensation?
- Injured at work in D.C., Maryland or Virginia or working for a D.C., Maryland or Virginia company when you got hurt on the job? Where do you file your workers compensation case - and where does the insurance company want you to file?
Automobile Accidents
- Car and truck accidents on the Beltway, I-95 and I-270 cause death and injuries in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. The July newsletter is devoted to safe driving and preventing car and truck accidents in D.C., Virginia and Maryland.
- Answering client's questions about accidents.
- Accidents caused by teenage drivers
General
- Need to Knows about Leg Fractures from Car Accidents and Keeping your Children Safe from Potential Heart Disease and Strokes
- Do as I say, not as I sue: Exposing the Lawsuit-Happy Hypocrites of the U.S. Chamber's Institute for Legal Reform
- A Halloween Valentine's Day Story and Tips to keep your children safe this Halloween
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- Medical Malpractice
- Special Needs Children: A Guide to Resources
- Medical Malpractice - Hospitals, HMOs and doctors should disclose malpractice
- Medical Malpractice: Another study showing tort reform proposals don't help cost controls
- Medication Errors - patients given the wrong medication - increase dramatically
- Hospitals not reporting medical malpractice mistakes
- Medical Malpractice: Hospitals' Cultures of Silence undermine patient safety measures
- Breast cancer screening and mammograms
- As many as 75% of hospital tests are not followed up on according to a recent study.
- Overworked nurses and patient safety
- Doctor gets life threatening test result but doesn't tell patient
- Study finds hospital medical errors persist.
- Serious medical errors caused by lack of communication
- Hospitals not reporting serious adverse events and medical mistakes
- More ghostwriting in medical literature
- Preventable Medical Mistakes
- Medical Literature Ghostwriting
- Trying to instill a culture of safety in hospitals
- Patient Safety and Preventing Medical Malpractice
- Hospital System Fails Heart Patients
- Never Events - Preventable Medical Errors
- Medical Malpractice DC, Maryland, Virginia
- Workers' Compensation
- Two Important Tips for your Workers Compensation Case
- Can you trust the workers comp nurse case manager?
- D.C. Workers Compensation Injury? Don't believe what your employer tells you.
- When you're hurt at work, what does your employer tell you?
- Are you an injured worker having problems with a D.C. Workers Comp Nurse Case Managers
- Construction workers who fell from 13th floor saved by fall protection
- Falls still #1 cause of on the job death for construction workers
- Insurance company profits = collect premiums and deny claims
- Workers Comp Nurse Case Manager Working against Injured Worker
- If you're hurt at work in D.C., don't delay filing your workers compensation claim
- Nurses and healthcare workers exposed to chemo at work
- After a D.C. injury, workers comp adjuster schedules FCE
- "Independent" Medical Exam? Try Insurance Medical Exam
- Unsafe Workplace
- Insurance adjusters take advantage of injured workers
- 16 work related deaths per day
- Protect Your Rights: The Injured Worker's Guide to D.C. Workers' Compensation
- Workers Comp Death Benefits
- Work Injuries: Heat Stress and Workers Compensation
- Worker's knee surgery authorized
- Dollar Tree denies death benefits after employee is killed on the job.
- Workers compensation insurance company cuts off a worker's benefits because insurance company doctor says he doesn't need surgery.
- Automobile Accidents
- Truck Driver Error: The Main Cause of Most Trucking Accidents
- D.C. Personal Injury Lawyer explains why accident victims should not use a lawyer who contacts them.
- Why its critical to have uninsured motorist coverage for a Maryland accident
- Protect yourself against uninsured driver's in this recession.
- Uninsured Motorist Coverage
- General
- How to Avoid Diabetes without the Aid of Medication
- Multinational Corporations Want Justice All For Themselves
- How do I find the right lawyer for my case?
- Maryland attorney who defrauded insurance company sentenced
- Maryland Personal Injury Attorney's investigator sentenced
- OSHA calls on employers to prevent work related distracted driving
- Metro Train Accident
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- Assaults at Work
- On the job exposure to infectious diseases
- Frank R. Kearney elected to Board of Governors of the D.C. Trial Lawyers Association
- Failing to keep Patients safe before and after surgery
- Suing the District of Columbia requires notice
- 969 construction workers died on the job, many from preventable falls
- Study shows serious medical errors occur more often than believed
- Workers Comp Deadlines
- Medical Literature Ghostwriting
- Hospital data shows 969 incidents of preventable patient injuries
- 89 deaths due to crashes involving sudden acceleration in Toyotas
- Radiology survey shows doctors reluctant to disclose medical errors
- D.C. Workers Compensation book for injured workers to be published November 2009
- Families in Texas Hurt due to Lack of Legal Reform
- Many Not Receiving Compensation for Medical Malpractice
- Malpractice Reform is Necessary for Patient's Rights
- Politicians Working to Eliminate the Legal Age Bias For Workers
- Texas Case Challenges Time Limits on Malpractice Lawsuits
- The Politics of the Medical Malpractice Debate
- Metro Train Accident - No Cap on Damages
- Health Care Reform should not include arbitrary caps on damages for victims of medical malpractice
- Keith Donahoe selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America
- Infant Deaths lead to Child Safety Recall
- Hospital Death Rates Allow Patients to Compare Medical Treatment
- Doctors without medical malpractice insurance deny justice for patient victims
- Patient dies after radiologist hangs up on primary care physician
- Construction site shut down after two construction workers are killed on the job
- Air pollution may increase risk for developing DVT - also known as blood clots
- Ad campaign to rank hospitals
- Actor urges Congress not to take away consumers rights to sue drug companies
- Medical Prescription Drug Ads - Doctors v. Drug Companies?
- Civil justice for all
- Physician sues hospital and doctors for medical malpractice.
- Medical Malpractice Birth Injury
- Judge strikes down cap on malpractice suit awards
- Patient Advocacy Gaining Popularity Nationwide
- Patients often struggle for access to medical records
- Insurance companies putting profits over people
- Keith Donahoe again selected by his peers to be included in "The Best Lawyers in America" in the field of Medical Malpractice
- National Board of Trial Advocacy recognizes Frank Kearney as a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate
Case Results
- Medical Malpractice
- Death of a young man from overmedication of psychiatric drugs.
- Death of a fetus from unaddressed high blood pressure in pregnancy.
- Severe injury to a child from improper medication while hospitalized.
- Death of a young woman from an undiagnosed pulmonary embolism.
- Death of young man resulting from a failure to diagnose a heart attack.
- Medication Error Settlement
- Medical Malpractice settlement for child with cerebral palsy
- Lifetime settlement for child victim of D.C. medical malpractice
- HMO fails to diagnose and treat patient's cancer
- Maryland nurse fails to recognize child's respiratory distress
- D.C. Medical Malpractice Verdict for young man with cerebral palsy
- Patient dies from pulmonary embolism when HMO doctor and radiologist don't communicate
- Failure to timely intubate a young woman with sepsis.
- Failure to diagnose breast cancer: D.C. medical malpractice jury verdict
- D.C. Hospital's failure to prevent HIV transmission to baby infects the baby and causes brain damage.
- Catastrophic injury to a baby from unaddressed bleeding in pregnancy.
- Catastrophic injury to a baby due to negligent prenatal care.
- Young girl left virtually blind after back surgery.
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- Workers' Compensation
- Loss of leg resulting from a foot injury on a construction site.
- Plumber's Work Injury case in D.C. settled
- Security guard settles workers compensation case
- Workers Compensation Death Benefits awarded to widow of injured worker who died after surgery
- Union apprentice settles D.C. workers compensation case
- Construction worker with severe disability settles case after being hit by hit and run driver
- Right knee injury and replacement surgeries causes symptoms with left knee
- Construction Worker paralyzed in rooftop fall
Awarded: $975,000
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- Automobile Accidents
- Closed head injury after being struck by a car in a parking garage.
- Young driver runs red light and causes intersection collision
Awarded: $900,00
Awarded: Confidential
Document Library
- Medical Malpractice
- Medical malpractice attorneys answer questions about medical malpractice in D.C., Maryland and Virginia
- What are the effects of birth injury or birth trauma on a newborn?
- Emergency room malpractice can be failing to recognize signs and symptoms of pulmonary embolism, heart attack, stroke, not ordering the proper tests or medication errors. Temporary ER doctors and nurses can increase the risks to patient safety.
- Cerebral palsy can be caused by injury to the brain or abnormal development of the brain, usually before birth. Many of the signs and symptoms of cerebral palsy can be seen when the child is an infant or preschooler.
- As D.C. medical malpractice lawyers,one of our malpractice verdicts was against a doctor who failed to order a screening test that would have diagnosed cancer when it was early enough to cure. Here are ways to reduce your risk of cancer.
- A medical malpractice case for a child with cerebral palsy, significant injuries or disabilities can change the family's life and protect the child's future.
- 75% of hospital studies aren't followed up and failing to follow up on test results can have serious consequences for patients, such as missed or delayed diagnosis or death,according to one study.
- 5 Steps to Safer Health Care
- Cancer Screening: Prostate Cancer Health Information update
- Medical Ghost Writing - Drug Companies and Medical Device Manufacturers hiring writers to submit articles to medical journals (articles singing the praises of whatever the companies are pushing)
- Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot forming in a large vein. It can lead to pulmonary embolism, a potentially fatal complication.
- Radiologist diagnoses life threatening blood clots and calls the referring physician to communicate his diagnosis but hangs up after being put on hold. The patient dies a few days later without ever being treated.
- Medical information, tests and screening for men
- Cancer Awareness Newsletter
- Workers' Compensation
- On Workers compensation? The insurance company can be watching and videotaping your every move, discussing your case with your neighbors and following your family.
- Doctors often tell their workers compensation patients that they can only work light duty. But does an employer have to provide light duty to someone on workers compensation?
- Injured at work in D.C., Maryland or Virginia or working for a D.C., Maryland or Virginia company when you got hurt on the job? Where do you file your workers compensation case - and where does the insurance company want you to file?
- Injuries and Deaths at Work: Falls are the Leading Cause of Death in residential construction. For workers working at heights of 6 feet or more, learn how to protect yourself from on the job falls.
- No injured worker should go to an IME without reading this article to learn why the "I" should stand for insurance - not independent.
- Here's what you do when you're hurt at work in D.C.
- For immediate release: Protect Your Rights: The Injured Workers Guide to D.C. Workers' Compensation, a book that is a practical guide to D.C. work injuries, written by Frank R. Kearney, will be published in November 2009.
- DC Workers Compensation Forms
- Injured Workers: File D.C. Workers Compensation Claim Forms
- Derechos de los trabadores heridos (Rights of workers injured in D.C. - Spanish version)
- D.C. Workers Compensation Benefit Increase
- D.C. Workers Compensation Maximum Benefit Rates
- Fatal work injuries and occupational diseases in DC, Virginia and Maryland
- D.C. construction worker awarded permanent total disability workers compensation benefits
- If someone can't return to work because of their work injury, they may be entitled to Permanent Total Disability.
- Permanent partial disability for injured workers
- Workers Compensation information - en espanol
- You're hurt at work. You've heard about workers compensation. But how does it work?
- En Espanol - Accidentes Laborales
- DC Workers' Compensation Rights
- Safety Reminder
- 5 Ways to Kill your Workers Compensation Case
- Top 10 Workplace Safety Tips
- Automobile Accidents
- Car and truck accidents on the Beltway, I-95 and I-270 cause death and injuries in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. The July newsletter is devoted to safe driving and preventing car and truck accidents in D.C., Virginia and Maryland.
- Answering client's questions about accidents.
- Accidents caused by teenage drivers
- Car accidents causing serious injury or death
- What is uninsured motorist insurance coverage?
- General
- Need to Knows about Leg Fractures from Car Accidents and Keeping your Children Safe from Potential Heart Disease and Strokes
- Do as I say, not as I sue: Exposing the Lawsuit-Happy Hypocrites of the U.S. Chamber's Institute for Legal Reform
- A Halloween Valentine's Day Story and Tips to keep your children safe this Halloween
- D.C. Medical Malpractice Update: Learn how to reduce your risk of cancer. Maryland Accident Update: 7 Ways to Avoid a Car Accident. Does a child testify in her own medical malpractice trial? Read about these and other malpractice, accident and workers compensation issues.
- "Tort reform" is attempting to limit responsibility of healthcare corporations, HMOs and hospitals when they commit malpractice.
- Medical Malpractice Update - Patient Safety during Surgery and 5 Mistakes that can kill your workers compensation case.
- Suing the District for personal injuries requires notice be given to the Mayor.
- Can you recover your damages after an accident if your insurance lapsed? Heard about a medical bills scam some accident adjusters may try on an accident victim? Read about these and other issues in the November newsletter.
- Common Emergency Room mistakes and medical malpractice and getting medical treatment after a car or truck accident.
- Read about anesthesia mistakes, nursing home neglect and functional capacity evaluations in the September 2010 newsletter.
- After an accident, is the insurance adjuster your friend? And what if you are hurt in an accident in a different state?
- Read about the "independent" medical exam, protecting America's workers, and whether you should submit bills to your health insurance after a car accident.
- "Independent" Medical Exams - are they really independent?
- Read about "never events" - preventable medical errors that should never happen.
- Newsletter offers free book to injured workers to guide them through D.C. workers compensation process.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Medical Malpractice
- If a patient was injured in the hospital, how do you prove a medical malpractice case against a hospital in D.C.?
As D.C., Maryland and Virginia medical malpractice lawyers, what are some of the types of medical malpractice cases you handle?- I want to investigate a medical malpractice case for my child who has cerebral palsy but I am the only one caring for him. What will I have to do to investigate my child's medical malpractice case and how much time will be required?
- When someone dies and has a D.C. medical malpractice case, who does the money go to when the malpractice case settles?
- When you settle a medical malpractice case for a disabled child, where does the money go and how do you make sure the child is taken care of?
- When an experienced D.C. or Maryland medical malpractice attorney agrees to investigate a medical malpractice case for my child, what should I bring to the first meeting?
- After my son was discharged from the hospital, one of his doctors said I should talk to a medical malpractice lawyer. How do I know if my son's condition was caused by medical malpractice?
- How can a medical malpractice case help my child with cerebral palsy when she is already receiving social security benefits?
- I need the best D.C. medical malpractice lawyer for my child's cerebral palsy case. How do I choose the best medical malpractice lawyer in D.C. to represent my special needs child?
- What are the signs and symptoms of cerebral palsy in a child or infant?
What is a brachial plexus injury and how can a D.C. or Maryland medical malpractice attorney tell if a child with a brachial plexus injury has a D.C. or Maryland medical malpractice case for damages because of the brachial plexus injury?
- A friend's husband died after surgery and the family is thinking about a D.C. wrongful death case or D.C. medical malpractice case. Can you have a D.C. wrongful death case against a hospital or doctor?
- As my D.C. medical malpractice lawyer you recently filed my son's medical malpractice case against a Washington, D.C. hospital. How long will a medical malpractice case in D.C. take?
- For my son's Maryland medical malpractice case (he has cerebral palsy) a life care planner is supposed to meet with us. What is a life care planner and what do they do?
- My niece was born several months ago after a difficult delivery. The doctors in the NICU later told her parents that she had perinatal asphyxia and would have to stay in the hospital. What is perinatal asphyxia?
- My child has cerebral palsy. A D.C. medical malpractice lawyer reviewed my child's medical records and birth records from a Washington, D.C. hospital to see if the cerebral palsy was due to medical malpractice. He said he could not file the case and recommended I contact other D.C. medical malpractice attorneys. Is this customary?
- My friend's daughter suffers from cerebral palsy and they think it is due to a birth injury at a D.C. hospital because the resident doctor waited too long to deliver the baby. What types of damages can the little girl get in a malpractice case?
- A Maryland medical malpractice lawyer in Prince George's County told me my child's medical malpractice case involving her birth injury (she has cerebral palsy) at a Maryland hospital needed an expert on the issue of causation. What is causation?
- How do you evaluate a medical malpractice case against a hospital, HMO or doctor?
- What role do expert witnesses have in a medical malpractice case?
- My child was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. How can I tell whether it was caused by medical malpractice or if the hospital doctors did something wrong and that led to my child's cerebral palsy or brain injury?
- How do you pick a jury in a medical malpractice case?
- How do I know if I have been the victim of medical malpractice?
- What is the standard of care in a medical malpractice case?
- What is medical malpractice?
- If a patient was injured in the hospital, how do you prove a medical malpractice case against a hospital in D.C.?
- Workers' Compensation
- I'm a union worker and was hurt at work in D.C. I'm getting workers comp benefits now but how do I find the best lawyer to handle by workers comp case?
- I was hurt working in a restaurant and get tips in addition to my regular wages. Are tips included in the average weekly wage and can I get workers comp benefits based on tips?
- My husband was hurt at work in D.C. We don't want to sue his company, we just want fair compensation. What should we do?
- The insurance adjuster in my D.C. workers comp case sent me to an IME doctor who said I should have surgery but I'm not sure if I should. And now she won't pay my benefits until I have surgery. Can she do this?
- I was hurt at work in D.C. Can I sue my employer and recover damages for my back injury caused by my company's negligence?
- I was seriously injured at work when my work truck was hit by a car that ran a red light in D.C. I was delivering materials for my company. I'm getting workers comp benefits and the workers comp insurance company paid for my surgeries.
Since the car accident was the other driver's fault, can I sue the other driver? - My husband was hurt on a construction site in D.C. because another contractor (not his employer) was negligent, and needed knee surgery. He received workers comp benefits under a Compensation Order. How long does he have to file a lawsuit against the subcontractor that caused his injury?
- My husband works two jobs. He was hurt at work in D.C. on his first job and now can't do the second job either because of his injury. Can he get workers comp benefits for both jobs?
I was hurt at work in the District of Columbia. Can I get a jury trial for my workers compensation claim?
- After being injured in D.C. on my job, I started medical treatment with an orthopaedic surgeon for my back injury and the workers compensation insurance company approved my doctor and has been paying the medical bills. But now the doctor doesn't seem to be helping my back injury, which is not getting any better and could be a herniated disk. Can I change my treating doctor if I was hurt at work in D.C.?
- After an injury in D.C. when I was hurt on the job, the workers comp adjuster scheduled an FCE or functional capacity evaluation. What is an FCE?
- The insurance company denied my workers compensation claim in D.C. and I received a form to apply for a Formal Hearing. What can I expect at the Formal Hearing in D.C.?
- I was hurt at work in D.C. and have a workers compensation claim. What kind of hearings are available for deciding benefits in D.C. workers compensation cases?
- I was hurt at work and am getting workers comp benefits but have a second job that I can't do because of my work injury. Will that affect the amount of my workers compensation benefits?
- The workers compensation adjuster just scheduled me for an Independent Medical Examination, or IME, with a doctor they chose. What is an IME and do I have to attend?
- A co-worker hurt his back on the job and needed surgery. The surgery went fine but he died in the hospital from complications a few days later. Will his wife get workers compensation benefits?
- I was hurt on the job but the insurance company isn't paying my benefits. Can they deny my workers compensation benefits?
- The workers compensation insurance company hired a nurse case manager to come to my medical appointments and talk to my doctor. Can they do this?
- I was hurt at work and needed to see a doctor for my injury. My foreman took me to a "workers clinic." Do I have to get medical treatment for my work related injury at this "workers clinic"?
- Doesn't my employer have to pay workers' compensation if I am hurt on the job?
- Should I complete any paperwork the insurance company sends me?
- Are there any restrictions or limitations involved with workers' compensation claims?
- Do I get to choose my own doctor if I'm hurt at work?
- Do I need a lawyer for my workers compensation claim?
- I was hurt at work. How much money will I receive in workers compensation benefits while I am unable to work due to my injury?
- After an on the job injury, should I let the insurance company record my statement?
- What should I do if I am hurt at work in D.C., Virginia or Maryland?
- What is the purpose of workman's compensation?
- What are permanent partial disability benefits in workers compensation cases?
- Automobile Accidents
I was injured in a car accident and hurt my back. Recently, my orthopedic doctor diagnosed sciatica. What is sciatica?
- If I'm in an accident that was the other driver's fault, should I use my health insurance to pay for the medical treatment and bills I have from the accident?
- What should I do after getting into an accident on the Maryland Beltway?
- After a car accident (that wasn't my fault) I went to a personal injury lawyer. He said he would refer me to one of "his" doctors for treatment of the injuries caused by the accident. Is this a good idea?
- My brother was in a car accident in Maryland where it was the other driver's fault. How long does he have to see a doctor for his injuries? The insurance company said there is a time limit to see a doctor. Is that true?
My sister was hurt in a serious car accident. What type of damages or compensation is available?
- I've heard and read in the news that more people are dropping their car insurance because of the bad economy and more uninsured drivers are on the road. How does that affect someone who gets in an accident with a driver who doesn't have car insurance?
- I was hurt in a car accident. Will the other driver's insurance pay for my medical treatment and time off work?
I have severe injuries from an accident caused by a driver with a minimum insurance policy. Can I recover more than his policy limits?
- I was involved in an automobile accident. Who is to blame?
- Are automobile accident claims quick or easy to deal with?
- What is med pay coverage?
- My automobile insurance includes Personal Injury Protection (PIP) benefits. What is this and how does it help if I'm hurt in a car accident?
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Medical Malpractice
- If a patient was injured in the hospital, how do you prove a medical malpractice case against a hospital in D.C.?
As D.C., Maryland and Virginia medical malpractice lawyers, what are some of the types of medical malpractice cases you handle?- I want to investigate a medical malpractice case for my child who has cerebral palsy but I am the only one caring for him. What will I have to do to investigate my child's medical malpractice case and how much time will be required?
- When someone dies and has a D.C. medical malpractice case, who does the money go to when the malpractice case settles?
- When you settle a medical malpractice case for a disabled child, where does the money go and how do you make sure the child is taken care of?
Workers' Compensation
- I'm a union worker and was hurt at work in D.C. I'm getting workers comp benefits now but how do I find the best lawyer to handle by workers comp case?
- I was hurt working in a restaurant and get tips in addition to my regular wages. Are tips included in the average weekly wage and can I get workers comp benefits based on tips?
- My husband was hurt at work in D.C. We don't want to sue his company, we just want fair compensation. What should we do?
- The insurance adjuster in my D.C. workers comp case sent me to an IME doctor who said I should have surgery but I'm not sure if I should. And now she won't pay my benefits until I have surgery. Can she do this?
- I was hurt at work in D.C. Can I sue my employer and recover damages for my back injury caused by my company's negligence?
Automobile Accidents
I was injured in a car accident and hurt my back. Recently, my orthopedic doctor diagnosed sciatica. What is sciatica?
- If I'm in an accident that was the other driver's fault, should I use my health insurance to pay for the medical treatment and bills I have from the accident?
- What should I do after getting into an accident on the Maryland Beltway?
- After a car accident (that wasn't my fault) I went to a personal injury lawyer. He said he would refer me to one of "his" doctors for treatment of the injuries caused by the accident. Is this a good idea?
- My brother was in a car accident in Maryland where it was the other driver's fault. How long does he have to see a doctor for his injuries? The insurance company said there is a time limit to see a doctor. Is that true?
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