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Six Tips for Filing An Appeal For Long Term Disability

Written by Frank R. Kearney on January 12, 2023. Posted in General, Long Term Disability.

Filing for long-term disability benefits and receiving back a denied claim can make you feel quite hopeless. You have suffered a serious injury or medical illness and were counting on those long-term disability benefits to...

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Four Reasons Your D.C. Workers Compensation Case Was Denied

Written by Frank R. Kearney on December 9, 2022. Posted in Uncategorized.

Although workers’ compensation in Washington, D.C. was originally designed to benefit the worker, it does not always work out that way. Instead, the workers’ compensation system is complex and adversarial. It often does not...

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Will My Workers’ Comp Settlement Be Impacted by Surgery?

Written by Frank R. Kearney on September 2, 2022. Posted in Workers' Compensation.

Suffering an injury at work is never ideal. You’re dealing with the pain and inconvenience of the injury and worried about not being able to work and pay bills. You also have to make a claim through your employer’s workers...

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Will My Workers Comp Settlement be Counted as Income?

Written by Frank R. Kearney on August 19, 2022. Posted in Workers' Compensation.

As an injured worker, you have certain rights in Washington, D.C. One of those rights is to get medical benefits and weekly wage replacement payments if you qualify. With the help of your workers’ compensation attorney, you...

Ajustadores de compensación de trabajadores

Written by Frank R. Kearney on July 21, 2022. Posted in Compensación de Trabajadores, En Español.

¿Quién es su ajustador de compensación de trabajadores? El ajustador de compensación de trabajadores es el representante de la compañía de seguros de compensación de trabajadores que se comunica con mayor frecuencia y directamente...

3 Questions to Ask When Hiring a Medical Malpractice Lawyer

Written by Frank R. Kearney on July 6, 2022. Posted in Medical Malpractice, Workers' Compensation.

Three Questions You Need to Ask a Medical Malpractice Lawyer 1) How many times have you handled this type of medical malpractice case in D.C., Maryland, or Virginia? And I don’t mean injury or death cases or even medical...

Why Filing For Long-Term Disability Now Is Important

Written by Frank R. Kearney on June 28, 2022. Posted in General.

Don’t Wait to File Your Long-Term Disability Claim Whether you are insured with Guardian Life, MassMutual, Assurity, Aflac, or someone else, you want to be careful on how long you wait to file your claim. Here’s...

D.C. Medical Malpractice Guide

Written by Frank R. Kearney on June 25, 2022. Posted in Medical Malpractice.

What Is Considered Medical Malpractice? All medical professionals whether that be doctors, nurses, surgeons, hospice workers, and other trained medical caregivers are required to take an oath. This oath dictates the way they...

College vs. Pro Sports Injuries and Workers Comp Benefits

Written by Frank R. Kearney on June 20, 2022. Posted in Workers' Compensation.

Professional Athletes Can Get Workers Comp Benefits There is a lot of debate now on whether NCAA athletes should be paid to play in college. One of the issues in sports you rarely hear about is what happens to a player when...

What Happens When A Pro Athlete Gets Hurt?

Written by Frank R. Kearney on June 15, 2022. Posted in General.

Players’ Injuries Caused by Work Activities in D.C. Unfortunately, Nats pitcher Stephen Strasburg was recently diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome and is out for the season to have surgery and recover. Carpal tunnel...

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