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Big Win in Workers Compensation Claim for Undocumented Worker in Phoenix, Arizona

Apr 2 2011

I recently received a Favorable Decision in a claim where the insurance carrier was attempting to avoid paying benefits because they had “found out” that my client (who had worked there 10 years) was an undocumented immigrant. First of all, I refuse to call decent, hardworking people “illegal aliens”. If that offends you, find another workers …

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Posted by Snow Carpio and Weekley | Hearings Immigration Loss of Earning Capacity Undocumented Workers

Waddel’s Signs – Defense Doctors are the Real Fakers

Apr 1 2011

One of the most common techniques that Defense IME doctors use to discredit injured workers is the use of “Waddell’s Signs“. Doctors hired by the insurance carrier will say that an injured worker has positive Waddel’s signs to show that they are exaggerating their symptoms or outright faking their injuries. The test is named after …

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Posted by Snow Carpio and Weekley | Evidence Hearings IME'S Medical Care

Where You Get Your MRI Matters (AZ Workers Comp)

Mar 31 2011

I learned something new today — there is a huge difference in quality between MRI facilities. I was at an Industrial Commission of Arizona hearing where one of my favorite doctors, Brad Sorosky, was testifying. Dr. Sorosky has a great way of explaining things in ways that normal non-doctors can understand. The carrier in this …

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Posted by Snow Carpio and Weekley | Evidence Hearings Medical Care

Using the Internet for Case Research

Mar 28 2011

Several times in the last few weeks, I’ve been reminded of how much the Internet has changed the practice of law. Information that in the past would have cost days of laborious research, is now one Google search away. I recently had a case where the temperature on the day in question in Tucson was …

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Posted by Snow Carpio and Weekley | Case Research Hearings

Injuries that Occur as a Result of Fights at Work

Mar 19 2011

Some of our most interesting cases have been those where the injuries were the results of fights or assaults at work. The general rule of whether or not these injuries are compensable is whether or not the subject matter of the fight was related to the work or was personal. This rule applies equally to …

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Posted by Snow Carpio and Weekley | Compensability Hearings

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Big Win in Workers Compensation Claim for Undocumented Worker in Phoenix, Arizona

Waddel’s Signs – Defense Doctors are the Real Fakers

Where You Get Your MRI Matters (AZ Workers Comp)

Using the Internet for Case Research

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