MEDICAL RELEASES By Dennis R. Kurth, Associate Attorney Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist Medical releases can be problematic in Arizona workers’ compensation cases. The Arizona statute says that the medical records of a physician treating an injured worker are not privileged communications that can be withheld from “interested parties” (insurance carriers) who need the...
Injured While Traveling For Work Outside of Arizona By Diana Robles, Associate Attorney You may bring a workers compensation claim in Arizona in any of these three situations: You reside in Arizona The company you work for is headquartered in Arizona You are injured at work while you are traveling outside of Arizona....
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Re-opening Your Claim By Dennis R. Kurth, Associate Attorney Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist One of the best features of the Arizona Workers’ Compensation law for claimants is the right to reopen a closed case for active medical treatment and temporary compensation anytime during the injured worker’s lifetime. The statute requires that, in order...
Video Surveillance By Diana Robles, Associate Attorney Be aware, you might have someone following you … It is very common in workers compensation cases for an insurance carrier to hire a private investigator to follow and video tape claimants. This is legal, and further Arizona law permits the carrier to submit into evidence videos obtained...
SOCIAL MEDIA CAUTIONS By Dennis R. Kurth, Associate Attorney Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist Litigating workers’ compensation cases before the Industrial Commission can often be a highly partisan affair. Because of the high financial stakes in a serious injury claim, carriers will underwrite expensive investigations and surveillance of workers’ compensation claimants. The goal is to find contradictions...