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...
Witnesses By X. Alex Carpio, Partner In most cases there is no need to have lay witnesses unless it involves the issue of compensability. Whether an injury occurred at work? Are you an employee or independent contractor? Did you report the injury to your supervisor? Did you seek medical attention right away? The questions posed...
Motor Vehicle Accident While You Are At Work By Diana Robles, Associate Attorney What happens if your job requires that you drive somewhere, and you are involved in a motor vehicle accident? If you are injured, at any time while you are at work you are entitled to workers compensation benefits. So if your...
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