Arizona's Work Injury Firm
When are permanent benefits not really permanent? When they are received as a result of an on-the-job injury in Arizona. As I have discussed before, there are two different kinds of permanent injuries in Arizona workman’s compensation claims. Scheduled injuries are those that involve a specific body part that is listed on the schedule of...
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If you were sitting around munching on Cheetos wondering if you could get the workers’ compensation carrier to pay for your marijuana, you are sorely mistaken. In a blow to stoners injured on the job everywhere, SCF recently put out an official statement that they will not cover medical marijuana even if the injured worker...
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Many attorneys offer what we call a “Free Consultation”. It sounds a little suspect but is really one of the great bargains in the law business. Can you imagine a doctor meeting with you for 1/2 an hour, listening to your complaints, giving you a diagnosis, and telling you what treatment you need – FOR NOTHING? ...
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Something we’ve run into recently on a couple of cases that bears mentioning here is the duty that a worker injured on the job in Arizona has to notify the employer’s insurance carrier of a pending surgery at least 10 days before it takes place. This general rule is true for any medical treatment for...
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Many clients who are litigating their work injury claims in Arizona call us after they receive a large packet of information from the attorney representing the insurance carrier. One of the most intimidating contents of this packet are the “interrogatories”, which are a series of (usually 25) written questions about the injury, witnesses, medical treatment...
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