The Louisiana State Bar Association presents Workers’ Comp. Roundup: The Latest What’s, When’s, How’s and Why’s on November 2, 2018 at Renaissance Baton Rouge Hotel, 7000 Bluebonnet Blvd., Baton Rouge. The seminar is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 a.m. Attending attorneys will receive 6 hours of CLE credit, including 1 hour of ethics, which Lawyer Don […]
Clients often seek evaluations with personal injury attorneys and bring a variety of issues, problems and alleged causes of action to the table. It is common for an accident victim to want to pursue personal injury as well as workers’ compensation claims arising out of a single accident. It is important to be clear as
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Med Pay coverage is optional coverage on auto insurance policies. Med Pay can be used after an accident to pay medical bills of people in the vehicle with Med Pay coverage. Med Pay coverage is usually written in amounts of $500, $1,000 or $5,000. Fault does not matter when utilizing Med Pay. In other words,
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People often call me to determine whether they have a personal injury case. There are three factors that must exist in a personal injury case for it to work. Those three factors are: 1) injury; 2) fault; and, 3) ability to pay. These three factors must exist whether the case involves a Metairie car accident,
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Louisiana automobile insurance companies have 30 days after receiving satisfactory proof of loss to make unconditional tenders in UM claims. See La. R.S. 22:1892. This same timeline governs Medical Payments or Med Pay claims. Med Pay is coverage for medical bills arising out of an auto accident. Generally, this coverage, when purchased, covers the insured’s
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Typically when you are hurt on the job, your only recourse against your employer is under the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Act. See La. R.S. 23:1031. You cannot typically sue your employer for tort damages like pain and suffering when you are hurt on the job. See La. R.S. 23:1032. Your only remedy against your employer
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Doctors typically refer to maximum medical improvement or MMI as the goal of treatment. When a patient reaches MMI after an accident, it means that the patient has reached a plateau in recovery and that medical treatment cannot improve his or her condition any better than it is at that time. For example, if a
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Often potential clients come to me seeking an evaluation for a personal injury claim or a workers’ compensation claim. What they do not always realize is that it is possible to have both claims for the same accident. A classic example is the delivery driver that is rear ended by another vehicle. If the delivery
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