Source: Doctor to close Marion, Orland Park medical marijuana clinics
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Medical cannabis is becoming more a part of Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability cases in Illinois. Lack of doctors who prescribe will make it more difficult for patients who may benefit from the drug.
Understanding the Judge in your Social Security Disability and Workers’ Compensation cases is very important.
An experienced Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability lawyer will understand what the Judge expects and their temperament.
The lawyer can give you insight into the questions that will be asked at the trial and why they are being asked.
Some Judges are arrogant and expect to be treated with great deference.
Other Judges are easy going and just want to do the right thing by the law and the evidence.
Whatever the type of Judge you may have, respond and act politely and it will help you.
Make sure that you explain your accident, condition and limitations in a way that is believable and paints an accurate picture of your daily activities.
Expert help is available to you with no upfront costs.
Social Security Disability cases and Workers’ Compensation cases restrict attorney fees to a percentage of your recovery at the end of the case.
This ensures that the lawyer is not paid unless you recover money.
Questions about getting the custom legal help you need? Make sure to contact Illinois Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.
Arbitrators in Illinois Workers’ Compensation cases rely heavily on what is called the “history of accident” found in medical records.
The Arbitrator is the Judge who makes the decision in your case.
If the Arbitrator does not find the proper history of accident or injury in the records she may deny your case and you will receive no money for your claim.
The basis for relying on the history of accident in the medical records is that what you tell the doctor or hospital workers at the time of your work injury will be the closest to the truth because it happened at or near the time of the accident versus something you tell the Arbitrator or someone else months or several years later.
For instance, if there is nothing in the medical records regarding your work accident then you most likely lose your case.
If the history of accident in the medical records is dramatically different from your testimony at trial, or if the description of the accident changes over time then you will most likely lose your case.
Make sure that on your first hospital or doctor visit that you tell each person your injury happened at work, how it happened and what body parts were injured.
Write down this information and take it with you to each medical visit.
This will make your Workers’ Compensation case strong when the insurance company tries to deny your claim.
Questions about your work injury case? Make sure to call Illinois Work Comp Lawyer Dirk May at 309-827-4371.
Source: Workers’ Comp Drags Out Medical Care, Injured Workers and their Doctors Say | NBC Bay Area
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This happens in Illinois also. Insurance companies make more money when they deny or delay treatment to injured workers.
A prison in central Illinois has been placed on lockdown while state officials investigate the assault of six employees by five inmates.
Source: Pontiac prison on lockdown after inmates assault 6 workers | Chicago Sun-Times
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Prison guards and workers may file Workers’ Compensation claims in Illinois for injuries they suffer as a result of inmate attacks. The damages may include payment of medical bills related to the assault, time off work pay, and permanent partial disability for the injury itself. The amount of settlement is tied to the average weekly wage of the injured worker.