Philadelphia Denied Workplace Injuries Claims Attorney
A worker whose leg was amputated below the knee and who had a prosthetic leg began having problems with his lower back because of the way he was walking. Workers' compensation denied all of the treatment that his physician requested to help the injured worker's lower back. In addition, the workers' compensation carrier tried to stop his benefits, stating that he had received all of the wage loss that he was entitled to.
Attorney Richard A. Jaffe was able to defend against the employer's Petitions so that the injured worker was able to continue to receive his workers' compensation benefits; and more importantly, the worker was able to get the medical treatment for his back he so desperately needed.
Fighting for Injured Workers for 24-Plus Years. Philadelphia Denied Claims Attorney.
Call: 215-268-7348 or 866-959-8856. E-mail the Firm.
When everyone else around you sees that you are in pain or that you are suffering from a work injury, it is hard to understand how workers' compensation can deny your claim or suspend or modify it. But this happens all the time.
How can you protect your rights after you have received a Petition for termination in the mail, based upon a five-minute examination by a company doctor, where he did not even examine your injury, but still states that you are medically okay to return to work?
The Worker's Comp Carrier Will Have Experienced Legal Counsel. You Need an Experienced Workers' Compensation Lawyer Who Will Fight for You and Protect Your Rights.
This law firm is prepared to fight for your rights to medical benefits and wage loss benefits all the way up to the highest courts in the state.
Philadelphia lawyer Richard Jaffe is well-versed in protecting injured workers' rights. He knows how to build strong cases with strategies that have gotten results in the past. As a result of 24 years' experience, he has an understanding of how to turn the tables on the workers' compensation carrier, its doctors and its lawyers.
As a former associate for a large, well-respected insurance defense firm, Mr. Jaffe represented both injured workers and company workers compensation insurance carriers. He quickly realized that his life's commitment was to the "little guy," not big insurance. However, working on the inside of an insurance defense firm gave him a useful perspective on how insurance defense lawyers think and develop cases. He uses the tricks that he learned working for the other side to overcome issues in your case.
Impairment Evaluation Ratings
If you have been receiving disability for two years, you may be scheduled to undergo an impairment rating evaluation, in which your injury or disability will be given a value by a company doctor. If your impairment rating results in than less than 50 percent, you will only be entitled to receive wage loss benefits for an additional 500 weeks.
It is important to retain a lawyer experienced in workers' compensation who can help you obtain the maximum value for a claim. For instance, in the case of the gentlemen mentioned above who lost his limb, after we got his back added onto his claim, he was entitled to an additional 275 weeks of disability.
Get Answers — Talk to a Philadelphia Denied Claims Attorney: 215-268-7348 or 866-959-8856. E-mail the Firm.
The law is on the side of workers — your side. Your employer must be responsible for lost wages and medical benefits relating to your work injury. Let Mr. Jaffe do what he does best — help you fight for your rights to claim benefits and return to work at the time of your own choosing.
