Hard to Find Workmans Compensation Attorney to Take My Case...

by Anonymous
(USA)

I was injured in the past on my job and settled with workers compensation. I recently had another injury (a slip and fall) and am out of work once more. I talked with one lawyer about my case, but they did not call back.

Do you think the lawyer could be hesitant to take the case due to my previous injury? If so, what can I do? Thanks.

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ANSWER for "Hard to Find Workmans Compensation Attorney to Take My Case...":

Quite honestly your interpretation of the attorney’s decision is probably correct. Once an injury occurs and is treated, a secondary injury, no matter how unique and entirely separate is often referred to as a “Pre-Existing Injury”. Proving the second injury is separate and unique is a most difficult enterprise.

When the new injury is very serious and the liability is clear, going up against an insurance company may be well worth the effort. But when the new injury is not so serious, the investigations, additional medical examinations, and other costs related to the proof of the existence of the new injury often become cost prohibitive, and when weighed against the possible financial award most attorneys decide not to pursue the case.

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