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Denver & Colorado Workers' Compensation Lawyer : Kaplan Morrell

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Denver & Colorado Workers' Compensation Lawyer : Kaplan Morrell

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  1. Denver & Colorado Workers' Compensation Lawyer : Kaplan Morrell

  2. Denver & Colorado Workers' Compensation Lawyer : Kaplan Morrell Maximum Medical Improvement At some stage during your care, you will reach a point where your recovery is at an endpoint. This means that you are not likely to continue improving, even if you are not back to your pre-injury state. If your injury was severe, it’s possible that you may not be physically able to return to the workforce.

  3. Denver & Colorado Workers' Compensation Lawyer : Kaplan Morrell Normally, in a settlement arrangement, the employer and insurer pay a certain sum of money to the injured worker to settle all past, present and future financial obligations. In return for these settlement funds, the employee gives up any and all future demands and claims against them.

  4. Denver & Colorado Workers' Compensation Lawyer : Kaplan Morrell Therefore, a workers’ compensation settlement must be very carefully negotiated to ensure that that all your current and future needs will continue to be met.

  5. Denver & Colorado Workers' Compensation Lawyer : Kaplan Morrell When you sign a settlement agreement, you give up the following rights under the workers’ compensation benefits system: • Temporary disability benefits • Permanent disability benefits • Permanent total disability benefits • Future medical treatment • Disfigurement compensation • Penalty fees against the insurance company and/or your employer

  6. Denver & Colorado Workers' Compensation Lawyer : Kaplan Morrell Reopening Your Settlement In Colorado, when you enter into a settlement agreement, you give up the right to reopen your workers’ compensation case due to a mistake or if your condition worsens. It may be possible to reopen the settlement agreement, but only if you can prove fraud or that a mutual mistake of material fact occurred.

  7. Denver & Colorado Workers' Compensation Lawyer : Kaplan Morrell Mutual Mistake of Material Fact This is a high bar to meet. The mistake must be one made by both sides of the agreement, and it must be an error that has essential bearing on your case. Higher unanticipated bills or additional medical treatment requirements do not constitute a mutual mistake of material fact.

  8. Denver & Colorado Workers' Compensation Lawyer : Kaplan Morrell England v. Amerigas Propane This case is an example of the stringent requirement for reopening a workers’ compensation settlement agreement. The Colorado Supreme Court decided the case on September 30, 2017. Truck driver England was injured in 2012, and he entered into a settlement agreement governed by the Colorado Worker’s Compensation Act. In 2013,

  9. Denver & Colorado Workers' Compensation Lawyer : Kaplan Morrell Turn to an experienced and knowledgeable Colorado workers’ compensation lawyer to help you determine the best approach when you have been seriously injured at work. If a settlement agreement is your best option, your attorney can skillfully negotiate terms that will ensure your continued care and financial stability in the wake of your injury. Get a free review of your workers’ compensation case with our expert Denver area workers’ compensation attorneys now.

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