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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Carrier Is Not On Your Side

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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Carrier Is Not On Your Side

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  1. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Carrier Is Not On Your Side

  2. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Carrier Is Not On Your Side The adjuster takes unreasonable and unsupportable positions denying wage loss benefits and treatment throughout the case. The father repeatedly communicates with the adjuster to ask why the carrier is taking unreasonable positions, but the adjuster misstates the law and continues to deny benefits

  3. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Carrier Is Not On Your Side During the settlement negotiations, the adjuster and the workers’ compensation carrier’s attorney take unreasonable positions regarding the value of the claim up until the moment during the settlement conference that the father discloses that he is an expert in workers’ compensation and demonstrates that the carrier has taken positions throughout the case that would qualify as bad faith practice subject to being sued in civil court. 

  4. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Carrier Is Not On Your Side The adjuster becomes enraged and obstinate stating to the mediator that the “Father should have told her who he was and that he was an expert in workers’ comp.” The father retorts, “Why? Would you have treated my daughter’s injury and need for benefits differently if you knew who I was?” Eventually, the case resolved for 10 times the value the adjuster and her attorney first offered.

  5. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Carrier Is Not On Your Side LESSON TO BE LEARNED: In the real world, when people get injured at work, they are best served by understanding their rights and having good counsel. Adjusters and workers’ compensation carriers will prey on and take advantage of any person, regardless of gender, age or nationality, who doesn’t understand the Colorado Workers’ Compensation System. This can and will result in the injured worker not getting all the benefits to which 

  6. Conclusion Disability claims can be a headache and a half. In order to expedite the process and increase one’s chances of being approved for disability, it’s highly recommended that a disabled individual contact a professional denver disability lawyer & incorporate the above-mentioned tips into their case.

  7. Stay With Us Workers’ Compensation can be tough, puzzling, and lengthy. Kaplan Morrell has helped thousands of injured workers since 1997 get the benefits they deserve. Directly get an appointment with our Denver Disability lawyer or Denver workers Compensation lawyer or call us at (866) 356-9898 for your free consultation.

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