By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published September 9, 2022 | Posted in Uncategorized |
From the Files of Powell and Denny This week, in “From the Files of Powell and Denny,” we are going to review a workers’ compensation case we tried in Jefferson County, Alabama-Birmingham, AL before the late Judge Joseph Boohaker (a respected jurist whom we all miss) Our client was in his late 20’s and had Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Comp: What is The CAP? Alabama Job Injury Attorney The CAP: Most workers who have suffered a job injury have no idea that the amount of compensation you can receive for an injury is capped by law. In Alabama, once an injured worker has reached maximum medical improvement (mmi), the amount of monetary Read More
Read MoreCan a Lien be placed on my Alabama Workers Comp Claim? In a workers’ compensation claim in Alabama, generally liens against any recovery, judgment or settlement the injured worker receives is not allowed. Numerous times my partner and I have received phone calls from a client asking questions about giving companies a lien against the Read More
Read MoreFrom the Files of Powell and Denny In this week’s “From the Files of Powell and Denny,” I want to go over a workers compensation claim we handled in Homewood, Alabama in Jefferson County in the early 2000’s. Our client was employed by Bi Low Quality Foods Stores Inc. operating Piggly Wiggly’s. On one rainy Read More
Read MoreWhat Benefits are Available to Injured Workers in Alabama? Injured workers in Alabama who suffer a compensable job injury may be entitled to several different types of benefits, but most injured workers really do not know what benefits they might be entitled to receive. This is one reason why if you have suffered a job Read More
Read MoreSocial Security Disability How having to use a cane affects you claim Over the last 3 decades, the Alabama Disability Lawyers at Powell and Denny have handled hundreds and hundreds of claims for our clients, and many of them often have to rely on the use of a cane to assist them in walking. A Read More
Read MoreFrom the Files of Powell and Denny Today’s “From the Files of Powell and Denny,” involve a workers’ compensation case we tried in Bessemer, Alabama in Jefferson County in 2008. Our client was employed by Hanna Steel Corporation in Fairfield, AL and was employed to perform various jobs such as: as a tire changer/repairer, a Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers’ Compensation What is a Case Nurse Manager? Alabama Workers’ Compensation; What is a Case Nurse Manager. If you have suffered a serious job injury, chances are that sometime during the course of your medical treatment, you will be contacted and informed that the workers’ compensation insurance provider has hired a nurse to “assist” Read More
Read MoreWhy can’t I get the tests I need Why can’t I get the tests I need? The other day I was reading an article on how adjusters should treat job injury claims when they first get to their desk. This article centered on explaining why the workers compensation adjuster should NOT authorize tests ordered by Read More
Read MoreFrom the Files of Powell and Denny In this week’s “From the Files of Powell and Denny” blog, we will review a claim for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits that we handled for one of our clients who lived in Madison County, AL. Our client was a younger adult-26 years old at the time Read More
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