Dealing With Workers Compensation Insurance
Filing a workers comp claim in Los Angeles inevitably means dealing with insurance companies. This process can often be overwhelming as well as intimidating. To make it go a bit more smoothly, the firm of Dixon and Daley, LLC, offers the following tips:
⢠Tip #1: The insurance company should be notified of your injury. However, hesitate to offer them any information beyond the initial notification without first seeing a Los Angeles workers compensation attorney. Often, things you say can be taken out of context and used against your case at a later time.
⢠Tip #2: In a similar respect, provide only the most pertinent details to the physician you are seeing for the injury. Often, these physicians must send reports and records to the insurance company. This can make the insurance company aware of topics discussed with your physician that you assumed were in confidence. Assume that speaking to your physician is the same as speaking to the insurance company.
⢠Tip # 3: Keep in mind the insurance company may have hired someone to watch you, and determine if, in fact, you are faking your injuries. Try not to do activities outside that involve manual labor, such as raking the yard or taking out the trash. Even if you are feeling well enough to do these things some days and not others, the insurance company may see them as evidence that you are not truly injured.
Chances are you are not as experienced as the insurance companies in handling workers compensation in Los Angeles. Insurance companies are aware of all the actions they can take to save them money and whittle away at your case. Do not put your possible settlement at risk. Contact the skilled Los Angeles worker compensation lawyers at Dixon and Daley, LLC, today for help.
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