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[gervaso81]

When an lawyer admits it had been the businesses fault for a worker being hurt, why might be the attorney for workers compensation permitted to transport the hearing totally to the supreme court when they accepted they're in the incorrect?

[Berg]

The workers comp program was set up to take fault out of the compensation concerns.  All you want to do is show an on-the-job injury(with some achievable exclusions) and you are compensated.  The troubles prior to the judge then amount to appropriate health-related therapy, extent of injury, and some technical problems.   It is possible that the compensation carrier(insurance business) is contesting the extent of your injuries or whether treatment requested is acceptable.  And every time new treatment comes up, the carrier is entitled to a new hearing restricted to that subject.

[Cher]

Our court system is primarily based on law and precedents(not "justice")the law offers for a program of appeals toresolve problems which at least 1 of the parties feelswas not correctly resolved by a reduced court.While a organization may be at fault,compensation for damages are also being determinedas nicely as future precedents possibly becoming set.Nuances of each and every case's basis and outcomedetermine the outcome of not only that case but future cases as nicely.Besides "fault" & "compensation" there are frequently subtler future issuesbeing determined as effectively.----------Workers compensation claimant ought to petitioneither the lower or appeals court for temporary relief,that they at least be paid an installment of the damages settlementwhile the on-going appeals are nonetheless pending.

[donnell]

Dirtlawyer said: 2 You miss the point. Workers' Comp is a no-fault program. Below this program the employee provides up the proper to sue in exchange for guaranteed compensation for lost wages and medical payments. Due to the fact of this it doesn't matter whose fault it was. 79 months ago

[Randal]

You miss the point. Workers' Comp is a no-fault method. Below this method the employee gives up the proper to sue in exchange for guaranteed compensation for lost wages and medical payments. Simply because of this it doesn't matter whose fault it was.

[Geomar]

I have yet to see an attorney admit their client was at fault Most likely he or she would get disbarred for doing so. The simple reason why these kinds of cases get dragged out for years is because the company doesn't want to pay and they're hoping that by dragging it out the problem may just go away because the plaintiff will not continue to pursue it. That's the real world reason why it happens. As to why it's allowed to happen, it's because the system allows it. There are two parties in every dispute and each party has the right to protect its interests and present a complete case. In these situations, it can be really unfair to the little guy who was hurt, but larger companies have the money to wait them out and to use attorneys who know how to work the system.Of course, there have been many instances in which people have filed false claims, and that has ultimately helped create precedent that can favor a company. But the bottom line is that it all comes down to who has the better attorneys, and in most cases that will not be the person who was injured. Sources: My Opinion EddieNygma 80 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.