The standard is not extremely burdensome, as stress, no matter how slight, is sufficient to give rise to a psychiatric injury. However, it is important to note that to establish a psychiatric injury, the events which give rise to the psychiatric problems must actually have occurred. It is important to document an injury and also to make sure that the …
Reembolso de Gastos Médicos
Cuando una compañía de seguro niega una reclamación, el trabajador lesionado se coloca en la posición de tener que pagar por su tratamiento médico, mientras que el caso está pendiente y antes de que un juez. Si el reclamo se determina que sea indemnizables bajo la Ley de Defensa de la Base, el individuo tiene derecho al reembolso de los …
Office of Administrative Law Judges
Recently there has been a lot of media attention regarding the financial problems and the scheduling of trials. Please remember that Barnett, Lerner & Karsen have an office in Ft. Lauderdale as well as Washington, D.C. There is an Office of Administrative Law Judges in Washington, D.C. and we can certainly request trials at that location. That will provide a …
Traumatic Brain Injuries
In a prior newsletter, our firm authored an article comparing traumatic brain injuries (TBI) to psychological injuries. As discussed in the article, many of the complaints made by an individual with TBI may appear to be psychological in nature. As a result, individuals can be misdiagnosed as having a psychological injury while the actual physical damage to their brain is …
¿Qué es la mediación?
En algún momento en el proceso de litigio – desde el momento en que presentemos una solicitud de juicio a la fecha del juicio en sí, una oportunidad puede surgir para mediación. La mediación es una reunión informal entre ambos partidos, moderado por un abogado neutral llamado un mediador (el mediador no tiene interés en el resultado del caso, y …