http://blog.deutermanlaw.com/ Workers Compensation and Social Security Lawyer and Attorney Dan Deuterman : Personal Injury, Disability en Copyright 2011 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:55:50 -0500 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:55:50 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.32-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss If a person has suffered an accident at work and is the accident was caused by negligence on the employers behalf, would you advise the worker to settle and accept a lump sum of money or prolong contact and receive continual sums of compensation?

]]> http://blog.deutermanlaw.com/workers-compensation-cases/mediations/why-some-workers-compensation-claims-dont-settle-at-mediation/#16873 http://blog.deutermanlaw.com/workers-compensation-cases/mediations/why-some-workers-compensation-claims-dont-settle-at-mediation/#16873 Mediations Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:15:27 -0500 Dan Deuterman That would depend on the state where they were injured. Usually negligence is not an issue in WC claims and don’t really increase their value. If they are getting weekly payments, then it would depend on their actual life expectancy v. the lump sum offered, as a function of the weekly amount, as to whether or not lump sum settlement would be advisable.

]]> http://blog.deutermanlaw.com/workers-compensation-cases/mediations/why-some-workers-compensation-claims-dont-settle-at-mediation/#16874 http://blog.deutermanlaw.com/workers-compensation-cases/mediations/why-some-workers-compensation-claims-dont-settle-at-mediation/#16874 Mediations Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:15:27 -0500 Dan Deuterman