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Magnate
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 2,871
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Magnate
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 2,871
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Olds, without income won;t the legal aid services take the case? Have you applied for social security yet also., you do not need an attorney to file that, just go to the web site www.ssa.gov to start an online application.
The attorney is correct, your doctors are testifying against the IME doctor that the insurance carrier chooses, it is up to the w/c judge to decide who has the credibility. It is not just going over medical records as ssdi does. W/C is a long haul...
One thought you may have to call the caseworker directly and ask if they would be interested in a settlement? ALthough if they know your attorney quit, they may not wish too.
I don't know of any doctors that are specialist which would do a depoosition without the payment up front, most are $2,500 to $3,000. Plus the transcript fee for copies for an attorney, and the stenographer to record transcript.
It should not cost the injured worker any money to proceed with their cases.
It cost about $5,000 for a workers comp case. Mine was over $3,500 before I took a settlement.
Call legal aid and see what they say, or ask if there are per bono attoreny's.
Dianne
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