What is the name of your state? CA
I used to work for a major airline and as a union representative for 15 years. I filed a w/c claim on May 7, 2001 which was accepted by my company. I've been out of work since May 7, 2001 and have had an attorney representing me the entire time. I have a repetitive motion injury as a result of my job and have had 2 surgeries to correct the problem which haven't worked. In the 5 years on workers compensation I have seen over 10 doctors, have had extensive physical therapy, continuous cortizone shots for the pain and other non-traditional methods to relieve the pain, but to no avail. A manditory settlement hearing in March 2004 was canceled because the doctors couldn't agree. I was appointed 2 netural doctors to arrive at my disability. I have seen them both almost a year ago thinking that would be the end of my 5 1/2 year struggle with this case. I was wrong. After numerous unreturned calls from my attorney (or her assistant) I was advised not to show up at my Rating Conference on April 11, 2006 because the opposing counsil wanted me to attend ANOTHER work evaluation program. I had tried to complete this same work evaluation program LESS THEN A YEAR AGO and was unable to finish due to the pain it caused me. I went for 5 days and the supervisor compiled her report stating she did not feel I could continue due to the pain I was in after about one hour in 'class'. So, in less then a year since that work evaluation, my health has worsened. I advised my attorney's assistant that I refused to participate in a program that gave me no benifit and that in which I tried to do less then a year ago. Second problem is opposing counsil now wants to depose the 2nd court appointed doctor but due to his schedule, is unable to be deposed until OCTOBER 2006!!! When does it become obvious to even the lay person that they are stalling for time? I've have done EVERYTHING AND HAVE SEEN EVERY SINGLE DOCTOR, HAVE DONE EVERY SINGLE TREATMENT AND PERSONAL THERAPY THAT THEY HAVE ASKED FOR OVER 5 YEARS NOW! Now I'm looking at another year, perhaps 2??? HELP ME! My attorney seems disinterested and has her grunt workers call me with more postponements and terminations of hearings and I can't take it anymore. I am on permanent disability payments from Gallagher Bassett which are impossible to live on let alone raise a family on and I have a seperate attorney for my Social Security benifits that has also been over a year and no word AND SHE WAS A REFERRAL FROM MY WORKERS COMPENSATION ATTORNEY! What if anything can I do to expedite this if anything? Please help me if you can.
Respectfully
I used to work for a major airline and as a union representative for 15 years. I filed a w/c claim on May 7, 2001 which was accepted by my company. I've been out of work since May 7, 2001 and have had an attorney representing me the entire time. I have a repetitive motion injury as a result of my job and have had 2 surgeries to correct the problem which haven't worked. In the 5 years on workers compensation I have seen over 10 doctors, have had extensive physical therapy, continuous cortizone shots for the pain and other non-traditional methods to relieve the pain, but to no avail. A manditory settlement hearing in March 2004 was canceled because the doctors couldn't agree. I was appointed 2 netural doctors to arrive at my disability. I have seen them both almost a year ago thinking that would be the end of my 5 1/2 year struggle with this case. I was wrong. After numerous unreturned calls from my attorney (or her assistant) I was advised not to show up at my Rating Conference on April 11, 2006 because the opposing counsil wanted me to attend ANOTHER work evaluation program. I had tried to complete this same work evaluation program LESS THEN A YEAR AGO and was unable to finish due to the pain it caused me. I went for 5 days and the supervisor compiled her report stating she did not feel I could continue due to the pain I was in after about one hour in 'class'. So, in less then a year since that work evaluation, my health has worsened. I advised my attorney's assistant that I refused to participate in a program that gave me no benifit and that in which I tried to do less then a year ago. Second problem is opposing counsil now wants to depose the 2nd court appointed doctor but due to his schedule, is unable to be deposed until OCTOBER 2006!!! When does it become obvious to even the lay person that they are stalling for time? I've have done EVERYTHING AND HAVE SEEN EVERY SINGLE DOCTOR, HAVE DONE EVERY SINGLE TREATMENT AND PERSONAL THERAPY THAT THEY HAVE ASKED FOR OVER 5 YEARS NOW! Now I'm looking at another year, perhaps 2??? HELP ME! My attorney seems disinterested and has her grunt workers call me with more postponements and terminations of hearings and I can't take it anymore. I am on permanent disability payments from Gallagher Bassett which are impossible to live on let alone raise a family on and I have a seperate attorney for my Social Security benifits that has also been over a year and no word AND SHE WAS A REFERRAL FROM MY WORKERS COMPENSATION ATTORNEY! What if anything can I do to expedite this if anything? Please help me if you can.
Respectfully