Our Pikeville workers' compensation lawyers are here to represent you if you are injured in a workplace accident. We will fight tirelessly to get you the compensation you deserve. Call today for a no-cost strategy session with our team!
Pikeville Workers’ Compensation Attorneys
Let Us Know If You Got Hurt at Work
Workplace accidents can happen anywhere. While preventing them is of the utmost importance, it is also important for workers to understand and use their rights if they’re ever injured on the job. Unfortunately, many workers throughout Kentucky don’t know about their workers’ compensation options because their employer never explains them.
At Kentucky Injury Law Center, our Pikeville workers’ compensation lawyers can help you make the most of your workers’ compensation benefits. You should be given the chance to fully recover from your workplace injury without breaking the bank, which is exactly the point of workers’ comp. It is only a matter of getting those benefits from an insurance company that might complicate things. If you don’t have workers’ comp, then we can also help you with a personal injury claim.
To learn more about our services, dial (270) 423-0023 or contact us online.
What Can Our Attorneys Do for You?
Managing a workers’ compensation case can be stressful if you aren’t familiar with all the legal processes and steps. Ideally, it is as simple as filing your claim and awaiting your benefits. Realistically, there will be much more to do, such as meeting filing deadlines and responding to insurance company inquiries.
When you team up with us, you can leave your worries behind as we take the lead on your case. We’re here to advance your case without adding any stress to your life.
Our lawyers can assist you in many ways, such as:
- Explaining your legal rights and options.
- Helping you get all the necessary medical care from your chosen doctor.
- Filling out and submitting all necessary paperwork.
- Challenging and appealing any claim denials and challenges.
When Every Benefit Counts
Workers’ compensation has multiple benefits that you might be able to use to help with your recovery after a workplace accident. To make matters better, workers’ comp is also a no-fault insurance program that gives benefits and coverage to claimants, regardless of liability for their injuries. In other words, you and you alone could cause your accident at work, and you would still be eligible to receive the benefits owed to you.
Five important benefits that workers’ comp provides are:
- Medical treatment care coverage with no cap
- Temporary disability benefits if you need time off work to recover
- Permanent disability benefits if you can never fully return to work
- Vocational rehabilitation to help you start a new position or career
- Death benefits if you lost a loved one to a fatal workplace injury
Workers’ Compensation Denials & Appeals
A no-fault insurance program like workers’ compensation does not mean that every single case will be approved automatically. Insurance companies still have room to challenge and deny claims that they think do not apply under the coverage definitions. Or, as it happens in some cases, an insurance company might wrongfully deny a claim in hopes the claimant gives up, which will save them money in the long run.
Workers’ compensation denials can happen because the:
- Injury did not happen in the context of the worker’s job.
- Injury is not covered by the workers’ compensation policy.
- Claimant did not file a claim in time.
- Claimant did not give enough information when filing a claim.
If the insurance company is feeling particularly bold, then it might even accuse the claimant of fabricating their injury. Our highly experienced team of workers' compensation attorneys in Pikeville knows what to do to challenge all of these reasons for denial and more. We might be able to get the insurer to agree to pay a settlement after a challenge letter, or we can prepare to file an official appeal or lawsuit.
Free Consultations are Available for Inquiring Clients
Want to get your workers’ compensation case in Pikeville moving? We make it simple by offering free, no-obligation consultations to locals in need of reliable legal counsel. You can learn about your options without having to sign any sort of contract or agreement. We just want to make certain you understand your rights as an injured worker and how we can assist you in your pursuit of compensation.
Please call our workers' compensation lawyers in Pikeville at (270) 423-0023 whenever you need our team.
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Accident in Company Truck Settlement $150,000
J.W. had worked as a truck driver for over 10 years when he was involved in an accident while driving. J.W. thought he would be ok and did not seek immediate attention; however, that turned out not to be the case. He sought medical treatment and even though the insurance carrier paid for some of the medical treatment, it quickly paid its own doctor to state all of J.W.’s symptoms were not related to the accident.
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Injured Delivery Person
It started with a call –someone had slammed into the back of our client’s car while the client was on the job. The other driver had tried to pass our client over a solid yellow line because he didn’t see that she was turning. Our client had neck surgery and didn’t know what to do.
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Settlement for Hydraulic Equipment Injury $150,000
K.G. injured his neck while working on hydraulic equipment. Initially, the insurance carrier argued that his neck condition was a degenerative condition and that it was not responsible for paying for any medical treatment.
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Settlement for Utility Lineman Falling on the Job $100,000
N.W. suffered serious injuries after falling from 20 feet working as a utility lineman. The insurance company paid for N.W.’s medical bills and paid him TTD income benefits when N.W. was released from work, the insurance carrier sent him a settlement offer for $20,000.00 to settle his work compensation claim.
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Severed Thumb on the Job Settlement $70,000
Like many injured workers, J.H. thought his employer would take care of him after injury severing part of his thumb while helping the employer is a secondary business. The employer tried to claim that J.H. was not an employee of the secondary business and the insurance company denied giving J.H. any income or medical benefits.
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Shoulder Injury Settlement $150,000
A.M. was an employee of a government agency in Louisville. He injured his shoulder at work and was not sure what the next steps were to take as he did not think he could return to his old job.
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Workers' Compensation for a Police Officer $150,000
Our client was a 30 year veteran for law enforcement officer whose career ended after a tragic shooting. The officer had worked his way up the chain of command, starting as a patrol officer and ending as a Lieutenant.
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Workers' Compensation for Traumatic Brain Injury $350,000
J.P. had been a hard worker all his life. He had worked at his employer for over 26 years, rarely missing a day. However, it only took one day for his life to change when a compressed coil spring got loose and struck him in the head, causing to fall and injure his back as well. J.P. suffered both a traumatic brain injury and traumatic back injury requiring several surgeries.
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Workers' Compensation Settlement $130,000
J.D. approached Kentucky Injury Law Center after the insurance denied his claim. JD had previously undergone back surgery but had fully recovered from that surgery when he injured his back while working for his new employer.