Settling a Wisconsin workers compensation claim is complicated and an injured worker should only do so knowing all the issues. This is not an exhaustive list, but here are seven basic topics a worker should be considering before signing away his or her workers comp...
Month: May 2017
Seven Things to Know Before Settling a Workers Compensation Claim
Settling a Wisconsin workers compensation claim is complicated and an injured worker should only do so knowing all the issues. This is not an exhaustive list, but here are seven basic topics a worker should be considering before signing away his or her workers comp...
Personal Injury Claim Time Limit?
In Wisconsin the personal injury claim time limit is three years for most negligence based personal injuries, including those caused the negligent driving of a motor vehicle. However, an action brought to recover damages for death caused by the wrongful act, neglect,...
Personal Injury Claim Time Limit?
In Wisconsin the personal injury claim time limit is three years for most negligence based personal injuries, including those caused the negligent driving of a motor vehicle. However, an action brought to recover damages for death caused by the wrongful act, neglect,...
Lumbar Herniated Disc Workers Compensation Surgical Treatment
Back surgery for a herniated disc as a result of a work-related traumatic injury or from job duties over time is not as common as it was ten years ago, but it is done if medically necessary and reasonable under. This is a medical not a legal determination. As workers...
Lumbar Herniated Disc Workers Compensation Surgical Treatment
Back surgery for a herniated disc as a result of a work-related traumatic injury or from job duties over time is not as common as it was ten years ago, but it is done if medically necessary and reasonable under. This is a medical not a legal determination. As workers...
Workers Compensation Psychological or Mental Injury
Psychological or mental injury can be difficult cases to prove in Wisconsin workers comp law. Mental claims are specifically included in Wis. Stats. Sec. 102.01(2)(c), however one must look to case law to define mental claims which are categorized as:...
Workers Compensation Psychological or Mental Injury
Psychological or mental injury can be difficult cases to prove in Wisconsin workers comp law. Mental claims are specifically included in Wis. Stats. Sec. 102.01(2)(c), however one must look to case law to define mental claims which are categorized as:...
Woman seriously injured in motorcycle wreck in Wisconsin
A Minnesota woman was seriously injured in a motorcycle wreck in Polk County, Wisconsin, late in the month of April. The accident occurred on Highway 8 in a roundabout on a Saturday night. The victim, 36, sustained life-threatening injuries in the crash. The accident...
Right of Way Rules of the Road, Cont.
Right of way is often a contested issue in Wisconsin automobile accident cases. The next two posts will go straight to the Wisconsin DOT Motorists Handbook for the straight answers. Emergency Vehicles You must yield the right-of-way to police vehicles, fire trucks,...