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Liz, Two Cases in One. |
Liz's case is made up from a
few of our cases.
Seeing how Liz's workers
compensation case progresses may help you better
understand what to expect in your case.
You may also want to see what
happens to Clayton, Jason
and Gloria
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Liz's Injury at Work
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is a visiting nurse. While leaving a patient's
apartment, she slips on an icy walkway, falls and
fractures her ankle.
She is out of work for eight weeks while recovering
from her slip and fall accident.
Liz's Cases: Workers Compensation
and Personal Injury
Liz has a Connecticut workers compensation case. She will be paid
while she is out of work and for any permanent disability. Her doctor's bills
will also be paid.
Liz’s lawyer tells her she can also file a
Connecticut personal injury claim against the owners of the apartment
building. Her
lawyer also tells her that if she gets money from the
personal injury case, she will have to pay back the
workers compensation insurance company what they have paid
her and her doctors on her claim plus what they are likely
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What Could Happen Next
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Liz
Settles Her Personal Injury Case With the Building’s
Owners
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Liz’s lawyer has
recommended that she settle her personal injury case
against the owners of the apartment building and she
agrees.
Liz’s lawyer tries to
work out a deal with the workers compensation
insurance company about how much Liz will have to
pay them from her personal injury case. If a deal
cannot be worked out, the workers compensation
commissioner will decide how much should be paid
from Liz's personal injury claim to the workers
compensation insurance company by calculating what
Liz's doctors bills and payments for lost work and
permanent disability have been and will be in the
future.
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Liz
Wins Her Personal Injury
Case Against the Building’s Owners
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Liz
and her lawyer win her personal injury claim against
the building's owners in court. Her lawyer
tries to work out a deal with the workers
compensation insurance company about how much they
will be paid. If
they cannot agree, then the court will decide.
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Liz
Loses Her Personal Injury
Case Against the Building’s Owners
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At
trial, the jury decides that the building’s owners
are not responsible for her fall. Liz will not get any money for her personal injury claim. She
will not have to pay back the workers compensation
company anything. She will not owe any lawyers
fees for her personal injury case.
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