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Personal Injury:

Questions for Your Doctor In Personal Injury Cases
Traumatic Brain Injury: By The [Staggering] Numbers
What is an Independent Medical Examination?
Description: This article describes the term "Independent Medical Examination" or "IME" as used in injury, workers' compensation or disability cases. As pointed out in the article, these examinations are not really independent but are merely examinations performed by a doctor with a relationship with the insurance company or insurance industry. Here at Carroll & Carroll, P.C., we call them exactly what they are, Defense Medical Examinations, or "DME."

Please refer to another library item regarding "What to do at a DME." This is a standard letter that we send to all of our clients who have to attend a defense medical examination. These are when the insurance company hires a doctor to exam the plaintiff and render an opinion that the defense will use. These exams are more commonly referred to as IME's or Independent Medical Exams, but we and C&C Law think there's nothing independent about them. The exams are for the defense so let's just call them that-- Defense Medical Exams. Usually, the doctor conducting the exam is well known with the insurance industry and makes hundreds of thousands of dollars a year conducting exams for the insurance industry. I ask you...how independent is that!?!?

The attached document are good rules to follow when you have to attend one of these exams.
Common Questions About the Legal Process
Description: This article describes some common questions that you may have when you have to contact a lawyer for an injury that occurred in an automobile accident or due to a dangerous condition on someone's property or even a dangerous and defective product. There are even more answers to clients' frequently asked questions in the "FAQ" section of our web site. If you cannot find the answer to one of your questions, always feel free to call or email Carroll & Carroll, P.C. We're here to help.
The Wrongful Death Of A Child - Part Two
Description: This article is part two of the serious on litigation involving the wrongful death of a child.

Premises Liability: The Slip and Fall:

Cracked, Broken or Irregular Sidewalks Causing a Fall
Description: This article describes what can be done against a property owner who has cracked, broken or irregular sidewalks that have caused someone to trip and fall and injure themselves.
Dog Bites
Description: This article describes the various types of cases that involve attacks by dogs, particularly against children.
If You Have Been Bitten or Attacked by a Dog, Then You Need to Read This Article
Description: This article describes the issues involved in dog bite litigation including whether the law considers specific breeds of dogs (such as pit bulls and rottweillers) inherently dangerous.
New Pennsylvania Superior Court Case on Dog Attack [PDF]
Description: This article summarizes the new Pennsylvania Superior Court case of Underwood v. Hind. This case involved the attack of a little girl by two bit bulls that escaped from their owner's house. The case provides a good summary of when a dog owner can be held negligent for violation of Pennsylvania's Dog Law.
Lead Poisoning Threatens Pregnant Women
Description: This article discusses the dangers of lead exposure and preganancy.

Workers' Compensation:

New York Times article on Independent Medical Exams [PDF]
Description: Recently, The New York Times began putting together a series of articles on the New York State workers’ compensation system. One of the articles printed in the April 1, 2009, edition was entitled “a world of hurt: exams of injured workers fuel mutual mistrust.” The article was written by N.R. Kleinfield and can be seen here. The whole gist of the series is the decline and unfairness of the New York workers’ compensation system. However, this article specifically focuses on the doctors who are used by the insurance companies as so called “independent” medical examiners. As this article proves, these examiners are nothing at all close to being “independent.”
Response to Time Magazine Article: "Doctor's View: Can Health Coverage Cause Pain?"
Description: This article responds to the article in the February 17, 2009 edition of Time Magazine written by Dr. Scott Haig regarding workers' compensation patients and returning to work.
Specific Loss Benefits [PDF]
Description: This document is a chart describing the amount of benefits you are entitled to receive under the Workers' Compensation Act's Specific Loss section. Under the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act, if you lose a particular extremity, or lose the use of that extremity, then you can be compensated for that loss. Basically, if you get your arm chopped off at work, you are entitled to a set amount of weeks of total disability benefits based upon your average weekly wage.

Here is a list directly from the statute listing what each body part is worth.
Reimbursement for Travel Expenes in Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Cases [PDF]
Description: This article explains the law on the issue of when you can be reimbursed for mileage when travelling to your treating doctor in a Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation case.
Flow of Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Claim Documents Prior To Litigation
Description: Here is a flow chart that describes the Pennsylvania workers' compensation claim documents that are most commonly seen in cases that are NOT in litigation. Just scroll over the document title for a description of what that form is used for. This is helpful if you receive a form or document in the mail and you are not sure of its purpose. Of course, you should always call your attorney (if you have one) for an explanation.

Vehicle and Automobile Accidents:

Reducing The Impact of A Whiplash Injury
Description: This article provides some ideas on how to prevent whiplash injuries that are caused by automobile accidents in Pennsylvania and New York. Many of the the car crash cases that Carroll & Carroll, P.C. litigates involve a client who suffers from some form of whiplash injury.
Car Accident Injuries: Neck Pain
Multi-Truck Accident in Susquehanna County Results in Hospitalization
Description: Trucking accident in Susquehanna County sends one driver to the hospital and highlights the importance of safety among commercial drivers.
Repeat Offender Facing DUI Charges After Accident Lands Passenger in Hospital
Description: An Allentown man is responsible for a multiple car accident in Bethlehem, PA. A passenger was hospitalized and the driver faces DUI charges. The man was driving with a suspended license and was also brought in for public intoxication the day of his release.
Driver Strikes Mother and Daughter in School Crossing Zone
Description: A woman and her daughter were struck by a car while crossing the street in Lansdale, PA. The vehicle was stopped but lurched forward as the two crossed.

Newsletters:

Spring 2009 Newsletter [PDF]
Description: This is C&CLaw's Spring 2009 Newsletter. It has a profile of our legal assistant, Camille Mattison. There is also a guest article by local chiropractor Dr. Thomas Annabel entitled, "Chiropractic Alcohol." In these hard economic times, we have also included an article regarding what debt collectors can and cannot do.
2008, 06 Newsletter [PDF]
2008, 03 Newsletter [PDF]
2007, 11 Newsletter [PDF]
2007, 09 Newsletter [PDF]

General:

Why Doesn't My Treating Physician's Opinion Matter?
Description: This article is about the appeal process in long term disability appeals involving ERISA disability policies.
Do You Really Need the Money Now?
Description: This article describes some pitfalls in "selling" your structured settlement. In many of our cases that involve a large settlement, the settlement amount is structured in a way that the client will recieve a monthly amount for his/her lifetime. Some people eventually end up selling that monthly income for a lump sum amount. Read this article before you consider doing that.
Sorting Through The Marketing Maze: Finding The Right Personal Injury Attorney For You
2009 Medical Record Fee Schedule [PDF]
Description: The Pennsylvania Department of Health has published the 2009 Fee Schedule for Medical Records in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The Fee Schedule specifies the amounts that may be charged by a health care facility or health care provider upon receipt of a request or subpoena for production of medical charts or records.
Knee Injury Litigation
Description: This article describes the various types of knee injuries one can receive due to auto accidents and slips and falls.

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