Attorneys for Injured Longshore Workers' Fighting for Your Benefits from Los Angeles/Long Beach to San Diego
An injured longshore worker is entitled to claim benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), including medical care, rehabilitation services and a significant portion of his or her wages. At some point, the workers' compensation insurance company may take the position that your claim of benefits is not related to your work injury, that you have reached the point of maximum medical recovery or that you are no longer injured and thus not entitled to any further benefits. At this point, a lump sum settlement is usually offered.
Before you accept a lump sum settlement, you should speak with an experienced LHWCA claims attorney. It may be that the insurance company making the lump sum offer is only interested in keeping its payout as low as possible. Such a company may make a lowball offer that's far below the true value of your claim.
An attorney at our firm can review your case and help you make the right decisions. Your interests, not the interests of the union, the employer or the worker's compensation insurance carrier, will be aggressively advocated by lawyers and doctors whose primary goal is to get you all of the benefits you are entitled to under the law. We will make sure you receive a fair and objective analysis of the value of the right decision.
Contact Patrick Carreon or James Burton for a free consultation. We have offices in Long Beach and Irvine, California.
How We Can Help
If you are not represented by counsel our firm will conduct a thorough review of your case, including the medical care and rehabilitation therapy you have received to date, and any disability rating made by your doctor. You can rest assured that if we take your case, YOUR interests will be placed in the forefront and together we will decide how to best present your claim. If a lump sum settlement is eventually offered by the employer or its insurance company we will never recommend accepting it unless we are convinced it is reasonable and it will in no way impact your right to return to longshore work.
After a Settlement, Can You Get Back to Work?
As a longshore worker, you earn good wages. In addition to getting you all of the benefits you are entitled to under the law our goal is to make sure you receive all of the rehabilitation services necessary so that you are physically able to return to your job. If you have suffered a partial or total disability as a result of your work injury, your rights under the law must be aggressively fought for to ensure a proper settlement, lump sum or otherwise, and a work accommodation if necessary. A lawyer at our firm can recommend the right course of action for you.
Don't accept a one-time payment offer at face value. Get legal help today.
Free Consultation With an Attorney
Contact Patrick Carreon or James Burton for a free consultation about a longshoreman workers' compensation lump sum settlement.
