Happy Thursday, Team, This week’s tip is a reminder to BEWARE of Georgia’ special rules for work-related hernia injuries (very specific)! For work-related hernia injuries to be found compensable in Georgia, the Claimant “must definitely prove to the satisfaction of...

Greetings, we are seeing a new tactic by claimant’s attorneys trying to get attorney fees in regard to seeking costs. Recently, on a number of Petitions for Benefits, I have seen claimant attorneys claim a specific amount of costs, albeit usually very low, like $3.25...

Happy Wednesday, team, I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend. The end of the year is rapidly approaching and, as we all know, claimants ALWAYS want to settle close to the holiday season which causes mediation spots to fill up absurdly fast. It seems the...