Does'nt lifetime mean lifetime?

[dpammyh]

I worked for a home health agency in 1998, I was injured in a pt.'s home. I waited 3 yrs. for it to be settled in court. I was awarded lifetime medical benifits. I went to a Dr. that I picked out, and workman's comp. approved, for 3 yrs. Then last July, they send out a spokeperson, to ask the Dr. what he was doing for me. He got mad and said he did'nt need to be questioned. In result, workman's comp decided I was healed and stopped all medical coverage. My lawyer says they can't do that !!! But, they are. He says I need to pay for all my tests myself to prove I still need the medical treatment. I am paying for my own DR. bills but the tests run into the thousands of dollars and my other ins. won't touch it because it is involved in with W/C. Do I need to change lawyers? He says they have broken" breach of trust", which means we should go back to court. But it has now been 6 mo. and nothing has been done. In the meantime, I can hardly function, the pain is so bad. Please help !!!!
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[seniorjudge]

I worked for a home health agency in 1998, I was injured in a pt.'s home. I waited 3 yrs. for it to be settled in court. I was awarded lifetime medical benifits. I went to a Dr. that I picked out, and workman's comp. approved, for 3 yrs. Then last July, they send out a spokeperson, to ask the Dr. what he was doing for me. He got mad and said he did'nt need to be questioned. In result, workman's comp decided I was healed and stopped all medical coverage. My lawyer says they can't do that !!! But, they are. He says I need to pay for all my tests myself to prove I still need the medical treatment. I am paying for my own DR. bills but the tests run into the thousands of dollars and my other ins. won't touch it because it is involved in with W/C. Do I need to change lawyers? He says they have broken" breach of trust", which means we should go back to court. But it has now been 6 mo. and nothing has been done. In the meantime, I can hardly function, the pain is so bad. Please help !!!!
dpammyh[email protected]

If you are unsatisfied with that lawyer, get your file from him and hire a new one.

 

[dpammyh]

What about the fact that the first lawyer has already been paid in my case? He got his part of my settlement before I did. Do I need to go back to court to have him taken off my case?

 

[seniorjudge]

What about the fact that the first lawyer has already been paid in my case? He got his part of my settlement before I did. Do I need to go back to court to have him taken off my case?

Go camp out in your current lawyer's office until you get satisfactory answers to your questions.

 

[mwether19]

Your lawyer should have nipped that in the bud as soon as it happened. You shouldn't be paying your own medical bills. Get on him to fight that & also get reimbursed for all those medical bills.