What is the name of your state? california
i was injured at work in 1999. tripped over computer wires and ripped meniscus in my knee. had surgery in 2000. now, in 2005, i am being requested by the insurance company lawyers to fill out a job analysis and attend a deposition then see an AME. can anyone tell me
#1 what is the purpose of a job analysis and how it affects my settlement? i no longer work for the company, nor does anyone they will interview there know me or what my job duties were back then.
#2 what is the purpose of deposing me 6 years after the incident?
#3 they scheduled a deposition with the QME, then cancelled it. they now require me to see an AME. what is the difference between the QME's opinion and the AME's opinion?
As a point of interest, my original rating on my injured knee was 69% by the state based on the QME's report. the insurance company feels this is too high of a rating, and feels the QME was unknowledgable in writing a worker's comp report. I have been unrepresented for 6 years but now feel i can't go to a deposition unrepresented.
any advise and answers to the above questions would be greatly appreciated.
i was injured at work in 1999. tripped over computer wires and ripped meniscus in my knee. had surgery in 2000. now, in 2005, i am being requested by the insurance company lawyers to fill out a job analysis and attend a deposition then see an AME. can anyone tell me
#1 what is the purpose of a job analysis and how it affects my settlement? i no longer work for the company, nor does anyone they will interview there know me or what my job duties were back then.
#2 what is the purpose of deposing me 6 years after the incident?
#3 they scheduled a deposition with the QME, then cancelled it. they now require me to see an AME. what is the difference between the QME's opinion and the AME's opinion?
As a point of interest, my original rating on my injured knee was 69% by the state based on the QME's report. the insurance company feels this is too high of a rating, and feels the QME was unknowledgable in writing a worker's comp report. I have been unrepresented for 6 years but now feel i can't go to a deposition unrepresented.
any advise and answers to the above questions would be greatly appreciated.