What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Tennessee
Went to my WC mediation end of September 2013 for assault in 2010 that resulted in PTSD. Claim was denied initially and I appealed to state and was finally approved to see a doctor from selection of company list in late 2011. Doctor has finally found me at MMI of 30%. In mediation they refused to allow me future medical and wantd me to settle for one time offer of $25,000. Refused and my attorney said he would file with the courts. Lo and behold, I receive a summons in mail yesterday afternoon saying I am the Defendent and employer is plaintiff for a civil case disputing that I had a work related injury at all. My attorney is not available until Monday and I am in a tailspin. Can someone explain to me what is happening, and why? I have already received my 400 weeks of TTD and they have paid for my psychiatrist, counselor and meds to date. Are they going to try and get me to pay all of that back??? I thought the issue of the facts was settled. They are disputing their own doctors and say they have an opinion from another doctor who has never even seen me. This doctor is suppose to be intrepretting my attending doctor's notes. Somebody please advise!! Thanks!! I have researched the internet and I can't find anywhere that explains a workers comp attorney doing this to claim victim.
Went to my WC mediation end of September 2013 for assault in 2010 that resulted in PTSD. Claim was denied initially and I appealed to state and was finally approved to see a doctor from selection of company list in late 2011. Doctor has finally found me at MMI of 30%. In mediation they refused to allow me future medical and wantd me to settle for one time offer of $25,000. Refused and my attorney said he would file with the courts. Lo and behold, I receive a summons in mail yesterday afternoon saying I am the Defendent and employer is plaintiff for a civil case disputing that I had a work related injury at all. My attorney is not available until Monday and I am in a tailspin. Can someone explain to me what is happening, and why? I have already received my 400 weeks of TTD and they have paid for my psychiatrist, counselor and meds to date. Are they going to try and get me to pay all of that back??? I thought the issue of the facts was settled. They are disputing their own doctors and say they have an opinion from another doctor who has never even seen me. This doctor is suppose to be intrepretting my attending doctor's notes. Somebody please advise!! Thanks!! I have researched the internet and I can't find anywhere that explains a workers comp attorney doing this to claim victim.
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