Your treating physician’s opinion may used and considered as evidence to support your case, but an insurance company may base its decision on the opinion of another physician other then your treating doctor. The insurance companies call their doctors independent medical evaluators or IME doctors. This is common and can…
The most important thing is, go see a doctor and get better. There is time later to worry about the legal issues surrounding your accident. Also, getting to the doctor quickly may help your case. It is common for certain kinds of injuries in relatively minor accidents to go unnoticed…
Husband and wife were driving/riding on a motorcycle and were involved in a collision with a car; wife sustained fatal injuries. Through a series of additional very unfortunate events, not all of wife’s medical bills were timely billed to her insurance company for payment. The at-fault driver of the…
This is a tactic that workers’ compensation insurance companies use to defend against your Idaho workers’ compensation claim. The can require you to go see one of their doctors they refer to as independent medical evaluators or IME doctors. They can choose to use the reports generated by the IME…
You took a car trip over the holidays, and got in a wreck. Now you are recovering from personal injuries caused by someone who lives in another state. It looks like you will have to sue to get compensation. What do you do? You will probably have to sue in…
Ratings can get a little complicated when converting into benefits. Ratings should be based on the body part closest to the injury and converted to the “whole person” percentage. There are set percentages that are designated for specific body parts, which then can be converted to a whole person impairment…
Clients should look for and retain an attorney who they feel they can freely and openly communicate with on all aspects of their case. The case should be viewed and handled as a team; the process requires teamwork and candid communication, with all involved working together towards an understood…
Usually the two impairment ratings are averaged pursuant to (IDAPA 17.02.04.281.02). If the matter goes to hearing the Idaho Industrial Commission will determine the impairment rating.
Ever heard of the quip, “It’s not what you know, but who you know.” In many respects this rings true in the law as well. Because I have been a Pocatello Police Officer and an Idaho State Police Trooper, I have developed relationships within the field of law enforcement…
There are times where the insurance company will deny your Idaho workers’ compensation claim. To dispute this, you will need to file a complaint with the Idaho Industrial Commission. This will start the formal legal process to bring the issue to the Commission for hearing and decision. Mediation is also…