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What Past Medical History Is Most Important In Orthopedic Claims in Workers’ Comp?

The New Jersey workers’ compensation system has one glaring drawback for employers, namely the absence of any formal discovery in traumatic injury cases.  There are no standard interrogatories in traumatic claims and no depositions.   The consequence of this is that claims sometimes get passed through workers’ compensation that really involve long-standing and preexisting conditions which […]

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Handling Scar Injury Cases Effectively In New Jersey

By on September 6, 2019 in Claims, NJ Workers' Comp with 0 Comments

There are a large number of petitions for permanent partial disability benefits filed each year in New Jersey for scars and serious lacerations.  It is important for practitioners to understand that injuries due to scars are subject to completely different proofs from all other physical injury claims in New Jersey.  The main difference between a […]

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Maximizing Defense IMEs in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation

An independent medical examination can be requested at any reasonable time and place in the state for a variety of reasons: there may be an issue of causation, ability to work, second opinion on surgery, need for further treatment, or assessment of permanent partial disability.  No matter what the purpose of the examination is, a […]

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