Legal Question in Workers Comp in California

w/c ins paid 3rd party atty $15,000 for subrogation recovery. w/c still not settled i knew nothing about payment. Atty did ot show up to court and allowed w/c t file a credit on me. w/c atty does nothing and referred him. I was not to know about this payment but found out . i got ssd and they were only going to pay $78.00. I found out w/c ins told ssa they paid me $1,500 per mo. when they had not paid me in 5 yrs. Took 2 months t get benefit payout to me for proof and this was on there. when i first asked the adj for it she said "how in the hel did you get ssa. i said because i am unable to work. this is just a little bit of what has happened. acctually it is a friend of mine who received a head injury. go figure. what to do?


Asked on 10/20/10, 3:19 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
George Shers Law Offices of Georges H. Shers

I am confused by the information you provided. The third party refers to the person who is not the employer or fellow employee who injured you. If you made a recovery against such a third party the WC carrier is entitled to either reimbursement of its payments or a credit against future benefits. The payments it made to its attorney comes from the money they get and not additionally from you. i do not understand why you were not paid for five years and what your own attorney did. And what is the connection with the friend with the head injury?

If you want to discuss your case, and what it is that yo are looking for, you can e-mail me at [email protected] or calll me at 510-441-2684.

Read more
Answered on 10/25/10, 11:00 pm


Related Questions & Answers

More Workers' Compensation Law questions and answers in California