Legal Question in Workers Comp in Florida

Tough to give an answer without more information. Such as your age, education, prior work experience, physical restrictions from your treating doctors, etc. I've represented injured workers in Florida for over 35 years and I always told them the approximate value of their case within a range so your lawyer is not doing his or her job well. Secondly, in Florida, either a worker has a big case or a little case....there are no cases in the middle. The deciding factor is whether the injured worker can return to work. If they can do some kind of light work or sedentary work, then they have a little case. But, if they can't even do sedentary work, they have a BIG case worth hundreds of thousands! This is why getting the best lawyer at the earliest time makes a HUGE difference. The employer, their insurance carrier, the adjuster and nurse case manager all work together to try and prove that you can go back to work. They may act friendly to you but they ARE THE ENEMY! A good lawyer's job is to try to do the opposite...to show that your injury will prevent you from returning to the work you've done before in your life, and any type of work in the future. I wish I could help you more but I can tell you that the same case can be worth as little as $25,000 or as much as $325,000 depending upon the lawyers' skill and experience, NOT the workers' injuries.

Robert Shapiro

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Mr. Shapiro is quite correct, impossible to answer your question without more facts. Your attorney MUST be able to assess the value of the case and likely will have to make a demand to start the negotations. He MUST be able to discuss this with you. Your inability to do your prior job MAY not mean you get more as the w/c system is built on the concept that if you can work that is all that needs to be considered. Discuss this all in depth with your attorney or find an attorney who can discuss it with you.