Legal Question in Workers Comp in North Carolina
i just had a phone hearing with the ind. commission and the lawyer for the employer that i was working for when my injury happened. they are trying to stop my benefits.
the lawyer was saying that i have no restrictions and i have a letter from the doctor stating otherwise.they also have the same letter and she is trying too say that it is the encomy,not my knee injury that is stopping me from getting a job. i also need surgery again on the knee too fix the knee cap that will not stay straight
1 Answer from Attorneys
This illustrates the problem of trying to represent yourself in a workers' compensation case. There are cases holding that a release without restrictions allows the Commission to stop your benefits. There are specific defenses to the Form 24 application which may not have been presented, including your statutory right to a second medical opinion.
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Good luck, George Lennon