Many people ask me whether I think they can handle their Virginia Workers’ Compensation claim on their own. I am usually hesitant to say that they should. Insurance companies and their lawyers will do everything they can to deny the claim or to pay the minimum possible under the law. A good example of the lengths that insurance companies will go to avoid responsibility was recently in the news
It was recently reported in the news that a devastating fire at an office building in Houston left a three people dead. It was a terrible fire, and unfortunately there were a number of workers who were not able to make it out alive. Great American Insurance Company was the insurer for these claims, and was facing upwards of 25 million dollars in potential liability. It might be assumed that this “Great American” company might pay the families of the deceased worker. Instead,the company filed a lawsuit in Federal Court claiming that the smoke that killed the three people was “pollution” and that surviving families shouldn’t be compensated for their losses since the deaths were not caused directly by the actual flames. This should prove once and for all that this Insurance company is neither “Great” nor “American”, it is just another example of a large insurance company trying to avoid any responsibility regardless of whether they are doing what is right, or what is just.
This is where lawyers such as myself come in. I’d like to think that the average person could handle their own workers’ compensation claim, but when I hear stories such as this one, I have to think twice. Insurance companies will do everything in their power to deny your claim, or pay you the least possible. Do yourself a favor and hire a lawyer.
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