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workers comp is saying that three-month treatment gap in Queens means your lung disease "wasn't serious"

A Queens overnight security guard with silicosis can still have a workers' comp case even if the carrier is waving around a three-month treatment gap like it ends everything.

ARTICLE by Priya Sharma

Got hurt off duty, and now your old photos are being used against you

A Queens firefighter working a warehouse job can wreck a shoulder from repetitive overhead lifting, then get blindsided when old social posts are twisted into "evidence" that nothing is wrong.

ARTICLE by Carmen Ortiz

I already had a bad back before that Queens fall - now what?

A Queens senior fell at a business, the insurer found an old back MRI, and now they're acting like every bit of pain was there before.

ARTICLE by Michael Chen

Ready to drop it after a Queens work injury? The arbitration clause may not control everything

A Queens janitor with serious chest injuries may be stuck with arbitration against one company but still have other claims if the building, garage, or property owner caused the wreck.

ARTICLE by Jamal Harris

Eight months later, that Queens stair fall can still be an open claim

A pregnant EMT in Queens may still have a workers' comp case months after a stair fall, but the dates, medical records, and who knew what when matter a lot.

ARTICLE by Carmen Ortiz

My Queens skull fracture claim is getting trashed over old gym photos from before the fall

A Queens dental hygienist with a serious head injury is getting hit with the oldest insurance trick around: pretending old social media posts say more than CT scans and treatment records.

ARTICLE by Colleen Murphy

intraoperative injury

An injury that happens during a medical procedure, usually while surgery is actively being performed, is called an intraoperative injury. That can include damage to an organ,...

Can Queens Amazon Flex cut me off if I report a work-zone injury?

You have 30 days to give written notice for New York no-fault benefits, and if you were really an employee, workers' comp notice should go out within 30 days too. Yes, Amazon...

How long can I wait to report a Queens work injury without losing my job?

"When did you first know you were hurt?" That is the adjuster's next question, and your answer matters because they use delay to argue the injury was minor, happened somewhere...

Boss made me use my insurance after a Queens work injury, am I too late?

As of July 1, 2024, New York's maximum weekly workers' comp rate increased to $1,171.46. The insurance company will still tell you the same old garbage: you waited too long,...

wrong-site surgery

A preventable surgical error where a doctor operates on the wrong body part, the wrong side of the body, the wrong level of the spine, or even the wrong patient. Examples are...

retained foreign body

How does something get left inside a patient after surgery, and what does that mean? It means a sponge, instrument piece, needle fragment, drain part, or other object stayed in...

A mistake involving the device placed in your body can change the value of a claim in a big way, because it may lead to another surgery, more medical bills, lost income, and...

You may see it in an operative report, hospital incident notice, or a doctor's explanation after surgery as "operating room fire," "OR fire," or "thermal injury during...

robotic surgery error

Defense lawyers and malpractice insurers often use this phrase to make an injury sound like a machine problem instead of a human one. They may suggest the robot acted...

I was just hurt in an Uber on the Van Wyck what happens now?

Many New York rideshare passenger injury claims settle for somewhere in the thousands to low six figures depending on the injury; short answer: in Queens, your medical bills...

surgical site infection

You may see it in an operative report, discharge summary, pathology note, or a follow-up call after surgery: "concern for infection at the incision," "post-op wound infection,"...

informed consent for surgery

Permission for surgery is only valid when the patient is told the key risks, benefits, and reasonable alternatives in a way they can actually understand. "Permission" means...

business dissolution

The part people get wrong is simple: a business does not instantly vanish the day it "closes." Dissolution is the legal shutdown process for a company or partnership, not just...

Neighbor's dog already bit other people and my COBRA is ending - do I still have a case in Queens if I filed late?

A late dog-bite claim in Queens can still rise or fall on what you save immediately, especially when prior attacks, vanishing witnesses, and expiring health coverage are all in play.

ARTICLE by Michael Chen