About this course
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This course provides attorneys with advanced knowledge and skills necessary for effectively handling workers' compensation cases. Attorneys will explore key considerations when dealing with workers' compensation cases, including identifying the mechanism of injury, understanding state-specific regulations, and formulating strong claims. The course also emphasizes the importance of seeking timely medical attention and gaining proficiency in human anatomy to navigate the complexities of workers' compensation cases. Attorneys will learn strategies for differentiating between small and severe injuries, addressing preexisting conditions, and proving job-related aggravation in existing injuries. The course also covers statistical and mathematical knowledge for assessing injury contributions and overcoming challenges in causality assessment. Additionally, attorneys will gain insights into handling repetitive stress and overexertion injuries, defending repetitive stress injury claims, and addressing spinal injuries and their implications in legal cases. The course also addresses economic challenges, balancing morality and empathy, emerging mental health challenges, navigating depositions with doctors, mastering cross-examination, and navigating independent medical exams. Ethical considerations and professionalism in workers' compensation cases are also discussed. Key Topics Discussed:
  • Early steps and key considerations in workers' compensation cases
  • The importance of seeking timely medical attention
  • Gaining proficiency in human anatomy for workers' compensation cases
  • Strategies for differentiating between small and severe injuries
  • Addressing preexisting conditions in workers' compensation cases
  • Proving job-related aggravation in existing injuries
  • Statistical and mathematical knowledge in assessing injury contributions
  • Understanding repetitive stress and overexertion injuries
  • Defending repetitive stress injury claims
  • Exploring spinal injuries and their implications in legal cases
  • Challenges and treatments for work-related back injuries
  • Addressing economic challenges in workers' compensation cases
  • Balancing morality and empathy in workers' compensation cases
  • Emerging mental health challenges in workers' compensation cases
  • Navigating depositions with doctors
  • Mastering cross-examination techniques
  • Navigating independent medical exams in workers' compensation cases
  • Ethics and professionalism in workers' compensation cases.
This course includes:
schedule1 hours on-demand video
signal_cellular_altAdvanced level
task_altNo preparation required
calendar_todayPublished At Nov 1, 2023
workspace_premiumCertificate of completion
errorNo prerequisites
lock1 year access
calendar_todayUpdated At Aug 8, 2024
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