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Information regarding personal injury claims from a Cincinnati personal injury and accident lawyer focusing on Ohio law

Tuesday, September 01, 2009

One Injury - Three Areas of Law - Personal Injury - Workers Compensation - Social Security Disability

Personal injury attorney -Workers compensation attorney - social security disability attorney all in one. Why its important to hire the right attorney.

If you have been seriously injured while working as a result of a third party, you may have at least three areas of law to consider for benefits and compensation.

People injured while working in Ohio are covered by the Ohio workers compensation law. This provides very specific and somewhat limited benefits. A complete coverage of this topic would take pages. Just know that its a maze of its own.

If a third person unrelated to your employer negigently caused your injury you also have a personal injury negiligence claim. This means that you must prove the person was at fault, but unlike workers compensation you can recover for pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life. This area of law also has its own unique priciples and practices.

If you injury is so serious that you will not be able to work at any job for one full year, you may be entitled to social security disability benefits. Again this is a separate area of law. Social Security is federal law. It has its own nuances.

Problems can arise when your lawyer only knows how to handle one area. Even if they know enough to refer you to an attorney that handles one of the other areas of laws there may not be complete coordination. Information in one case may be helpful or hurtful evidence in another. Therefore its important if you are touching all three areas, social security disability, workers compensation, and personal injury or only just two of them, to have an attorney that knows all three areas of the law. That way you have the best chance of coordinating all the benefits for maximum recovery.

by Anthony Castelli cincinnati attorney focusing on personal injury, workers compensation and social security disability . Feel free to call Anthony at 621-2345 if you have any questions in any of these areas at no cost or obligation

posted by Anthony Castelli at 8:56 PM

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Tuesday, September 01, 2009

One Injury - Three Areas of Law - Personal Injury - Workers Compensation - Social Security Disability

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