While many law firms have stopped handling workers’ compensation matters, Morgan & Morgan has planted a flag to stand up for injured workers across the country. Since 2020, the amount recovered for those workers has increased by nearly 66%. Just in the past year, Morgan & Morgan has taken on the fight on behalf of more than 5,000 injured workers.
When someone is hurt on the job, their sole and exclusive remedy against their employer, in nearly every state, is a workers’ compensation claim. Workers’ compensation cases often involve complex, state-specific bureaucratic processes that vary significantly by jurisdiction, with benefits typically defined by statute in most states. As a result of Morgan & Morgan’s broad scope of practice, we are able to cross-screen those claims to determine whether a companion personal injury or products liability case can be pursued in addition to workers’ compensation benefits.
While it is difficult to summarize workers’ compensation laws that vary so widely, the reality is that more conservative states tend to have less favorable laws, while more liberal-leaning states offer workers more robust benefits and protections. Being in a conservative jurisdiction does not mean that we cannot get good results for injured workers, however. For example, despite Florida being less favorable to injured workers, Morgan & Morgan has increased our overall recovery amount by 101% over the past four years due to the reputation and diligence that our workers’ compensation attorneys have established among judges.
Depending on the state, early attorney intervention can make a significant difference because of the rules surrounding which doctor is deemed as the authorized provider. The workers’ compensation attorneys at Morgan & Morgan have first-hand knowledge of those rules and the doctors that insurers prefer, knowledge we use to protect clients from being routed to a doctor that will not look out for their needs for fear of upsetting the insurance companies.
Workers’ Compensation cases are different not only because benefits are defined by statute, but because in most jurisdictions, the trier of fact is a judge, rather than a jury. As a result, it is a more nuanced challenge to tell the injured workers’ story and to paint a picture for the judge. Having a reputation with these judges for handling cases with diligence and integrity gives the Morgan & Morgan attorneys an advantage over those practitioners who only appear on occasion, and is why we get such strong results for our clients.
Our workers’ compensation practice comprises more than 80 dedicated attorneys nationwide. We currently accept cases in California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
If you know an injured worker in need of specialized representation, let us put our knowledge and experience, coupled with the resources of America’s largest injury law firm, to work for them.
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