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Workers Comp Basics
Who Am I and Why
Am I Here?
I am John
I practice here
And here
How to Represent
Someone in a
Workers Comp
Hearing
Workers Comp Issues
Course and Scope
Extent of Injury
Waiver
Important Issues
Attorney
Presenting your
case in court
Beginning the
Process
BRC
Benefit Review
Conference
BRC
Mediation
Charge Conference
The Benefit
Review
Officer
“BRO”
Contested Case
Hearing
Trial of a WC Case
Discovery
15 Days
All medical records,
reports and expert
reports
All witness
statements
Persons with
knowledge of
relevant facts
All exhibits
Contrast with BRC
“Pertinent”
You failed to
exchange
Good Cause
Hearing Officer
HO
There are HOs
and then there are
HO’s
Interrogatories
Form Interrogatories
Interrogatories
20 days before CCH
Interrogatories
No Meaningful Sanction for
Non-responsiveness
Depositions
Who is a
Health Care
Provider?
You cannot depose HCP’s in
person, it has to be by
written questions
The Hearing
Time Limits
No time for real
examination
Expedited
Proceedings
Summary
Procedures
Exhibits
Hearsay is Okay
Double Hearsay is
Okay
Triple Hearsay is
Okay
Late exchange is not
Okay
Marking up exhibits
is Okay
Witness statements
must have some
indicia of
authenticity
EXPERT
WITNESS
Where to Find Dirt
Websites
•American Academy of Orthopedic
Surgeons
•American Academy of Pain
Medicine
•American Board of Internal
Medicine
•American Board of Psychiatry and
Neurology
you may not know...
radiologists
should not wear
white coats
when reading films
Doctor, I notice..
white coat
Do you ALWAYS
white coat
Websites
•American Academy of Orthopaedic
Surgeons
•American Academy of Pain
Medicine
•American Board of Internal
Medicine
•American Board of Psychiatry and
Neurology
Websites
•Trialsmith
Websites
•Trialsmith
“Herniations are
Degenerative”
Websites
http://delicious.com/txworkerscomp
Getting Paid
Keep track of time
If you want to practice
here
Retire
Justice
Contacting
John
jgibson@txworkerscomp.com

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