Why do the workers compensation checks stop coming when nothing else has changed?

I've discovered a new tactic used in workers' compensation cases. For the past 30 years I've represented workers seriously injured on the job who get a weekly check. Some have been for more than 10 years. Without exception the checks always stop coming and no one in the insurance company can explain what caused the stoppage or delay. Well, after 30 years of watching and listening it's pretty obvious to me. The ins. co. bean counters have the accounting and computer departments program into the system for the checks to stop. It's my belief they do this for several reasons. 1. So the claimant has to come forward to make sure he/she is still alive. 2. To make the insured more miserable and frustrated so that sooner or later they are willing to settle just to get the ins. co. out of their lives.

Works like a charm. The dead clients never step forward and everyone dealing with insurance claim departments is miserable; making them more miserable seems to wear down even the most ardent widows and widowers.

Bad faith law in Iowa is almost nonexistent. The hurdles to prove bad faith are so tall that only an insurance company exec with the company’s Leer jet could ever get over them while on his way to pick his next unearned bonus check.

After a worker is injured is when they need the support of their employer the most. But injured workers aren't given a level playing field. The company doctor often times is not helping them and the case manager isn't either. The worker is left alone to fend for themselves and to make mistakes that result in lower benefits or fewer weeks of benefits. Some are sent back to work too soon. There is only one person on your side and that understands this system. If your lawyer doesn't understand the nature of this claim you've got the wrong lawyer. Steve Lombardi has practiced in the area of workers compensation for over 30 years. He's tried hundreds of cases for more than one thousand clients. If you'd like help finding a competent lawyer we do assist people in locating a lawyer in Iowa or in Illinois. Call us.

If you have a question about your case, give us a call or drop us an email. LOMBARDI LAW FIRM - 515-222-1110 or sdlombardi@aol.com. If you or your spouse are involved in a work accident contact the Lombardi Law Firm. We will assist you with your claim.
Steve Lombardi, Attorney