I fell in 2000 and broke both my elbows. Gallagher Bassett has tried to stop me from receiving care so many times. I handle my own case and have been WCAB hearing twelve times last year ...Gallagher Bassett has had three attornies on the case. You can try labor code 5814 intentional delay . The WCAB has an information and assistance window that can help you. If you go to a hearing the judge will help you out with your case, that's if you are not already represented. This has helped me cope with the BS that Gallagher Bassett puts me through. They pay their high priced attorney to show up at these hearing at the rate of 300.oo an hour, and lose. Their attorney will call me up the week of the hearing and try to make a crappy deal. I always turn them down and make them sweat in front of the judge. brianjones196932@yahoo.com
I have been dealing with GB for years .The only thing they are afraid of is the judge at the worker comp court. You can file over and over yourself. The judge has an obligation to make sure you don't get screwed by GB. Hit them where it hurts them the most ...in the pocket. They have to pay their attourney 300 an hour to appear in court and febilly try to defend them. It usually takes about half a day.. you have nothing to lose, and it doesn't cost you a dime . They have to spend 1200.00, so do this once a month and they start to take notice. After a while you will be ably to file out the paper work in minutes. It becomes therapeutic and the satisfaction of having their lawyer beg you not to go to trial. Intentional delay labor code 5814 in California . Some times their lawyer will buy you off instead of going to trial and being found guilty. The fines by the judge the judge can be really steep. 10, 000 to buy you off is not uncommon...
You can take them to department of workers compensation your self, and it doesn't cost you a dime .The judge has an obligation to make sure you don't get screwed by GB. Their attourney costs them about 300 an hour and a half a day in court (1200). You will love it when their lawyer beggs you not to go to trial... labor code CA 5814 is intentional delay and will cost them thousands in fines if you push the issue to trial. It becomes very easy to win when you have your doctors request and a fax confirmation. They have no legal excuse for not granting your doctors request for your treatment. Their lawyer will try to intimidate, bully, and manipulate you. This is normal . The day of the trial their lawyer will catch you in the hallway and purpose a buy out instead of going to trial . You will then ask for ten thousand dollars. The judge will fine them much more, don't forget your are dealing with a multibillion dollar company. These guys are ### and need to pay...brianjones196932@yahoo.com
