Rosasco to Lecture to Trial Lawyers on "Tough Issues" in Construction Accident Cases
I will be lecturing to other trial lawyers next Friday, November 20, 2009, at a full day seminar sponsored by the New York State Bar Association entitled "Handling Tough Issues in a Plaintiff's Personal Injury Case ".
I was asked by my good friend and colleague Russell Corker to specifically discuss new case law that may help construction accident lawyers to significantly reduce workers' compensation liens which need to be paid back at the end of a construction accident case.
Often times, injured workers are not told upfront by their construction accident attorney that any money they receive and the cost of medical care from workers' compensation will have to be paid back to the workers' compensation carrier at the end of any civil lawsuit arising out of the same accident. Luckily, for those who know the recent changes in the law as a result of the Court of Appeals decision in Burns v. Varialle, such "liens" can often be substantially reduced, if not eliminated, by having the workers' compensation insurance carrier pay a portion of the worker's legal fees.
If you are an injured construction worker, wouldn't you like to effectively pay less than the standard 1/3 legal fee? It can be done if handled correctly. This seminar will teach other lawyers how to protect their clients rights in negotiating a reduction of the lien and preserving their client's right to future workers' compensation benefits.
