Frequently Asked Ohio Workers Compensation Questions
Below are recent questions/queries proposed by you, come back often and we will answer them for you as quickly as possible. Feel feel to email us or call us if you don’t see an answer to any of your questions I injured my neck in a car accident while driving to work; can I file a workers’ compensation claim? The general rule is that fixed site employee is not in the scope of their employment...Read More
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February Testimonials
Checkout what our Clients had to say about the work Bruce Taubman did for them! Margaret S. Bruce Taubman and Taubman Law were wonderful and on the spot to help me with my case. I never would have had my surgeries and therapies had they not been handling my case and helping me. In the end the settlement was wonderful and I thank them. Check out her settlement! Kerry H. I met Bruce Taubman...Read More
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How long does an Ohio workers’ compensation claim stay open?
A common question new clients ask at Taubman Law is how long do workers’ compensation claims stay open? This is a great question because medical benefits and compensation cannot be paid for an expired claim, and the timelines can be tricky to understand. How long a claim stays open depends on several factors. First, the date of the injury (or in the case of an occupational disease, the...Read More
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Multiple settlements reached with the City of Cleveland and CMHA
Settlement reached for an injured toddler on CMHA property Taubman Law reached a settlement with CMHA (Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Agency) for $50,000.00 for a little girl age five who fell through a window at one of their properties when she was two (2) years old. Because the statute of limitations does not expire until two years after the minor reaches the age of majority, Taubman Law...Read More
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Hospitals To Injured Nurses: Your Injuries Are Not Our Problem
NPR recently did an investigative series about injured nurses and how their respective employers treat them and their injuries. NPR notes that nursing employees suffer more debilitating back and other body injuries that almost any other occupation, and most of those injuries are caused by lifting and moving patients. State law requires companies to cover employees’ medical bills when...Read More
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Understanding how to manage the Social Security Disability appeals process in Ohio
When you’ve been injured on the job, navigating the next steps to protect the rights of you and your family is often very confusing. It can be even more complicated if you’ve been hurt and you’re denied Social Security disability. If you were denied Social Security disability for an on-the-job injury, you can appeal the ruling. When you request an appeal for your Social...Read More
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Injured Bicyclist, who is liable?
Injured by a car when bicycling? What are your options? A bicyclist is in critical condition Wednesday after he was struck and run over by a driver who police said suffered a diabetic emergency on Cleveland’s west side Tuesday night. The cyclist, 71, was headed east on Lorain Avenue near West 150th Street at about 5:45 p.m. Tuesday when a 40-year-old man in a Subaru Forester hit him from...Read More
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$70,000 Settlement reached on an Ohio Workers Compensation Claim
$70,000.00 Workers Compensation Settlement obtained by Taubman LAw Bruce Taubman and Taubman Law settled a self-insured Ohio Workers’ Compensation claim for $70,000.00 which was allowed for a herniated disc in the cervical area and a psychological condition. This settlement occurred after the claimant had been on Temporary Total Disability (paid time off through the BWC) for over...Read More
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Recent Ohio Workers’ Compensation Results
Workers’ Compensation Taubman Law recently attended a hearing in Akron at the Industrial Commission for a client whose 2001 workers’ compensation claim was set for a hearing on the additional allowance of post-operative heterotopic calcification of the right knee. Her claim had been allowed for a total knee replacement, but the passage of the years had caused her knee condition to...Read More
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Multiple Workplace Injuries throughout Ohio last week
A Cleveland police officer suffered hearing loss and burns to his face after a gun was fired close to his head as he was arresting a burglary suspect, police said. During the scuffle, the officer’s finger was bitten and another officer suffered cuts to his eye and hands while trying to subdue the suspects, according to a statement from the Cleveland Division of Police. Both of these...Read More
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