Workers’ Comp Bad Faith Attorney Jeff Raizner Discusses Benefits of Hiring an Injury Attorney for Insurance Issues

(PRWEB) July 17, 2013

On April 16, a massive explosion rocked a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The blast destroyed the factory, as well as homes and businesses in the surrounding area. At least 14 people were killed in the explosion and 200 others were injured, reported Time. Insurance claims are expected to be in the millions of dollars. The men and women injured on the job are entitled to be compensated, said Jeff Raizner of injury attorneys, Doyle Raizner.

“Let’s hope the insurance companies act in good faith,” said Raizner, a founder of the firm.

Injured employees are often forced by insurers to go through a slow and complicated process in the workers’ compensation system to receive benefits that should never have been denied in the first place. If an insurance company does not pay an injured employee the benefits he or she is entitled, or is misleading, the company is considered to be acting in “bad faith.”

“A work related injury can result in economic hardship. Bad faith handling of insurance claims can make an already stressful situation even more stressful for injured workers and their families. The insurance industry needs to act promptly and responsibly to honor and pay the valid claims of employees,” said Raizner.

Bad faith occurs when an insurance company acts in any or all of the following ways:

   •      Claims are not investigated in a prompt manner.
   •     Benefits are needlessly delayed and the worker suffers harm from the delay.
   •     A claim has been determined valid by the state workers’ compensation process and the insurance company has refused or failed to pay it.
   •     There is a denial of medical benefits despite medical evidence proving an injury.
   •     Facts or additional benefits were concealed from the insured party.

“Many injured workers believe that the insurance company is on their side, or looking to act in their best interests. However, as for-profit corporations, their representatives and adjusters often look to minimize claim payments as much as possible,” said Raizner.

“When an insurance company delays payment of a valid claim, they are violating the law,” he added.

There are a number of benefits to hiring a bad faith attorney to help with an insurance claim. An injury attorney can:

   •      Help with the insurance lingo representatives and adjusters use to try to confuse clients. Often times, they use confusing language in the hope is that they will be taken at their word and their decisions or the offered settlement will go unquestioned.
   •     Ensure that the insurance company fulfills its responsibilities regarding timely, good faith investigation and communication.
   •     Help seek a fair settlement.
   •     Seek both economic and non-economic compensation through an insurance bad faith suit.

The attorneys at Doyle Raizner take great pride in achieving results for injured clients who have been unjustly denied their workers’ compensation benefits by insurance bad faith. They seek to recover financial compensation for any damages caused by the delay in payment of a valid workers compensation claim.

To discuss your workers’ compensation bad faith case with an experienced attorney, please contact Jeff Raizner or another knowledgeable lawyer at Doyle Raizner by calling 713-571-1146.

About Doyle Raizner LLP:

Doyle Raizner attorneys have achieved impressive results for injured employees whose benefits were wrongly delayed and denied by their workers’ compensation insurer. By doing so, the firm has earned a national reputation as one of the Unites States’ preeminent bad faith insurance firms, representing people in their fights to get what they are rightfully owed from insurance companies.

Doyle Raizner has offices in Houston and Phoenix.

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