Workers’ Compensation Claims: Medical Issues and Related Legal Strategies (On-Demand)

General Credits:
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$129.00

Course Description

This course examines the medical issues that most frequently arise in workers’ compensation claims and the legal strategies for effectively addressing them. Participants will explore best practices for establishing medical causation, managing competing expert testimony, and evaluating complex injuries and conditions that can significantly impact claim outcomes. The program will cover traumatic brain injuries and concussions, spinal cord injuries, pre-existing conditions, occupational stress, and repetitive motion or cumulative trauma claims. Attendees will gain practical insights into navigating medico-legal challenges and developing effective litigation and claim management strategies in workers’ compensation cases.

Syllabus

  1. Tips for Establishing Medical Causation
  2. Tips for Winning the Battle of the Experts
  3. Traumatic Brain Injuries/Concussions
  4. Pre-existing Conditions
  5. Occupational Stress
  6. Repetitive Motion/Cumulative Trauma
  7. Spinal cord injuries

Credit Details

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Course Instructor

Michael P. Del Bueno, Esq.

Original Date Of Course

General Credits

1

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Michael P. Del Bueno, Esq.
Michael P. Del Bueno, Esq. holds a bachelor's degree from Muhlenberg College and a law degree from Widener University School of Law, and has been admitted to the Virginia Bar since 1996. He has practiced primarily in insurance defense and workers' compensation law, serves on the faculty of several continuing legal education organizations as a lecturer, and represents major insurance carriers before the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission.
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