Law Office of Alan Tysinger

How much is the average workers comp settlement?

How much is the average workers comp settlement? In Texas, there are no traditional workers' compensation "settlements." This is why it is important to squeeze as much as the law allows out of the claim to put it to your advantage. Texas workers' comp laws are designed to guarantee lifetime... Read more →

Legal Issues in Mental Health Claims Continued (Part VIII): Scope of Practice

SCOPE OF PRACTICE ISSUES IN DIAGNOSIS AND EVALUATION The Appeals Panel has held that a chiropractor may assign impairment for a mental trauma injury such as post-traumatic stress disorder.[46]Recent changes to the Labor Code affecting assignment of designated doctors warrant a visit to this area of the law to lay... Read more →

Legal Issues in Mental Health Claims Continued (Part VI): Income Benefits Generally

INCOME BENEFITS (A) Impairment in Mental Trauma The Spirit of the 2003-10B advisories, with its baling wire and spit approach to the disaster that is the AMA Guides 4thEd., lives on in the state of mental trauma impairments in Texas. The AMA Guides, 4thEd., reject the use of impairment percentages.... Read more →