Why my lawyer has to subpoena my medical records? it is a workers comp case? -

I had an accident at work nd ended up having surgery. I work for 8 more places, and I do not know if I am going to have work back in those places. Should I get another lawyer?

Because in order to win a workers comp case, you have to prove that you were injured on the job, how are you going to do this with no medical proof?? I would let your lawyer do their job.

Uh.. there is this thing called EVIDENCE which is normally a big part of a court case. Drs will not just give the records out by request, so there has to be a court order. If you show up in court without evidence, you will be laughed out the door. I sure hope you don t get another lawyer, who does not want the records.. you ll lose the whole thing.

They are looking to make sure you aren t committing fraud. Many people who are injured use the system to their advantage, hence the stricter laws that have come out regarding workers comp. Don t worry - if you re legit, you re in the clear.

To check and make sure you don t have a history of the injury you sustained. They re probably trying to prove that the injury originally happened at your place of employment, not that you just aggravated a previous injury at work.

If it s a workers comp case, the lawyer needs to see if there are any pre-existing issues that could have contributed to your injury.