Worker's Compensation - Defense of Employer
Our attorneys have nearly 60 years of combined experience in representing self-insured employers, self-insured funds and insurance companies in workers’ compensation matters. We handle every aspect of Alabama workers’ compensation cases, including defense of routine claims for benefits, Declaratory Judgment actions in which the employer seeks to have a court deny benefits, defense of drug-impairment-related on-the-job injuries, as well as disputes between employers and insurers over premium calculations, payment of vendor invoices (e.g. propriety of insurer’s/employer’s bills screen/audit reduction of bills for medical services).
We provide our clients with an honest and candid evaluation of the case, potential liability and recommendations for defense or settlement of the case early on. We are mindful that the vast majority of workers’ compensation cases do settle, and thus, we are always willing to try to resolve the matter within the client’s expectations at any point during the case. In the event that the case cannot be settled, due to the claim presenting a unique legal or factual issue, or due to the claimant’s unreasonable demand, we have an excellent track record for our trial results. David Wilson has tried over 250 workers’ compensation cases and Jonathan Berryhill has tried more than 50. Based upon this vast experience, we understand what does and what does not work in court. We are also experienced appellate advocates both in workers’ compensation and general civil liability defense areas, with over 50 reported appellate decisions.
