What to do if earlier this year I fell off a rolling chair and broke my wrist?
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What to do if earlier this year I fell off a rolling chair and broke my wrist?
A month or 2 later I was discharged. Recently, I was contacted by an insurance company. The representative said that the doctor discharged me with 2% impairment. He told me that all he could offer me was $1,200. I accepted not understanding what was going on. He said he would send some papers or me to out for me to sign. Do I have to sign the papers? Will I lose my job if I sign? Can I ask for more of a compensation since I still ache and for how much more am I entitled to?
Asked on October 3, 2013 under Personal Injury, Georgia
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
Please go and speak with a personal injury attorney before you sign anything. It sounds as if you have a significant injury and how you proceed really depends here. Were you at work? Are you entitled to workers compensation? Can you sue the manufacturer on any legal basis? Whose insurance company is offering you the money? That is not clear. How much you are entitled do depends on a lot of different facts like is it your dominant hand? What kind of work you do? Etc. Good luck.
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