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personal injury/slip and fall

Asked 28 February 2011 · 3 answers

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Hello i am a truck driver Independant Contractor and if i paid for occupational insurance prior to my slip and fall at walmart, which my benefit pays me a certain amount per week while i am injured, when it is time to settle, Can walmart subtract the amount i was recieving from my insurance company from my lost wages claim ?? and is the insueance company entitled to repayment of those funds from walmart ? This insurance was and optional service and is not part of my company...[

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3 answers

Visitor answer 14 March 2011

You're entitled to get paid for your insurance from

walmart which will be compensated by your insurance

company by them.

Visitor answer 25 March 2011

The answer depends whether their policy for occupational insurance contains a lien provision for third party recoveries. If a lien provision is in the insurance contract then some percentage of a amount paid out by the occupational insurance must be pre paid in the settlement.

Visitor answer 22 September 2011

I was in a automobile wreck few months ago in LA, my automobile got totaled & I ended up being in the hospital for some time. The driver to blame was uninsured driver. I suffered from extreme physical & emotional pain. Do I need to hire a personal injury attorney?

Regards,

Kimball law,

Sessions and kimball

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