Workers' Compensation Defense
The attorneys of Battle & Polly LLC have over forty-five years of experience representing employers in all aspects of workers’ compensation. Our attorneys work with the client from the beginning of a workers’ compensation claim to ensure that a proper investigation is completed. In addition, we thoroughly review all of the pertinent medical records and conduct the necessary legal research so we can provide general claims management advice and a solid defense strategy. Over the years, the attorneys of Battle & Polly LLC developed significant experience representing employers at the Industrial Commission of Ohio on all matters including high exposure claims such as permanent total disability, death claims, and violations of specific safety requirements. (VSSR).
Our attorneys also represent employers in state court on allowance issues and the 10th of Appeals on extent of disability issues. The firm also represents employers in Columbus on appeals before the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Adjudicating Committee concerning noncompliance, successor employer liability and claim assignment.
You may not know this, or even believe it, but you the Employer are the first line of defense in a workers’ compensation claim. Here’s why.