Stress claims are not the claimant/PI Attorney bonanza they were once upon a time, but they have not disappeared altogether.

This claim was based on workplace trauma and incident alleged to be so severe that our traumatized claimant could not work and filed for financial relief courtesy of the Worker’s Compensation carrier. According to her claim she could not leave her house or speak to anyone outside her immediate family.

She began treating with a psychiatrist as well. As the weeks rolled by, she showed no improvement.The examiner on the claim was among the people she could not speak to, and the claimant’s mother had to act as her representative.

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