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Personal Injury

Frank M. Eidson represents people in a number of types of personal injury claims:

All personal injury cases are handled in a straightforward manner. First, we do all of the investigation and obtain the necessary medical records, injury information, statutory schemes and witness statements that we need to prosecute the claim. Second, we meet with the physicians and obtain a final narrative report which outlines an individual's injuries, future expenses and overall impairment ratings. Third, we typically send a settlement demand to the insurance company based on the value of the claim. Finally, if a negotiated settlement is not optimal, the case goes forward to a jury trial.

The primary focus on any personal injury claim is to get the family back on their feet. My office will try to place you with a physician that you are comfortable with and who will aid in the healing process.

These types of cases also involve a great deal of detriment to the income of the individual and we assist in getting their pay checks back on track whether it is through short-term disability or their automobile policies.

If you have any questions or comments, please call Frank Eidson or Denise Armento (a non-attorney paralegal) at 407-245-2887 or nationally toll free at 888-245-2855.

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Workers' Compensation

Workers' compensation cares in Florida have changed a great deal in the past few years. Governor Bush mandated a special session on workers' compensation and gutted the benefits available to an injured worker by passing a law that took effect October 1, 2003. This new law has given the insurance company and big business a very large hammer to run your life and the medical decisions in your case with very little input from the injured worker.

There are basically two classes of benefits to which you are entitled in workers' compensation cases:

You are entitled to receive a check from the workers' compensation carrier under the following three scenarios. First, the authorized physician has taken you completely off of work. Second, the authorized physician has given you light duty restrictions and the employer does not have light duty work available. Third, the authorized physician has placed you on light duty and the employer has terminated you as an employee. Benefits are forthcoming until you reach a plateau called maximum medical improvement which means that the doctor cannot offer you any other treatment.

The medical benefits are broken down into the following five parts:

  1. The employer/carrier will pay all of your medical bills (doctor bills, x-rays, surgery fees, MRI's, etc)
  2. The employer/carrier will pay for all of your prescriptions from the authorized treating physician.
  3. The employer/carrier will pay you $.0.29 per mile for all driving to and from authorized healthcare facilities.
  4. The employer/carrier will provide you with a nurse (attendant care) if the authorized treating physician feels that it is medically necessary.
  5. The employer/carrier will provide you with a psychiatrist if the authorized treating physician feels that it is medically necessary.

There are other benefits relating to retraining, permanent disability and other more complicated catastrophic benefits which we would be happy to discuss with you. Please call Frank Eidson or Billye Castille (a non-attorney paralegal) at 407-245-2887 or nationally toll free at 888-245-2855.

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Social Security Disability

The Social Security Administration will typically award disability benefits to someone who meets a number of criteria. Unfortunately, in recent years, the Social Security Administration Law Judges are more favorable to applicants over fifty years of age or in "advancing years." This makes it very difficult for people under fifty years of ago to obtain social security disability unless they have been catastrophically injured.

The process is fairly straightforward in that you must initially apply with the Social Security Administration and wait for their acceptance or denial. If you receive a denial, you have the right to a "Reconsideration" of your case, which must be requested sixty days after the initial denial. Finally, if an applicant is against denied in the reconsideration, then the case will be sent to hearing before the Administrative Law Judge.

Our office is expert in obtaining the medical documentation to allow the Social Security Administration Law Judge to make the correct decision. Mr. Eidson goes to Social Security hearings on a monthly basis and will personally appear at all Administrative Law Hearings.

If you have any questions about Social Security Disability, please call Frank Eidson or Billye Castille (a non-attorney paralegal) at 407-245-2887 or nationally toll free at 888-245-2855.

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Criminal Law

Mr. Eidson works with attorney Joel Dick who has been a felony prosecutor in Atlanta, Georgia, Brevard County, Florida, and Seminole County, Florida. Mr. Dick has practiced criminal trial law for over 32 years. Mr. Dick and Mr. Eidson will take your case all the way to trial if a negotiated plea is not entered. The criminal law system is on a rigid time table and your case will quickly move to trial and be disposed of with this law office.

We represent people in all types of criminal cases such as DUI, domestic battery, drug possession, drug trafficking, assault and battery, violation of probation and many other serious felony cases.

If you have any questions or comments, please call Frank Eidson or Joel Dick at 407-245-2887 and nationally toll free at 888-245-2855.

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