At a recent seminar for workers compensation lawyers in Santa Rosa an expert in surveillance of injured workers described how insurance companies use investigators with video cameras and even remote-controlled drones to spy on you to get information to defeat your workers compensation claim or to reduce the value of your case. At the law... Read More →

At the Law Offices of Marc Francis, one of the first things I advise new clients is to NOT sign any documents provided by the insurance carrier.  These might be medical releases, injury reports prepared by the employer or insurance company, or waivers to your rights under California workers’ compensation law. I routinely receive calls... Read More →

If you are injured at work in Santa Rosa, CA or anywhere in Sonoma County and you report the injury to your employer by filing a claim form, you are almost certain to receive a call from your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier’s claims investigator.  Should you take that call? My answer to that question... Read More →

When meeting with your workers’ compensation attorney for the first time, either in person or over the telephone, you will no doubt have a number of questions, as you should.  Your new attorney will also have a number of questions for you, and it will make your consultation much more productive if you are prepared... Read More →