KingstonBailey
New Member
- Jurisdiction
- California
This isn't an inquiry for myself, but for my mother (69F). She suffered a workplace injury (several, actually) while employed at a certain California theme park (where her "boss" was a certain rodent). She hired an attorney to handle her case after her initial injury in February 2018. Her attorney has unfortunately mismanaged the case to the point where she has failed to receive any proper medical attention and she has been told by a private doctor that she is now too old/the injury has gone untreated for too long that she is not a good candidate for the surgery she would need. There was one particular paralegal who continually gave her the runaround, said he was working on the case, but nothing was ever really progressing. My mother inquired about getting a new attorney, but was told that no other attorney would take on the case, so she should just make do with the attorney she had and hope for the best. In the past couple days, my mother just learned that she missed an important doctor's appointment that had been scheduled in January of this year, but the paralegal never communicated anything with the doctor's office, the former employer, or my mother. Even when my mother requested to have the Doctor's contact information yesterday, he refused to give the telephone number (he finally did provide the doctor's name and office address). My mother has been enduring YEARS of extreme pain due to other's incompetence, was forced to retire early (thus being forced to miss out on additional wages which could have increased her social security payments), and the financial difficulties have added additional stress as she struggles to afford basic necessities. I was hoping to get some advice as to what next steps could be….would it be possible that a new attorney would take on not only the workers comp case, but also help in seeking justice from the attorney who has completely botched my mother's case?? Any advice is welcome and appreciated. Thank you.
