The Client:

A large regional coal company.

 

The Situation:

A claimant had been receiving chiropractic treatment since 1993 for an accepted work injury. Our client, who had expended substantial sums of money for the treatment, questioned whether it was reasonable and necessary.

 

The Chartwell Solution:

Both claimant and claimant's medical expert testified that claimant was in dire need of the treatment in question. In closely reviewing claimant's medical records dating back to 1993, the Chartwell attorney handling the case was able to prove that claimant's actual treatment was not as intensive or frequent as both he and his medical expert had testified. The Judge ruled that both the claimant and his expert lacked credibility. Chartwell's client no longer has to pay for the treatment, a potential savings in excess of $100,000 over the lifetime of the claimant.