Over the years, we have seen firsthand the hardships that our clients deal with while living on workers’ comp. The system is overly complicated and can be painfully slow. It is inherently difficult to navigate through your own workers’ comp claim. Unfortunately, we have seen many cases of additional hardships created by overzealous insurance adjusters (and sometimes employers). These experiences inspired us to create our own hashta...

At some point, many injured workers find themselves in a confusing position regarding their medical care. The workers' compensation adjuster has approved your choice of physician and you visit with the doctor for an evaluation. Thereafter, the doctor makes treatment recommendations and submits them to the adjuster for approval. The adjuster responds and sends a decision to you and your doctor DENIED.  Now what?    The p...

We are proud to announce the expansion of Mensman Law to Livingston Parish!  Our modern, state of the art expansion location is now open at 8173 Vincent Road, Suite B, Denham Springs, Louisiana.  We are accepting new clients with personal injury or workers' compensation claims. The flood of August 2016 devastated Livingston Parish. An estimated 50% of all homes in the parish were declared a total loss.  In Denham Springs, 72...

There is a fraud component of the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Act, and it indicates, "It shall be unlawful for any person, for the purpose of obtaining or defeating any benefit or payment under the provisions of this Chapter, either for himself or for any other person, to willfully make a false statement or representation." Typically, fraud allegations are directed against injured workers.  The most common scenario occ...