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When negotiating settlements, especially in workers' compensation cases, it's the responsibility of the claimant's attorney to be sure that the client completely understands the terms of the settlement and what is and isn't included. In one recent Pennsylvania case, a workers' comp claimant challenged a settlement, asserting that she didn't understand what she was signing. But was that an accurate assertion?
|The case
Luz Mary Carmona filed a worker's compensation claim asserting that she had sustained a work injury on Feb. 7, 2014. Her employer accepted liability for a neck and low back strain.
On April 29, 2014, Carmona's employer sent a notice to her that her compensation would terminate on May 1, 2014, because she had returned to work without restrictions.
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