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Good morning my friend.............I'm a little angry and alot anxious right now and intend to deal today and not put myself through this for another couple of months so here I am. Was scheduled for my trial next tuesday for my WC case. Have already given my depo way back when. My paperwork from the Judge says in big black bold letter " BE WARNED, THIS IS A ONE DAY TRIAL, THERE WILL BE NO CONTINUANCES" When i asked my attorney about that he said this Judge does that to protect the IW from the Insurance co.'s stall tactics. Whatever they weren't prepared for on tuesday couldn't be used. DONE in one day! I have been somewhat anxious about this for no other reason that it is what it is . going to court. just that shaky feeling of being on display. I could do nothing but answers questions truthfully and to the best of my knowledge. that being said, my attorney called yesterday afternoon and said there will be no trial we are doing the rest through the mail. He had already drafted a letter to the Judge notifying him. I asked what the reason was and he said both attorneys had conflicts that day and agreed to completing things through the mail. Then he told me there will be a depo taken from my supervisor (who wasn't even in the building) and a co-worker who helped me do part of the job but also didn't witness anything other than knowing i was doing the job. First of all to me this makes it a continuance which the Judge ordered against so I would love to know how they are getting away with this. The Insurance co. knew in June what the date of trial was and were told by the Judge to be prepared. I have no idea what either of these two people could have to say since neither of them are witnesses. I feel the Insurance co. after taking my depo knew that I was a credible witness and don't want me testifying in front of the judge. Also I have to tell you that when i was injured I was like a "mad woman" holding onto a cart to get myself back to my office but screaming the whole way "here we go again, I get hurt because no one else wants to do this job," When i arrived back in my area the co-worker who is giving a depo was the first one I saw and he asked what was wrong. I told him i was hurt again but again I was screaming and carrying on "here I go back into the WC system, It's always me who gets hurt, I 'm fed up with this crap" Called my supervisor and left him a voice mail to the same tune "I am hurt again, sick and tired of always being the one who has to do this alone and get hurt , there is no management here, I am leaving to go home and call a dr. So you see the only thing they can testify to is that I am a "crazy lady". I think they will pull my PTSD into it though I have always been a superb employee and it has never prevented me or hindered my job performance I'm sure they found medical records somewhere that say I have PTSD and I think they will use it against me. My feeling is this. PTSD did not cause me to be injured and we are not seeking compensation for it. I may have reacted the way I did because I have it but it was not the cause. I have to sit through these two depo's and have the right when they are over to sit with my attorney and discuss anything they lied about or that was just wrong. Anything they say that another employee told them is hearsay and inadmissable. at that point I will be sworn in (without the two of them in the room) and can counteract any discrepancies.FTM i am so angry about this being postponed as I wanted it over with on tuesday. Everything will end at the same time so it hasn't extended the time for the Judge's decision but it bugs me that they knew for almost a year that they needed these two depos and waited until 2 days before the trial to decide they needed them. Isn't that going against the Judge's orders? The depos probably won't be for another month so that's just more time that I have to hold this back. I have been honest with my attorney from day one and made it clear that I was like a crazy woman after I was injured. You know FTM everyone is different. I was so scared, in pain, frustrated and in the past have never even been offered a ride home after suffering a 3 month concussion falling in the employer's parking lot on ice. Knowing their history in not helping the only thing on my mind was getting home safely. I can easily explain my attitude but just feel to go against a Judge's ruling should be wrong and not allowed. Help ease my mind.

Grasshopper