03-21-2017, 11:44 AM
My husband was a Police Officer in CA. He broke his hand, had surgery and now suffers from CRPS in the hand (also now in the elbow and shoulder). As soon as it looked like he could no longer return as a police officer he retained an attorney. He had a stellate ganglion block the morning of his workers compensation deposition. He was given the sedative propofol for the procedure and was also on Norco and Gabapentin. His attorney then let him take the deposition a few hours after the procedure. We were just doing what we were told and he had nothing to hide so he went in to the deposition. A few weeks later, he was notified that he was the subject of an internal affairs investigation. When we asked what for, we were told it was due to things he said in the deposition. We asked our lawyer for a copy of the deposition, since we were not provided one like we were supposed to get. In reviewing the deposition, we noticed he said, 'I don't recall 38' times, he couldn't remember his sergeants name, important life events, etc. When asked if there was anything he wanted to clarify, he said yes, in regards to driving, I said I only drive 20-30 min at a time. I have driven to Bodega Bay (which is about 2-3 hours from where we live). They then fired him for lying. The decision was upheld at the Skelly hearing and it was later upheld in arbitration where BOTH their doctor and our doctor said that the combination of drugs would absolutely impair his memory and ability to think. It's been 2 and a half years since the injury, has hand has not improved at all. We're finally getting a QME April 11th. Since it seems as though he lost out on his retirement, anyone know what we can expect from worker's compensation? Has anyone been through this before? It's going to be nearly impossible for him to get another job, his employment history is as an infantryman in the Army, and a police officer. Now he has a severe and permanent dominant hand injury and a termination on his record.
Thanks for reading.
Thanks for reading.