Case Results

  • Undocumented Worker From Mexico
    Obtained workers’ compensation benefits for undocumented worker from Mexico. The claimant was working for cash and had no evidence of employment relationship. The employer denied knowing worker and contested the average weekly wage. We were able to establish employment relationship using photographs taken prior to the accident and other fact witness testimony.
  • Paralyzed Worker

    Obtained workers’ compensation benefits for paralyzed worker who tested positive for marijuana on post-accident drug screen. The injured worker was paralyzed in a cement truck accident and tested positive for the drug during hospital treatment. We argued for exclusion of the test results due to failure of the hospital to properly document the chain of custody of the specimen, and settled the case.

  • Family of a Worker

    Obtained large settlement for the family of a worker killed while operating heavy equipment in an unwitnessed accident in a remote rural area. The worker tested positive for marijuana in the autopsy. We established a disputed fact issue regarding impairment and its causal connection to the accident, and settled the case favorably for client.

  • Worker Exposed to a Chemical Carcinogen

    Obtained a large financial settlement for the family of an worker exposed to a chemical carcinogen who later died from cancer. The case was contested on causation through the use of expert witnesses. We presented expert testimony from an epidemiologist, toxicologist and an oncologist and was able to settle the case favorably for the client.

  • Brain Injured Client Suffering With Cognitive Deficits

    Obtained successful result at trial for brain injured client suffering with cognitive deficits and in need of personal care attendant.

  • Burn Victim Suffering Burns Over 80 Percent of His Body

    Obtained workers’ compensation benefits for burn victim suffering burns over 80 percent of his body. The worker needed multiple skin grafts and had serious orthopedic injuries. Case was settled favorably for the injured worker, ensuring life long medical care and wage loss benefits.

  • Paralyzed Worker Maintains Medicare Eligibility

    Successfully negotiated a zero Medicare Set Aside which allowed a paralyzed worker to settle his workers’ compensation case and maintain his Medicare eligibility.

  • Injured Worker on Social Security

    Successfully settled the wage loss claim for a large lump sum, for an injured worker who was on social security disability, and structured settlement such that his social security benefits increased. This allowed the worker to access Medicare and social security payments and cash out of his workers’ compensation case, without penalty.

  • Media Executive

    Obtained large settlement for media executive with a low level of physical impairment, but with significant deficits in the ability to maintain concentration and pacing necessary for administrate/executive level work.

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