A construction worker who fell from a roof sustained multiple injuries, including to his spinal cord. The worker was airlifted to the nearest hospital, where he began what would be 6 months as an inpatient at several different facilities. Facing two insurance companies denying liability and close to $1 million in medical bills, Our Team was able to secure an award to the injured worker of more than $1,300,000.
Case Results
A construction worker was injured when he slipped off of a roof and fell. The injured worker was later prescribed pain medications that killed him due to an accidental overdose. Our Team was able to show the court that the prescription of pain killing drugs like fentanyl, morphine, and oxycodone was related to the work injury and entitled the worker’s son to dependency benefits. Our Team secured the surviving child an initial award of $415,558, with the potential to add another $193,600 if the child attended college.
Our Team was representing a roofer with an eye injury when he sustained a second injury that lead to his unfortunate death. The deceased worker had no wife, children or other dependents which otherwise would have ended his claims. Our Team was able to locate the deceased roofer’s girlfriend who happened to be pregnant with his child. Our Team was able to secure dependency benefits for the unborn child totaling more than $550,000.
After the death of her machinist husband due to chronic obstructive lung disease from breathing metal dust, Our Team was able to secure his widow lifetime dependency benefits worth more $400,000.00.
An asbestos abatement worker was exposed to asbestos and iron dust over a 2 yr. period. Even though the worker had a 32-year smoking history, Our Team was able to secure his widow $400,000 in lump sum settlements.
During his career, an auto mechanic was exposed to substances including asbestos and smoke. After the worker died from mesothelioma, Our Team was able to secure dependency benefits for the widow of $382,629 and payment of medical bills related to the injured worker.
A career garage mechanic was chronically exposed to asbestos while repairing brakes and truck clutches. After the worker’s death from mesothelioma, Our Team secured his Widow an award of $379,129.
During a working career that started in the 1940’s, a worker was exposed to asbestos while working in fireproofing, roofing, and in automotive shops. After the worker died from lung cancer, Our Team was able to secure $350,000 in lump sum settlements for his widow.
An older worker employed as an access controller at a bank fell slipped and fell18 feet down a flight of stairs, striking his head on an iron banister and injuring multiple body parts and losing consciousness for 3 hours. As a result, the injured worker suffered from tinnitus, dizziness, headaches, psychiatric/cognitive issues, and lumbar spine pain. Through the efforts of Our Team, the injured worker was awarded disputed temporary wage replacement and authorized medical treatment. After treatment was concluded, Our Team secured the injured worker an award of $333,900.
A newspaper company machinist with a long history of shoulder injuries came to Our Team after suffering yet another injury. Our Team was able to secure the injured worker an award of $332,000 on behalf of the employer, and benefits of $742 a month for life from the Second Injury Fund
