As part of her job responsibilities, an accounting clerk at a chemical plant was required to walk through the chemical plant to answer phones during the regular operators’ lunch. Although the exposure was only for a period of 2 years, and further limited to 5 days a week, 1½ hours each day, Our Team was able to hold the employer responsible for her asbestos exposure, ensure that all medical bills were paid, and secure an award of dependency benefits and funeral expenses for her husband totaling $239,384.
Case Results
A TV repairman was injured by stepping into a leaf covered pothole while carrying heavy parts into a customer’s home. The fall injured his knees and lumbar spine. Our Team was able to secure the injured workers’ bilateral knee replacements and an award of $238,395.
During a career that started in 1920, an electrician who worked at demolition and renovation sites was exposed to many toxic substances (e.g., construction dust, debris, asbestos, cleaning fluids, glue, and solvents), with minimal protective equipment. The worker developed mesothelioma. Our Team was able to secure him an award of $233,589 from his employers, as well as lifetime benefits from the Second Injury Fund.
An x-ray technician had a slip and fall on IV fluids, followed a year later by a slip and fall in the work parking lot, in addition to suffering years of repetitive stress from working 70 hours a week as an x-ray technician. Our Team was able to secure her an award of $228,888 from her employer, as well as lifetime benefits through the Second Injury Fund.
A flight attendant was injured when turbulence made a beverage cart door strike her knees, causing her to fall backward and injure her low back. The worker was put on opioid painkillers and died after several years of use. At trial, Our Team was able to persuade the court that the amount of opioids prescribed (and the length for which they were prescribed) were not reasonable or necessary and ultimately led to the worker’s death. Our Team was able to secure the widower a lump sum settlement of $225,000.
Following a career as a tile installer where he was exposed to asbestos containing tiles, the worker developed an asbestosis and restrictive lung disease, which left him totally and permanently disabled. Our Team was able to secure the injured worker an award of $225,000.
A kitchen designer injured her head and right shoulder when she was struck by a falling box of crown molding. She suffered from a herniated disc in her neck, a right shoulder rotator cuff tear, and psychiatric issues as a result of the injuries. Our Team was able to secure the injured worker an award of $210,480.
A bus driver slipped and fell on ice in a bus yard, injuring both shoulders and his low back. Even though the worker had prior injuries to the same body parts, Our Team was able to secure authorized medical treatment and an award of $206,202 for the injured worker.
A maintenance worker at a car dealership injured his shoulder and back while he was shoveling snow at work. The employer disputed the injuries and refused to pay for treatment. Our Team was able to secure the injured worker an award of $204,840 and payment of the injured worker’s medical bills.
A painter tripped and fell at work, injuring his neck and low back. Based on the current injury and pre-existing injuries, Our Team was able to secure him an award of $202,591 from his employer and lifetime benefits from the Second Injury Fund for total disability.
