Tukwila, WA
Workers compensation Lawyer at Tukwila, WA
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation, Social Security, Personal Injury
OUTCOME: fully favorable decision
Claimant was successively found not disabled over the prior course of 23 years, and multiple judicial decisions adverse to her claim. I went before one of the hardest judges in the US and emerged victo ... rious.
OUTCOME: Medical necessity and causal relation was not decided based on cost effectiveness alone
Case having precedent setting value deciding in favor of Workers' Compensation litigant where the defense interests attempted to force the injured worker to undergo spinal fusion surgery as a cheaper a ... lternative to multi level disc replacement using a devise which was FDA approved only based on studies showing single disc level outcomes, the finding being that where an injured worker is forced to such dire choices, medical necessity will consider the injured worker's own surgical preference.
OUTCOME: favorable decision
Claimant testified she was not disabled and could function at work. Acquired a favorable ALJ decision based on the theory that claimant was suffering from a delusional disorder.