Attorney Frank William Piazza's Legal Cases

Workers compensation

Joseph B. vs. LMF Construction/Guarantee Insurance Co. and Mud Slingers, Inc./Bridgefield Employers Insurance and BCBE Inc./USIS

Oct 25, 2010

OUTCOME: We won. Compensability of the claim was awarded, as were various medical and compensation benefits.

Claim was made against 3 potential employers for the compensability of an accident suffered on a commercial job site. None of the potential employers accepted the claimant as their employee, so a claim ... had to be brought against all 3. The judge of compensation claims decided that Mudslingers was the employer of the claimant at the time his accident occurred.

Workers compensation

Kelly C. vs. Boran Craig Barber Engle Construction/United Self Insured Services

Mar 17, 2009

OUTCOME: We won. Compensation benefits were awarded to the claimant.

Claim was made for payment of compensation in connection with an on-the-job injury. The employer denied responsibility for payment of compensation on the basis that a suitable job was available to the ... claimant but that she resigned her position. I argued that the so-called suitable employment required the claimant to engage in physical activities that went beyond the limitations set by her physician.

Workers compensation

Frank R. vs Rock and Creek RV Resort/Claims Center

Apr 18, 2005

OUTCOME: We won. The trial spinal cord stimulator was awarded.

Claim was made for authorization of a trial spinal cord stimulator to improve the claimant's back pain. The insurance company denied the procedure on the basis that it was experimental and not medicall ... y necessary. I argued that if the trial stimulator was necessary to determine whether the claimant was a candidate for a permanently installed stimulator, and the permanent stimulator had the potential to improve the claimant's condition as his doctor had testified, then it was the insurance company's responsibility to provide the claimant with the trial procedure.

Workers compensation

Miguel C. vs. Bralew Inc./Diversified Inc./Employers Advocate Ins.

Aug 29, 2001

OUTCOME: We won. An attorney's fee at the expense of the insurance company was awarded.

Claim was made for attorney's fees in connection with securing a psychiatrist for my client. The insurance company contested the amount of the fee. In such disputes, the judge is called upon to apply c ... ertain criteria, on of which is the reputation of the attorney seeking the fee. In this case, the Judge of Compensation Claims found that, "Mr. Piazza is a highly respected workers' compensation claimant's attorney who enjoys an outstanding reputation in his field. He has a very large workers' compensation practice and is very experienced and skilled."

Workers compensation

Brent M. vs. Jackson Total Service/AARLA

Jul 16, 2001

OUTCOME: We won. Neurological treatment for the neck and left arm was awarded.

Claim was made for neurological treatment for claimant's neck and left arm complaints. The insurance company denied responsibility for the neck and arm complaints on the basis that they were not relate ... d to the original accident, which involved the back. I argued that the therapy prescribed for the back caused injury to the neck and left arm. The Judge of Compensation Claims agreed.

Workers compensation

Daniel G. vs. Decks Unlimited/Sterling Cooke

Dec 18, 2000

OUTCOME: We won. The facet rhizotomy procedure was awarded by the Judge of Compensation Claims.

Claim was made for authorization of a medical procedure called a facet rhizotomy. The insurance company denied responsibility for this procedure on the basis that it was not necessary. I argued that th ... e claimant's treating doctor thinks the procedure would benefit the claimant, and that the claimant desperately wanted the procedure for the benefit of lessening his pain.

Workers compensation

Karen W. vs. Sunsplash Market & Cafe/Kemper National Services

Oct 31, 2000

OUTCOME: We won. A psychiatrist was awarded by the Judge of Compensation Claims

Claim was made for a psychiatrist in connection with a workers' compensation injury to claimant's right wrist and hand. The insurance company denied the request for a psychiatrist on the basis that it ... wasn't necessary, and if it was necessary, it was not related to the industrial accident. I argued that due to the tremendous pain caused by the upper extremity injury, the claimant became depressed, less able to sleep, suffered difficulty in concentrating, etc.

Workers compensation

Robert M. vs. Newspress/Travelers Insurance Company

Jan 29, 1996

OUTCOME: We won. Compensation benefits were awarded.

Claim was made for payment of compensation benefits to the claimant. The insurance company denied the claim on the basis that suitable employment was offered by the employer and refused by the claimant ... .

Workers compensation

Beverly L. vs. Staff Leasing/Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

Apr 17, 1995

OUTCOME: We won. Compensability of the claim was awarded, as were various medical and compensation benefits.

Claim was made for the compensability of an on-the-job motor vehicle accident resulting in multiple injuries. The insurance company denied responsibility of the claim on the basis that it did not arise ... out of and in the course and scope of employment. I argued that the claimant was performing a special errand for the employer at the time of the accident.

Workers compensation

Inese T. vs. Bud's Diner/The Travelers Companies

Nov 12, 1993

OUTCOME: We won. The Judge of Compensation claims awarded the cardiac bypass surgery.

In this companion case to the prior matter, the catheterization revealed the need for cardiac bypass surgery before the claimant could be cleared for knee surgery. Claim was made for the bypass surgery ... , which was denied by the insurance company on the basis that the underlying injury was a knee injury, not a heart condition. I argued that the cardiac condition prevented the claimant's full recovery from her knee injury in that it prevented her from having knee surgery, and that the cardiac bypass surgery was necessary to allow the claimant to reach full recovery from her knee injury.

Frank William Piazza's Legal Cases (11)

Joseph B. vs. LMF Construction/Guarantee Insurance Co. and Mud Slingers, Inc./Bridgefield Employers Insurance and BCBE Inc./USIS

Kelly C. vs. Boran Craig Barber Engle Construction/United Self Insured Services

Frank R. vs Rock and Creek RV Resort/Claims Center

Miguel C. vs. Bralew Inc./Diversified Inc./Employers Advocate Ins.

Brent M. vs. Jackson Total Service/AARLA

Daniel G. vs. Decks Unlimited/Sterling Cooke

Karen W. vs. Sunsplash Market & Cafe/Kemper National Services

Robert M. vs. Newspress/Travelers Insurance Company

Beverly L. vs. Staff Leasing/Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

Inese T. vs. Bud's Diner/The Travelers Companies