$560,000.00 Settlement for Employee Disc Herniation Injury
Feb 01, 2013OUTCOME: $560,000.00 Settlement
$450,000: Employee sustained L4-5 disc herniation when he attempted to pull a lift off of fellow employee whom the lift had fallen on as they attempted to transport the lift by elevator within a commer ... cial building. The workers' compensation company refused any benefits to the employee. Through intensive discovery and litigation, we were able to prove that the management company was negligent in allowing storage of this particular lift in the building as the elevator was insufficient for moving large equipment. An eventual settlement was reached of $450,000.00 after a full day of mediation. Further, we were successful in winning the employee's workers' compensation claim for weekly benefits and medical bills at the Department of Industrial Accidents. Eventually, an addition lump sum settlement of $110,000.00 was reached on the workers' compensation claim.
