Charlotte, NC
Workers compensation Lawyer at Charlotte, NC
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation, Mediation ... +2 more
OUTCOME: We won.
In this denied claim, my client, a field test engineer, had bilateral shoulder injuries that were caused by repetitive heavy lifting and overhead work. We tried the case in front of a Deputy Commissi ... oner and won. Temporary total disability benefits are being paid as a result, because the injuries have disabled my client from working.
OUTCOME: We won at the Full Commission.
My client had taken narcotic pain medications for years due to his workers' comp injury. He developed chronic constipation ("OIC") due to the pain meds. He developed a bowel obstruction as a result a ... nd died of an "ischemic colon." The death case I filed on behalf of his widow was denied by the insurance carrier. I tried the case and won it at the Deputy Commissioner level. The insurance company appealed and I won it again at the Full Commission. At this point, the insurance company owes the widow 500 weeks of benefits due to her husband's comp- related death.
OUTCOME: We won at the Deputy Commissioner level
My client tore up his shoulder when he pulled himself up on to the back of a delivery truck. The case was denied and I tried it in front of a Deputy Commissioner. We won, as the Deputy found that he ... was injured doing an unusual task that was not part of his normal job routine.
OUTCOME: Bob won this denied case 3-0 at the Court of Appeals.
Bob won this statute of limitations case at the Court of Appeals after the Industrial Commission erroneously dismissed the case for late filing of the Form 18. We subsequently settled the case.
OUTCOME: Bob won this denied "unexplained fall" case at the Full Commission and the NC Court of Appeals.
This case involved a traveling employee who fell in a parking lot and got hurt. The doctors could not determine why she fell. We lost the case at the Deputy Commissioner level but won at the Full Com ... mission on the "unexplained fall" theory of liability. The University has appealed the decision to the NC Court of Appeals. On July 15, 2014, the Court of Appeals affirmed the Full Commission in a 3-0 decision. http://appellate.nccourts.org/opinions/?c=2&pdf=31081
OUTCOME: We eventually settled.
The Defendant sought to terminate my client's TTD benefits because he had taken a couple of one-day consulting jobs. We tried the case before a Deputy Commissioner and won it, saving the injured worke ... r's disability benefits. However, the Defendants appealed the decision to the Full Commission. The Full Commission ruled against us but we were able to settle the case anyway.
OUTCOME: We won on appeal at the Full Commission.
My client was a flight attendant who fell off a chair in her hotel room on a layover. She broke her arm badly. The company denied the claim. I tried the case and we lost at the first level but won o ... n appeal.
OUTCOME: We won. The injured worker was awarded the medical care she needed.
This flight attendant's accepted case involved a dispute over her medical care.
OUTCOME: We won. Our client was awarded the medical care he needed.
This case involved a dispute over the medical care my client needed for his injury. We filed a medical motion and won it. The Defendants appealed and we won the appeal at the Full Commission. Then t ... he Defendants appealed to the Court of Appeals and we persuaded the Court to dismiss their appeal. The Defendants have to pay for my client's treatment.
OUTCOME: We won. The injured worker was awarded medical care with a new doctor he chose, who helped him to recover and get back to work.
Mr. C injured his shoulder when he fell onto the tarmac at the airport. The case was accepted, but after surgery Mr. C was still having pain. The insurance adjuster sent Mr. C to a well-qualified doct ... or for a second opinion, but that doctor felt that nothing was wrong with his shoulder that required treatment. Mr. C was dissatisfied with this opinion so he saw another surgeon on his own. That surgeon felt that another procedure would help to relieve his pain so that he could do his job without pain in the future. But the insurance adjuster refused to let Mr. C be treated by this new doctor who had a treatment plan. We went to a hearing to force US Airways to allow Mr. C to be treated by the doctor of his choice. In June 2010, the Deputy Commissioner ruled in Mr. C's favor, and he was treated successfully by the doctor who believed that he would be able to help him. The insurance company was required to pay for the successful treatment, rather than the pay nothing for non-treatment as recommended by the adjuster's doctor. The decision is posted on the Industrial Commission website in the Livelink section. NCIC case # 894452
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