Olympia, WA
Workers compensation Lawyer at Olympia, WA
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, Car Accidents
OUTCOME: Win. The Court awarded industrial insurance benefits to the surviving widow.
I wrote the brief on this case that established the criteria under which Nevada will pay industrial insurance benefits to the surviving beneficiaries of a worker who commits suicide following an indust ... rial injury.
OUTCOME: Win. The Nevada State Supreme Court adopted the premises-related exception to the going and coming rule and awarded the worker benefits.
A Nevada worker filed for industrial insurance benefits after being injured on the employer's premises before her shift started. The employer denied the claim arguing the worker was simply going to an ... d coming from work and thus was excluded from coverage.
OUTCOME: Favorable. The Court more clearly defined the last injurious exposure rule for the State of Nevada making it easier for workers to properly file their claim.
In this industrial insurance claim, the primary question was whether the worker's condition should fall under a new injury claim or whether an older claim should be reopened.