O'Mara v. Golden Corral
Jan 11, 2006OUTCOME: Settled at Mediation for $250,000
Client slipped on a wet floor, severely injuring her hip.
Clearwater, FL
Personal injury Lawyer at Clearwater, FL
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Car Accidents ... +2 more
OUTCOME: Settled at Mediation for $250,000
Client slipped on a wet floor, severely injuring her hip.
OUTCOME: Trial court awarded death benefits to injured worker's widow
Mr. Temple died in a work-related accident. Our client, widow of the deceased injured worker, made a claim for workers' compensation death benefits, which was denied. The Employer/Carrier defended on ... the basis that Mr. Temple was an independent contractor, not an "employee." In a hotly contested case, the trial court ruled in favor of Mrs. Temple and awarded her the death benefits.
OUTCOME: Insurance carrier agreed to pay Permanent Total Disability benefits a week before trial of the case
Our client sustained a severe back injury on the job. It became apparent that he would be unable to return to work, so we filed a claim for permanent total disability benefits on his behalf. After le ... ngthy litigation, CNA, the insurance carrier, agreed to pay our client the day before trial was set to occur
OUTCOME: Insurance carrier agreed to pay Permanent Total Disability benefits a week before trial of the case
Brought a claim for permanent total disability benefits on behalf of our client. Insurance company agreed to pay within a week of trial of the case.
OUTCOME: Trial court ordered the Carrier to pay our client' s benefits
Employer/Carrier denied the entire claim and accused our client of fraud. We turned the tables on them and the trial court ordered that Mr. Ortiz' benefits be reinstated.
OUTCOME: Trial court awarded disability benefits
Claimant (our client) refused to do work that was outside of his physical limitations and walked of the job. The Carrier denied disability benefits on the basis that he was voluntarily limiting his in ... come by refusing to work. We proved that this refusal was reasonable and the court order the carrier to pay him disability benefits.
OUTCOME: Trial court order the Insurance Carrier to pay the full benefits sought
The Carrier alleged that our client was not covered by the workers' compensation law; however, we were able to prove that due his work status at the time, by operation of law, he was an "employee" and ... entitled to benefits.