Las Vegas, NV
Workers compensation Lawyer at Las Vegas, NV
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation
OUTCOME: Nevada Supreme Court reversed Appeals Officer Decision and held that claimant being off work for 2 days satisfied statutory requirements of being off work in order to have lifetime reopening rights
Injured worker requested re-opening over year after claim closure. Insurer denied because claimant had not received benefits while claim was open.
OUTCOME: Nevada Supreme Court reversed the Appeals Officer Decision and found in successive injury cases the Last Injurious Exposure Rule placed liability on the Insurer covering the risk at the time of the most recent injury or aggravation of a prior injury
Injured worker had an old work injury and then sustained a new work injury to the same body part so issue was which Insurer was responsible for the claim
OUTCOME: Nevada Supreme Court reversed Appeals Officer Decision affirming average monthly wage determination
Insurer recalculated injured workers' average monthly wage calculation and reduced her benefits
OUTCOME: Nevada Supreme Court affirmed Appeals Officer Decision finding undocumented Injured Workers were not entitled to Vocational Rehabilition Benefits despite having permanent work restrictions due to violation of Federal Law
Undocumented Injured Worker was allowed to receive medical treatment but denied vocational rehabilitation benefits once he was released with permanent work restrictions
OUTCOME: Nevada Supreme Court reversed the Appeals Officer who erroneously applied the reopening statute instead of applying the Last Injurious Exposure Rule which places full liability on the Employer covering the risk at the time of the most recent injury
Issue was which of two successive employers were liable when injured worker sustained a subsequent industrial injury which aggravated the original industrial injury.
OUTCOME: Nevada Supreme Court affirmed Appeals Officer Decision finding injury to hand not compensable
Injured worker intentionally hit air conditioning unit with hand and claim denied as not being in the course and scope of his employment
OUTCOME: Nevada Supreme Court affirmed Appeals Officer on important policy reasons adopting a rule allowing posthumous PPD evaluations
Two years after his death due to a non industrial condition, the injured workers widow requested a PPD evaluation of her husband based on the medical records
Ad
Transform legal challenges into solutions.
Connect now to review your situation.
