Attorney James Richard Flandreau's Legal Cases

Workers compensation

Disability benefits for injured warehouse worker

Jan 22, 2013

OUTCOME: The workers' compensation judge ordered the employer to begin paying workers' compensation benefits from May 11, 2011 and granted my request to amend the description of the injury.

My client, who worked in a warehouse, was injured when he slipped and fell on ice on December 31, 2009. He returned to his original job with no restrictions after about 4 months even though he still h ... ad pain down his leg and numbness in his foot. He went back out of work on May 11, 2011. However, his employer claimed that his ongoing problems were not work related. I filed Petitions asking that his disability benefits be reinstated and asking that the injury be described as including chronic low back pain, herniated disks at L4-5 and L5-S1, and low back radiculitis. His employer filed petitions alleging his benefits should be suspended as of April 13, 2010, when he first returned to work, and that he had fully recovered from his work injury as of November 17, 2011.

Workers compensation

Truck driver with a torn meniscus

Dec 20, 2012

OUTCOME: Settled for $135,000

My client, who had been a truck driver for years, suffered a torn meniscus in his knee that took him out of work. He was subsequently told that he needed a knee replacement.

Workers compensation

Settlement for Federal Express driver

Dec 13, 2012

OUTCOME: Settled for $159,841 plus a Medicare set-aside of $45,159

Claimant suffered an injury in 2007 that was accepted as a lumbar strain/sprain. He returned to light duty, but subsequently became disabled by his injury. In 2009, the Employer requested an IRE. Th ... e case was valued for settlement purposes based on my arguments that the IRE was invalid.

Workers compensation

Low back and right knee injuries

Dec 29, 2010

OUTCOME: Case settled for $335,000

My client suffered work-related injuries to her right knee and low back. As a result of the work injury, she required a right total knee replacement, lumbar epidurals and lumbar facet joint injections ... . Out of the settlement, $100,000 was allocated to future medical treatment.

Workers compensation

Bank teller with work-related arm, neck, hip and back injuries.

Jul 21, 2009

OUTCOME: The case settled for $105,000

My client suffered a left arm and neck sprain and strain, a low back sprain and a left labral tear when she slipped and fell on a wet floor while working as a bank teller. The employer initially att ... empted to terminate her benefits, alleging she had fully recovered. When I defeated this Petition, it attempted to cut off her medical treatment by filing utilization reviews, which I also defeated. The parties then negotiated a settlement.

Workers compensation

Employer sought to reduce benefits for a roofer with multiple wrist fractures

Sep 18, 2008

OUTCOME: After the deposition of Employer's medical expert, the case settled for $90,000.00.

After my client suffered multiple wrist fractures in 2003 that required the insertion of plates, he began receiving $337.50 per week. In 2007, Employer sought to reduce or suspend his benefits, allegi ... ng that he was capable of working. In response, we argued not only that our client was not capable of working, but that he had suffered additional injuries that should be added to the description of injury.

Workers compensation

Traumatic brain injury

Mar 19, 2007

OUTCOME: The case settled for $268,000 plus a Medicare set-aside that was funded by an annuity.

The injured worker suffered a work-related head injury that resulted in a traumatic brain injury and memory loss.

James Richard Flandreau's Legal Cases (7)

Disability benefits for injured warehouse worker

Truck driver with a torn meniscus

Settlement for Federal Express driver

Low back and right knee injuries

Bank teller with work-related arm, neck, hip and back injuries.

Employer sought to reduce benefits for a roofer with multiple wrist fractures

Traumatic brain injury