Providence, RI
Workers compensation Lawyer at Providence, RI
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, Social Security
OUTCOME: Ruling reversed providing a successful outcome for the employee
This case involved a telephone technician who was attacked by a man with a piece of wood while at a job site in a dangerous area. The Judge on the case ruled against him stating that it was not an actu ... al risk of his employment. With the help of a colleague, I appealed the decision and won the case. http://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/workerscompensationcourt/AppellateDivision/Decisions/08-03328.pdf
OUTCOME: Decision reversed providing a successful outcome for the employee's family
The case involved a severely injured employee in 1986. When the employee died 17 years later, the employer determined that the widow should only receive compensation at the rate that the employee was a ... warded at the time of his injury. With the help of a colleague, we were able to persuade the Appellate Division to reverse the decision. The court recognized that the widow should be compensated at the rate she was receiving at the time of her husband's death, which included cost of living increases over 17 years. http://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/workerscompensationcourt/AppellateDivision/Decisions/10-00303(January%202013).pdf
OUTCOME: Successful
This case involved an undocumented worker that worked for a landscaping company. While using a chainsaw. The chainsaw kicked back and hit him in the face. We went to court to get him on workers' compen ... sation benefits. His employer had contacted immigration to have him deported on his way to court. We worked with an immigration attorney to get him back into the country and was able to get him before a Judge and ultimately won the case. http://www.workingimmigrants.com/2008/01/illegal_worker_in_rhode_island.html
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