Cleveland, OH
Workers compensation Lawyer at Cleveland, OH
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation, Personal Injury
OUTCOME: Client granted temporary total disability benefits.
Michael appealed the Industrial Commission’s denial of temporary total disability to the Ohio Supreme Court. The Ohio Supreme Court reversed the decision and granted his client temporary total disabili ... ty
OUTCOME: Granted the client permanent total disability benefits.
Michael obtained an award of permanent total disability by the Industrial Commission. The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation requested a reconsideration of the Industrial Commission’s decision. After hea ... ring the case, the Industrial Commission granted the reconsideration request and overturned the Staff Hearing Officer’s decision, but still granted the client’s permanent total disability application because it believed the injured worker was permanently and totally disabled.
OUTCOME: The Ohio Supreme Court found in favor of the client, and as a result, there is now a legal requirement that the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation must have a medical opinion to deny treatment to an injured worker.
Michael appealed the Industrial Commission’s denial of a client’s medical treatment relating to his work injury on the grounds that there was no medical evidence upon which to deny the request. The cas ... e was ultimately appealed to Ohio Supreme Court. The Ohio Supreme Court found in favor of the client, and as a result, there is now a legal requirement that the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation must have a medical opinion to deny treatment to an injured worker.
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