Throughout our years practicing personal injury law, our attorneys have
helped more than 10,000 injury victims maximize their recoveries. Take
a look at our past case results to see what we are capable of. Let us help!
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$1,875,000.00
Auto Accident
Attorneys Michael Murphy and Dale Morgan from Morgan & Murphy just recently obtained a $1,875,000 settlement for a 76-year-old man who sustained serious injuries when he was struck by a car while crossing a street in Waltham, MA during the early morning hours. The insurance company originally denied the claim even though the plaintiff was a pedestrian. They alleged that the plaintiff darted out into the street, giving their driver no time to stop. We filed suit in Norfolk County Superior Court.
Our client suffered a mild traumatic brain injury, a de-gloving injury to the left hand and forearm, bilateral sacral fractures, fractures of the L1-L4 transverse process, left rib fractures, a large subdural hematoma above the left eye, a distal thumb fracture and soft tissue swelling of the forearm and hand with debris. His medical bills totaled approximately $1 million.
Morgan & Murphy engaged an accident reconstructionist to demonstrate through three-dimensional renderings that the plaintiff was already walking within the crosswalk before the defendant began his left turn. We also mediated this case and it settled after the second mediation. Prior to mediation, we conducted a focus group to gauge how a similar jury would react to the facts of the case. The results of the focus group were very supportive to the plaintiff and video clips were used during the mediation.
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$1,035,000.00
Auto Accident
$1,035,000 Settlement of a work related car accident. Our client suffered
numerous, severe injuries and endured extended stays in hospitals. We
negotiated a reduction in the workers compensation lien and the insurer
continued to be responsible for medical expenses. The workers compensation
claim was subsequently settled.
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$1,000,000.00
Auto Accident
A $1 Million settlement was obtained for our client who was seriously injured
in a work-related pedestrian versus automobile accident. The settlement
also included a waiver of a large workers compensation lien, the continuation
of full workers compensation medical benefits and the continuation of
full workers compensation lost wage benefits.
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$850,000.00
Auto Accident
$850,000 Out of Court Settlement for a 95 Year Old Passenger. He suffered
a fractured cervical vertebra which required immobilization with the use
of a halo He was hospitalized and developed urinary tract issues as well
from being immobile. He underwent several urological procedures as well
as extensive inpatient and outpatient occupational therapy. Unfortunately,
he was never able to return to his previously very active lifestyle. He
has remained largely housebound with the assistance of the VNA for activities
of daily living. Our client was reluctant to file suit and we were able
to successfully mediate this settlement for he and his wife who had a
loss of consortium claim.
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$475,000.00
Auto Accident
$475,000 Mediation settlement of a low back injury sustained in a rear
end motor vehicle accident. The defendant argued that the plaintiff's
injuries were all pre-existing and not causally related to the accident.
The settlement proceeds were placed into a structure allowing the plaintiff
a guaranteed monthly income for life.
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$400,000.00
Workers' Compensation
$400,000 Global settlement in a work related fall from a roof. We represented
the injured plaintiff in both the workers compensation claim and the negligence
claim. Medical bills and lost wages were into the 6 figures and we obtained
a settlement with a 95% reduction in the workers compensation lien.
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$400,000.00
Workers' Compensation
$400,000 Settlement of a combined workers compensation and third party
slip and fall claim. The injured employee underwent several surgeries
and it was questionable as to whether she would ever work again. We successfully
pursued a claim against the store where the slip and fall occurred and
then we were able to have the workers compensation insurer waive their
lien, thereby maximizing the amount our client received.
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$360,000.00
Workers' Compensation
$360,000 Combined mediation award and workers compensation settlement.
Our client was injured in a work related car accident. We were able to
achieve excellent results at the mediation against the auto insurer and
then subsequently settle the workers compensation case a year later. The
client still has rights to payment of future medical expenses in accordance
with the workers compensation statute.
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$275,000.00
Worker’s Compensation
$275,000 Settlement of a workers compensation claim for a widow whose husband
suffered a heart attack while at work. He died 14 months later. We were
able to establish the causal relationship between the injury and the heart
attack and subsequent death.
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$275,000.00
Product Liability
$275,000 Settlement to an injured worker in a products liability claim
against the manufacturer of an aerial lift. The settlement also involved
negligence claims against two other defendants for failure to adequately
monitor and eliminate dangerous conditions on construction sites. We also
negotiated down a large workers compensation lien. We were also successful
in pursuing a Social Security disability claim, and our client is now
receiving his monthly checks.
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$265,000.00
Auto Accident
$265,000 Settlement of a disputed car accident claim against two different
defendants. We successfully negotiated a settlement with the driver who
crashed into our client's car and also with another defendant who
parked his vehicle so carelessly that it impaired the view of the first
driver. We were successful in bringing a negligence claim against this
defendant and got him to contribute to the overall settlement. We were
able to get Medicare to waive their lien. The client is also receiving
Social Security benefits.
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$242,000.00
Combined Workers' Compensation & Third Party Negligence
A combined workers' compensation settlement for a 62-year-old woman who fell down a staircase at a home she was visiting while in the scope of her employment. Our client was inspecting a customer’s property when she fell down a staircase that had no railings. She reinjured a knee that had recently undergone a total knee replacement. We were able to get the workers' comp insurer to pay for a second total knee revision and accept liability for future knee surgeries. We were able to prove to the homeowner's insurance company that this was a new aggravation of a prior knee problem and that their insured was negligent in not ensuring that the staircase was safe for business invitees. The workers' compensation case settled first and the third party negligence claim settled a few weeks later. The workers' compensation insurer agreed to a reduced lien.
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$240,000.00
Worker’s Compensation
$240,000 Workers compensation settlement for a 61 year old man who was
permanently and totally unable to perform his job. The insurance company
had defended this case by saying that the client's disability was
all related to pre-existing arthritis. We were able to prove that his
disability was related to his injury and he received the proceeds of the
settlement plus social security disability benefits.
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$225,000.00
Workers' Compensation
$225,000 Settlement of a workers compensation claim in which the employee
suffered a disc herniation and underwent fusion of the lumbar spine. The
treating physician found the employee permanently and totally disabled.
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$175,000.00
Worker’s Compensation
$175,000 Workers compensation settlement to an injured employee who suffered
bilateral knee fractures and a compression fracture of the cervical spine
after falling from an aerial lift. The injured worker was capable of performing
light duty work after settlement.
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$175,000.00
Worker’s Compensation
$175,000 Mediation settlement for a severe laceration of the plaintiff's
lower leg which occurred when he used a power tool that had allegedly
been modified by the owner prior to the use by the plaintiff.
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$175,000.00
Workers' Compensation
$175,000 workers compensation settlement for a 63 year old truck driver
who injured his knee. His other knee became symptomatic due to overuse
and we were able to get the insurance company to accept liability for
both knees. The settlement represents payments well beyond our client’s
65th birthday and leaves his medical open forever for any future, related
medical expenses.
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$175,000.00
Worker's Compensation
$175,000 workers' compensation settlement for a 60 year old truck driver
who underwent bilateral knee surgery. Our client was unable to return
to work in his prior capacity and we settled his case for an amount which
exceeded the benefits provided under the statute while leaving his future
medical benefits for both knees open and the insurance company’s
responsibility!
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$150,000.00
Worker’s Compensation
$150,000.00 workers compensation settlement for a 62 year old registered
nurse who broke her ankle while descending a set of stairs at work. After
2 surgeries, the hospital would not provide light duty work and negotiated
a settlement that paid her for several years to come. She was also able
to collect her Social Security benefits.
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$150,000.00
Slip & Fall
$150,000 Settlement in a slip and fall claim which occurred at a mall.
We successfully pursued negligence claim against 3 different defendants
for a slip and fall on water. The client eventually required surgery for
her injuries and the mall management, janitorial service and attraction
owner all contributed to the settlement.
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$150,000.00
Premises Liability
$150,000 Settlement of a premise liability claim. Our elderly client sustained
a broken hip when she sat on a defective chair in a retail store. The
chair flipped over causing the injury.
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$135,000.00
Slip & Fall
$135,000 settlement for a 50 year old truck driver injured in Rhode Island
in a work related slip and fall on ice and snow. Our client was an employee
of a Massachusetts food service provider. The lawyers at Morgan &
Murphy are licensed to practice in both states and we were able to successfully
settle our client’s work related shoulder injury in Massachusetts.
We are now suing the Rhode Island property owner who failed to safely
maintain his premises by removing dangerous ice and snow for his customers
and business invitees.
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$130,000.00
Worker’s Compensation
$130,000 Settlement during trial in Superior Court. The client sustained
2 broken ribs and a fractured clavicle which required surgery. He lost
very little time from work and was able to return to the same job. The
workers compensation insurance company reduced its lien.
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$130,000.00
Auto Accident
$130,000 Combined global settlement in a work related car accident. The
client underwent surgery, but the insurance company alleged he had a serious
pre-existing injury. Despite the lack of property damage and a pre-existing
condition, we were able to negotiate settlements of both the workers compensation
case, the third party car accident case and a reduction of the statutory
workers compensation lien.
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$125,000.00
Worker’s Compensation
$125,000.00 combined workers compensation and third party slip & fallclaim
for a 58 year old van driver who slipped and fell on untreated ice while
driving special needs clients to a closed workshop. Our client underwent
shoulder surgery as a direct result of this injury.
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$120,000.00
Work-Related Concussion
A settlement to an injured office worker who sustained a work-related concussion. The treating physician supported the extent of our client’s disability however the insurer’s doctor and the court impartial examiner both cast doubts on the validity of the work-related symptoms. We were able to negotiate this settlement prior to the administrative hearing.
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114,000
Workers' Compensation
Our 62-year-old client formerly worked as a union carpenter. She had both knees replaced due to this accident. She was permanently unable to return to this type of employment. The employer offered a light-duty job which amounted to “make work”. The employer had the employee sitting in a trailer all day. She had no job duties and played games on her phone. She found this demeaning. Work is generally defined as activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result. A judge agreed and we were able to get her weekly compensation benefits reinstated and then settle the case for 6 figures.
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$110,000.00
Slip & Fall
$110,000 Settlement of a knee injury suffered in a slip and fall on a substance
in a store.
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$110,000.00
Auto Accident
$110,000 Motor vehicle accident settlement. Our elderly plaintiff had 5
prior back surgeries and alleged that the car accident caused the need
for her 6th surgery. We also successfully reduced the Medicare lien.
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$110,000.00
Auto Accident
$110,000 Mediation settlement of a motor vehicle accident. Our client was
diagnosed with deQuervain's syndrome. The insurer unsuccessfully argued
that this was caused by her participation in athletics.
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$100,000.00
Auto Accident
$100,000 Policy limit offer within 3 months of the accident. Our client
was injured while riding as a passenger in a friend's car. The friend
drove into a pole and was killed on impact.
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$100,000.00
Auto Accident
$100,000 Policy limit offer within four months of an accident. Our client
was severely injured in this two car crash. The other car was driven by
a municipal worker in the course and scope of his employment for the city.
That driver allegedly fell asleep at the wheel, causing this accident.
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$100,000.00
Auto Accident
$100,000 Settlement of a serious car accident for the policy limit. The
medical bills exceeded the settlement. We were able to negotiate them
and all liens to obtain a fair net settlement for our young client who
recovered quickly from his injuries.
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$100,000.00
Auto Accident
$100,000 Policy limit settlement in a motor vehicle accident. We convinced
an arbitrator that the plaintiff's pre-existing, congenital Chiari
Malformation was aggravated by the injuries sustained in the car accident
to such an extent that they became disabling and in need of surgical correction.
The arbitrator ordered the insurance company to pay the client the full
policy limit of $100,000.
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$100,000.00
Auto Accident
$100,000.00 auto accident settlementfor a minor severely injured while
riding as a passenger in his friend’s car. We were also able to
obtain medical payments benefits and negotiate a lien with his health
insurer so that he did not have to pay medical bills out of his settlement proceeds.
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$100,000.00
Auto Accident
$100,000.00 auto accident settlement for a passenger in a vehicle that
was T-boned on Cape Cod. Our client suffered facial injuries as well as
broken bones.
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$100,000.00
Auto Accident
$100,000 Combined settlement for elderly husband and wife who were involved
in an auto accident where the other driver died. Initially the police
were unsure as to how the accident occurred and blamed the elderly driver
who then had his license suspended. We were able to ascertain information
to demonstrate that the other driver was at fault and obtain an excellent
recovery for our clients.
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$100,000.00
Auto Accident
$100,000 Policy limit settlement for an elderly man who suffered a severe
head injury in a car accident.
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$95,000.00
Auto Accident
$95,000 combined settlement for a home health aide injured in a contested work-related car accident. When we first met, her head was fixated in a halo due to a cervical fracture. Her legal issues were also complicated. At the time of the accident, she was on her way to her patient’s home. Morgan & Murphy filed a workers compensation case but the insurance company defended stating that she was on her way to work and had not yet arrived at her worksite, the injuries were not covered by workers' compensation. We were able to mount a legal argument in court and have a judge award her benefits by using an exception to the coming and going rule. The claim eventually settled and the insurance company paid for all the medical bills.
A further complicating factor was that the person who caused the accident was uninsured. Morgan & Murphy was able to get our client’s own insurance company to pay the policy limit for pain and suffering under the uninsured motorist section of her policy. Our client eventually regained her health and returned to work.
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$95,000.00
Pedestrian Accident
$95,000 Settlement for a mentally challenged adult pedestrian run down
by a car. We were able to negotiate down a Medicare lien that exceeded
the settlement amount.
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$85,000.00
Auto Accident
$85,000 Settlement in a motor vehicle accident for a client who had pre-existing,
severe, lifetime disabilities. We convinced the insurance company that
the client had additional disabilities caused by the accident. We also
counselled her in how to maximize her net recovery without jeopardizing
her SSI and Mass Health benefits.
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$80,000.00
Auto Accident
$80,000 Structured settlement for a minor child who sustained facial disfigurement
as a result of a car accident. The child was in state custody. We worked
with 2 guardian ad litems to have the settlement approved in Juvenile Court.
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$80,000.00
Worker’s Compensation
$80,000.00 workers compensation settlement for a truck driver who suffered
a leg injury and developed cellulitis and venous stasis dermatitus.
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$75,000.00
Slip & Fall
$75,000 Settlement after mediation of a slip and fall on ice and snow at
a public housing unit. The plaintiff slipped and fell on ice in the parking
lot. After mediation, we settled this case with both the housing authority
for the city and a private contractor that had installed sprinklers in
a faulty manner. We were also able to negotiate a health care lien.
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$75,000.00
Auto Accident
$75,000 Settlement of a contested motor vehicle accident. The plaintiff
was diagnosed with neck and arm pain which was later determined to be
carpal tunnel syndrome. The insurer argued that the carpal tunnel syndrome
was related to the plaintiff's employment as a landscaper and not
due to the accident. We were able to persuade them and get full value
on the claim even though the plaintiff did not undergo surgery.
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$75,000.00
Personal Injury
Soft Tissue Settlement Verdict
$75,000 Settlement in a soft tissue claim. The injured plaintiff had no surgery and treated exclusively with a chiropractor and physical therapist.
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$75,000.00
Auto Accident
$75,000 Settlement of a car accident in which the plaintiff suffered severe
ankle injuries. We were able to overcome the defense argument that our
client's excessive speed caused the accident.
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70,000
Workers' Compensation
Our client, a 49 year old EMT, sustained an injury while lifting a patient. The insurance company fought hard to stop paying this man, but we were able to prove continuing disability, get his medical expenses paid and net him a 5 figure settlement.
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$65,000.00
Worker’s Compensation
$65,000 Workers compensation settlement for a 23 year employee of a company
who alleged that all of his back pain was related to degenerative disc disease.
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$60,000.00
Auto Accident
$60,000 Motor vehicle accident settlement. Damages included 2 cracked teeth
and a lacerated lip.
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$55,000.00
Auto Accident
$55,000 Combined arbitration award in a soft tissue whiplash case. The
insurance company for the defendant driver paid its policy limit of $20,000
and the client's own auto insurer paid $35,000 in underinsurance money.
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$55,000.00
Slip & Fall
$55,000 Settlement for a broken leg for a 5 year old boy. We placed the
child's proceeds from the settlement into a structured settlement
to pay him a total of $86,000 over 13 years.
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$55,000.00
Slip & Fall
$55,000 Mediation settlement for a very elderly woman. She suffered a neck
sprain. The insurer argued that the injuries were all preexisting and
caused by old age.
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$52,000.00
Worker’s Compensation
$52,000 Settlement in a workers compensation case where our client was
partially disabled due to a chemical exposure.
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$52,000.00
Auto Accident
$52,000 Arbitration award. The plaintiff was diagnosed with carpal tunnel
syndrome after a car accident. The other vehicle cut her off. Defendant
argued that because the client was operating her vehicle without a valid
drivers license, the accident was her fault. The defendant argued that
she was speeding and was inexperienced and inattentive behind the wheel.
We successfully argued that the defendant was 100% responsible for the accident.
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$52,000.00
Auto Accident
$52,000 Arbitration award for a young woman who suffered neck, jaw and
back injuries in a car accident. The other driver argued that our client
was speeding at the time of the accident. We were able to prove liability
and damages.
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$50,000.00
Auto Accident
$50,000 Settlement each for a husband and wife who were involved in a car
accident where liability was questioned. We thoroughly investigated the
claim, including interviewing witnesses and viewing the accident scene.
We were able to prove that our client was not at fault in the accident.
We obtained the limits of the defendant's insurance and pursued an
underinsurance claim successfully.
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$50,000.00
Auto Accident
$50,000 Policy limit settlement for a low back injury suffered in a car
accident. The injury was a disc protrusion without surgical intervention.
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$50,000.00
Auto Accident
$50,000 Policy limit settlement for a disc protrusion suffered in a motor
vehicle accident without surgery.
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$50,000.00
Auto Accident
$50,000 Mediation settlement for an aggravation of a preexisting low back
injury in a rear end collision. The defendant argued that the plaintiff's
low back pain was preexisting and severe and that any aggravation of this
prior condition was minimal.
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$50,000.00
Auto Accident
$50,000 Quick policy limit settlement of a serious work related motor vehicle
accident. The defendant did not have enough insurance coverage to cover
the plaintiff's damages. We were able to settle the claim within 5
months and get a good result for our client so as to maximize his future
potential workers compensation benefits. The workers compensation insurer
waived a lien of well over $100,000 and agreed to continue to pay 100%
of the injured employee's future medical expenses.
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$50,000.00
Worker’s Compensation
$50,000 Settlement for a factory worker diagnosed with a work related exposure
to chemicals in the factory. The insurer refused to pay voluntarily and
we later successfully proved the causal connection between the factory
environment and the illness.
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$50,000.00
Worker’s Compensation
$50,000.00 worker's compensation settlement for a 70 year old truck
driver who suffered a seizure due to the effects of extreme heat in the
cab of the truck. After obtaining weekly workers compensation benefits
for him at a conference at the Department of Industrial Accidents, we
were able to get Medicare to waive its lien on his claim.
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$50,000.00
Worker’s Compensation
$50,000 Settlement of a workers compensation claim where the client had
shoulder surgery. The insurer argued unsuccessfully that because our client
did not tell his employer of a prior injury to the same shoulder, he was
not entitled to any workers compensation benefits.
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$36,500.00
Slip & Fall
$36,500 Premises liability claim against a governmental entity where a
minor child suffered a wrist fracture and scarring after shelves fell on him.
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$31,000.00
Worker’s Compensation
$31,000 Retroactive Social Security Disability award for a 45 year old
man who proved his dermatitis kept him from performing substantial work.
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$30,000.00
Slip & Fall
$30,000 Settlement of a slip and fall claim on a freshly waxed floor in
a grocery store. The client suffered a non-displaced fracture of the wrist
with minimal medical expenses. The grocery store argued that there were
numerous warnings to all parties and that the floor was not defective.
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$30,000.00
Auto Accident
$30,000 Arbitration award for a no contact accident with a hydrocele injury
to the testicle and soft tissues injuries to the neck and back. The defense
argued that they were not responsible for the plaintiff's injuries
because there was no contact between the 2 cars.