October 2016 Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury Cases
Each month, Warnken, LLC posts a selection of results from the prior month. These results include settlements, workers’ compensation awards, comp PPD awards, and jury verdicts. But please remember, no two cases are alike. A nearly infinite number of variables go into determining the value of a personal injury or workers’ compensation case. Just because a case looks like yours, doesn’t necessarily mean it is.
- Injury: Partial tear of the distal biceps and subchondral cystic change within the radial tuberosity and the head of the radius.
- Body Part: Left arm
- Amount: $19,500 plus MSA
- Claimant was injured when the claimant tried to stop a heavy cart from tipping over. Claimant was treated with conservative care that included medication and therapy.
- Injury: Impingement syndrome, neck strain, cervicogenic headaches
- Body Part: Shoulder, head, neck
- Amount: In excess of $58,000.00
- Claimant was involved in a car accident while at work. Claimant required surgery to the shoulder as a result of the accident. Claimant retuned to pre-injury employment.
- Injury: Left shoulder strain
- Body Part: Left shoulder
- Amount: $3,600.00
- Claimant was injured in a motor vehicle crash. Claimant had an emergency room visit and a follow up with the doctor and physical therapy.
- Injury: Tear of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus, lateral femoral bone bruise, and popliteal cyst.
- Body Part: Knee
- Amount: $10,000 new money
- Claimant was injured while working on a car at work. Claimant had surgery to repair the injuries to the knee. Claimant received a PPD award and later elected to settle the remainder of the claim based on the doctor’s recommendation that no additional treatment would be beneficial.
- Injury: Partial rotator cuff tear
- Body Part: Shoulder
- Amount: $75,000.00 plus MSA
- Claimant was injured at work after lifting heavy objects. Claimant underwent surgery on the shoulder.
- Injury: Laceration of the dorsal aspect of the left first web space; disc herniation at C5-6
- Body Part: Left hand, neck and left shoulder
- Amount: Between $40,000.00 and $50,000.00
- Claimant sustained two injuries at work. Claimant underwent a cervical fusion as a result and was able to return to pre-injury employment.
- Injury: Legionnaire’s Disease
- Body part: Lungs
- Amount: $9,185
- The injured worker contracted Legionnaires disease after exposure to a water leak. After initially winning this case at the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission, the employer/insurer appealed. We defended the case on appeal and won again.
- Injury: Workers’ comp foot injury from foot being rolled over with wheelchair
- Body part: Foot
- Amount: $15,000
- Claimant’s foot was injured when it was rolled over by a wheelchair. Diagnosis was an injury to the fibrous coalition of a foot joint, which was repaired surgically and treated with physical therapy.
- Body part: Shoulder
- Amount: Six figures
- Claimant suffered a dislocated shoulder while working. An award was granted by the Commission. The injured worker was treated with surgery, a spinal cord stimulator, pain medication, and physical therapy.