Case Results

62-year-old salesman is injured in an ATV rollover while on the job; he suffers a stroke resulting in brain injury, left-sided weakness and depression

46-year-old equipment mechanic undergoes multiple neck surgeries after work-related injuries that result in significant permanent restrictions and a loss of his profession

28-year-old delivery truck driver suffers disc herniation while lifting a keg on the job resulting in permanent lifting restrictions and an aggravation of a disabling major depressive disorder

83 year-old woman was improperly transferred into her bed, causing a brain injury and eventually death.

62-year-old traveling salesman suffers multiple disc herniations resulting in permanent lifting restrictions and loss of job through involuntary early retirement

93-year old retired nurse’s aide dies after being allowed to fall 18 times during a 30-month stay at a nursing home; jury finds nursing home liable for the willful and wanton disregard of their resident’s rights and safety

34-year-old materials handler suffers cervical disc herniation at two levels while lifting on the job – resulting lifting restrictions cause loss of job and aggravation of major depressive disorder

An 84-year old man with a complicated health history developed a pressure sore in a hospital and was transferred to a nursing home. The nursing home failed to take care of the pressure ulcer and it greatly worsened eventually resulting in surgery and death.

After worker is paralyzed on the job, his wife, a certified nurse’s aide, provides daily home health care; after a hearing, workers compensation commissioner orders that wife be paid at reasonable rate for her daily services

42-year-old driver suffers fractures of pelvis, tailbone and upper back when a semi-truck driver runs a stop sign and causes crash; the resulting physical limitations combine with severe depression to result in permanent disability.