Employed as an applicator for a multi-state agricultural services company, the claimant was using an augur tender to apply fertilizer at a farm in Surry, Virginia on June 4, 2020. When excessive moisture in the fertilizer jammed the auger blades, the claimant shut off the power and climbed underneath the hopper with a longboard to loosen the fertilizer.  Unaware of the…

The claimant, who was the owner of a company that provided maintenance services to commercial entities, suffered a severe traumatic brain injury with multi-lobe cerebral hemorrhage following a fall from a ladder. Other injuries included pelvic fractures, left clavicle fracture, and a torn left rotator cuff. After the fall, the claimant was kept in an induced coma in the ICU…

Claimant was injured while traveling for work. He was in the sleeper compartment in a tractor-trailer being driven by his coworker, when the coworker fell asleep, losing control of the vehicle, overturning. The claimant was trapped in the sleeper section of the tractor-trailer. Claimant suffered a significant injury to his leg, which required ongoing vascular care treatment to ensure that…

Our 50-year-old client was driving a water truck in a convoy of vehicles for a large paving company when the defendant ran a stop sign and pulled out in front of him. Our client was forced to turn sharply to the left in an attempt to avoid the collision, causing the water in the tanker to shift and the truck…

The claimant was operating an asphalt cutter when the excavator backed up over his legs amputating both legs about mid-calf. His low wages at the time of the accident entitled him to a weekly compensation only slightly over the minimum compensation rate. The settlement allows the claimant to return to work at least part-time and provide health insurance for him,…

Our client suffered a traumatic amputation to his left arm while operating a machine at a production facility on June 24, 2008. His modest earnings at the time of the accident limited him to a very low weekly workers’ compensation rate. At the time of settlement, the claimant had received weekly benefits for 5 1/2 years, which represented almost 60%…

The client was bitten on the right elbow by a “pocket pit bull” brought by a customer into the bank where she worked. The customer dropped her dog’s leash while she was at the counter. When the client bent down to clean up water the dog had spilled from a bowl, the dog lunged forward and bit her on the…

The client was bitten on the right elbow by a “pocket pit bull” brought by a customer into the bank where she worked. The customer dropped her dog’s leash while she was at the counter. When the client bent down to clean up water the dog had spilled from a bowl, the dog lunged forward and bit her on the…

The client was a 35-year-old gentleman who injured his hands/ wrists in a work accident. As a consequence of that injury, he developed Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (RSD/CRPS). After initially being denied, counsel was able to have the RSD/CRPS accepted as compensable. The claimant was awarded Social Security Disability benefits as well as Medicare. At mediation with attorney…

The claimant was injured in a work accident on September 29, 2000. Counsel was hired after the original claim was denied by the workers’ compensation carrier. The original hearing was held and the claimant prevailed. Over the course of representation, the claim required three additional hearings. The claimant prevailed in all hearings and the carrier appealed each opinion to the…