December 14, 2015
An employee from West Hazleton, PA, working as a machine operator, sustained a work-related injury in September 2012, which the insurance carrier, Memic Indemnity Company, accepted as a head injury. The injured worker had fallen from a ladder and struck her head suffering a concussion. The insurance carrier filed a Termination Petition seeking to stop payment of weekly compensation checks and medical expenses and we filed a Penalty Petition for carrier’s failure to pay for work-related medical bills. While the case was in litigation, the case ultimately settled for $115,000 via a compromise and release.
