Case Results

A Union employee from Enola, PA, working as a truck driver for New England Motor Freight, sustained a work injury described as a lumbar strain in July 2011, which the insurance carrier, Liberty Mutual Insurance Corporation, accepted. The IME physician reported that the injured worker’s restrictions were sitting for 8 hours with rest and standing 4 hours with rest.

An employee from Central PA sustained a work injury described as a fractured right femur and crush injury to the left leg in May 2012, which the insurance carrier, American Zurich Insurance Company, accepted. We filed a Review Petition because the insurance carrier illegally suspended the injured worker’s compensation benefits.

An employee from Harrisburg, PA, working as a sales representative for Comcast, sustained a work injury described as a right side of face contusion in June 2014 which the insurance carrier, Liberty Mutual, accepted and began paying weekly wage loss benefits.

An union employee residing in FL, working as a job steward for a pipeline company, sustained a work injury in PA described as a right knee contusion in March 2014 which the insurance carrier, York Risk Services Group, accepted via a Notice of Temporary Compensation after we had filed a Claim Petition for the injured worker who had also sustained two chipped bones in his right hip and a torn meniscus in his right knee.

An employee from York, PA, working as a truck driver and yard supervisor for Midlantic Piling, sustained a work injury described as a back and groin strain in July 2012, which the insurance carrier, Bituminous Fire & Marine Insurance, accepted. We had filed a Claim Petition and a Penalty Petition due the insurance carrier’s failure to either accept or deny the claim within twenty-one days.

An employee from  Shamokin, PA, working as a lab technician for a hospital, sustained a work-related injury in October 2010, which the insurance carrier, Eastern Alliance, accepted as lumbar spine radiculopathy. The insurance carrier filed a Modification Petition alleging that work was generally available within the employee’s restrictions and while the labor market survey was being actively litigated, the case ultimately settled for a lump sum of $205,000.00 via a compromise and release.

Worker sustained orbital fracture and neck injury on construction site when co-worker dropped tool from above. Injury description expanded and amount of weekly benefits payments increased through award before Judge Clark and Judge Williamson in Harrisburg. Injured worker eventually settled wage loss portion of claim with Pennsylvania National Insurance. Medical claim remained open.

An employee from Milroy, PA, working for Trinity Packaging, sustained a work injury in July 2010, which the insurance carrier, PMA Companies, accepted as an “L5-S1 disc herniation (superimposed on pre-existing spondylolisthesis).” The case ultimately settled for $197,780 via a compromise and release.

An employee from Reading, PA, working for Exide Technologies, sustained a work injury described as a left shoulder strain in November 2011 which the insurance carrier, Risk Enterprise Management, accepted. The insurance carrier filed a Modification Petition based upon results of a Labor Market Survey that had been performed.

An employee from Milton, PA, working as a cement truck driver, sustained a work injury described as a right shoulder tear in January 2012, which the insurance carrier accepted. The injured worker contacted us after the insurance carrier contacted him to discuss the settlement of his claim. The case ultimately settled for $185,000 via a compromise and release.