Case Results

A Union employee from Annville, PA, working as a mechanic, sustained a work injury described as left shoulder sprain in March 2015 which the Insurance Carrier accepted. Calhoon and Kaminsky P.C., filed a Penalty Petition because the insurance carrier unilaterally and illegally took a credit against the Employee’s WC Wage Loss payments for which it was not entitled to. They stopped paying the injured worker TTD Wage Loss benefits because he had received vacation pay which had been earned and vested prior to his work injury.

An employee from New Columbia, PA, working as an electrician, sustained a work injury described as a lower back herniated disc at L4-5 in July 2012, which the insurance carrier accepted. Because he was working at a wage loss, the injured worker was receiving partial disability wage loss benefits when he contacted us and expressed an interest in settling his claim. Without the need for litigation, the case ultimately settled for $120,000 via a compromise and release.

An employee from Three Springs, PA, working as a heavy equipment operator, sustained a work injury described as a cervical strain / sprain in July 2010, which the insurance carrier, Gallagher Bassett Services, accepted. We filed a Review Petition seeking to have the description of the neck injury amended to include a right shoulder injury, carpal tunnel injury and a disfigurement claim.

An employee from Harrisburg, PA, working as a porter for a car dealership in Silver Spring, sustained a work injury described as a low back strain in October 2014, which the insurance carrier, Eastern Alliance Insurance Co., accepted. The injured worker received a Notification of Suspension in March 2015 alleging that he had returned to work at earnings less than his time of injury earnings and we filed an Employee Challenge Petition.

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.

Claimant FH, a resident of Chambersburg, Adams County, PA, suffered a work injury while employed as a laborer for Tuscarora Woods, Inc. He was using a forklift to empty containers which were not properly secured, when a container fell into a burning pit, causing Claimant FH to suffer 2nd and 3rd degree burns to the face, chest and arms. Claimant FH was an illegal alien, and the workers’ compensation insurance carrier, Eastern Alliance, denied payment of workers’ compensation benefits. Claimant FH treated at Johns Hopkins, Chambersburg Hospital, and Lutheran Home Care Services for the burns, undergoing surgery to place new skin on his left arm from the fingers to the elbow.

An employee from Orrstown, PA, working as a desktop support specialist for Chambersburg Hospital, sustained a L5-S1 herniated disc injury in January 2011, which the insurance carrier, Inservco Insurance Services, accepted. The insurance carrier filed a Suspension Petition alleging that the injured worker was offered work which fell within her physical capabilities. While the case was being actively litigated, the case ultimately settled for $112,500 via a compromise and release.

An employee from Lewisburg, PA, working as a lead man for a home construction company, sustained a work injury in  June 2012 which the insurance carrier, Manufacturers Alliance Insurance Co., accepted as a lumbar strain. We filed a Review Petition to have the accepted description of injury be changed from lumbar strain to traumatic left sacroilitis. We also filed a Penalty Petition because the insurance carrier failed to pay for related medical bills and had also failed to accept or deny the claim within twenty-one days. The Review and Penalty Petitions were later resolved when the parties entered into a Stipulation and the description of injury was amended as requested. The employee continued to receive wage loss benefits. Subsequently, we obtained a settlement of $110,000 via a compromise and release.

An employee from  State College, PA, working as a truck driver, sustained a work-related injury described as DVT, deep venous thrombosis, (blood clot) in his groin in June 2014, which the insurance carrier, Gallagher Bassett, denied. We filed a Claim Petition and the insurance carrier disputed that the employee sustained a compensable work injury and case ultimately settled for a lump sum of $108,000.00.

An employee from Bowie, TX, working as a derrick worker for Basic Energy Services in Pennsylvania, sustained a work injury described as a left shoulder sprain/strain in February 2011 which the insurance carrier, Liberty Insurance Corporation, accepted via a Temporary Notice of Compensation Payable. We filed a Claim Petition and the parties later entered into a Stipulation in which it was agreed that the real description of injury was a contusion II AC separation injury to the left shoulder and agreed to a higher AWW and higher compensation rate.