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Settlements & Awards

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Examples of those results are provided below.

$825,000

Settlement was negotiated on behalf of a 59-year-old cook involved in a slip-and-fall injury, sustaining injuries to her low back, right knee, left knee and neck.

$695,982

Settlement was obtained for a 46-year-old Tonawanda man who sustained serious injuries to his head, neck and back after being struck by pallets at work.

$416,377

Award was obtained on behalf of a 53-year-old construction worker who sustained an injury to his back while lifting at work.

$391,808

Settlement was negotiated for a 47-year-old delivery driver from Silver Creek who injured his low back after moving a pallet jack.

$365,730

Award was negotiated on behalf of a 58-year-old retail associate who sustained injuries to her neck and back while moving boxes at work.

$340,234

Settlement was obtained for a 51-year-old Buffalo woman who sustained a back injury resulting from a pulling accident at work.

$335,071

Award was obtained on behalf of a 45-year-old Buffalo woman who sustained injuries to her neck, left knee, right wrist and elbow while employed as a laborer. The claimant underwent a fusion surgery to her neck and was not able to return to work.

$311,085

Settlement was negotiated for a 49-year-old Buffalo woman who injured her right shoulder, neck and back while performing her duties as a certified nursing assistant. The injured worker required low back surgery which prevented her from returning to work.

$304,483

Award was negotiated on behalf of a 44-year-old Niagara Falls man who injured his left shoulder and left hip while moving stock, leaving him unable to return to work.

$282,963

Settlement was obtained for a 44-year-old certified nursing assist20pxant from Buffalo who underwent two spinal surgeries as a result of a slip-and-fall injury. The injury prevented him from returning to his previous work capacity.

$280,000

Award was obtained on behalf of a 46-year-old woman from Depew who injured her neck, head and right shoulder after she was struck on the head by a case of product. The injured worker was not able to return to work in her previous capacity.

$267,461

Settlement was negotiated for a 57-year-old truck driver who sustained injuries to his lower back. The injured worker was classified with a permanent disability and was not able to return to his prior occupation.

$265,000

Award was negotiated on behalf of an Amherst woman who was injured in a work-related motor vehicle accident. The injured worker underwent multiple surgeries to her back and left shoulder, and the settlement terms include continued medical and prescription coverage for the injured worker’s lifetime.

$260,000

Settlement was obtained for a 46-year-old Hamburg man who was unable to return to work after injuring his right shoulder due to a slip-and-fall accident on an icy sidewalk at his workplace. Medical and prescription benefits remain in place.

$256,432

In awards was obtained for a 37-year-old laborer who was unable to return to work following a severe injury and surgery to his right leg. Medical and prescription benefits will continue.

$250,000

Award was obtained for a 45-year-old toll collector from Gowanda for an injury to his neck. Medical and prescription benefits remain in place.

$240,000

Settlement was negotiated on behalf of a 48-year-old Tonawanda man who sustained a crush injury to his arm while employed as a truck driver. The injury resulted in multiple surgeries to the right arm, right shoulder and neck. The claimant remains eligible for lifetime medical treatment.

$230,000

Award was negotiated for a 40-year-old North Tonawanda woman who sustained an injury to the neck as a result of the repetitive motion involved in her job as an assembly worker. The injured worker was classified with a permanent disability and remains eligible for lifetime medical and prescription treatment.

$227,250

in awards was obtained for a 58-year-old tire builder from Grand Island as a result of a repetitive use injury to his right hand. Medical and prescription benefits remain in place.

$225,886

Settlement was obtained on behalf of a 51-year-old dock worker who sustained an injury to the back and required lower back surgery. The claimant remains eligible for lifetime medical and prescription coverage from the insurance carrier.

$225,000

Award was obtained for a 40-year-old man from Collins who sustained an injury to the lower back as a result of his occupation as a factory worker. The injured worker was found to have a permanent partial degree of disability and is still entitled to medical treatment and prescription coverage from the insurance carrier.

$220,000

Settlement was negotiated on behalf of a 56-year-old RV technician, who sustained injuries to his neck, lower back and right shoulder after falling at work. The settlement terms obtained for him include coverage for lifetime medical and prescription costs.

$220,000

Award was negotiated for a 41-year-old nurse from Hamburg who injured her low back while lifting a patient at work.

$218,889

Settlement was obtained on behalf of a 56-year-old Depew man who injured both shoulders in two separate accidents while working as a foreman. Medical and prescription benefits will continue.

$215,000

Award was obtained for a 48-year-old driver injured while pulling hose from a trailer. The settlement award provided for ongoing medical treatment covered by the insurance carrier.

$211,500

In awards was obtained for a 56-year-old grounds man after injuring both shoulders in two separate work accidents. Medical and prescription benefits remain in place.

$210,000

Settlement was negotiated for a 48-year-old mason who injured his back and required low back surgery. The settlement terms provided for lifetime medical treatment covered by the insurance carrier.

$207,397

Award was negotiated on behalf of a 53-year-old dietician who injured her neck, back and left shoulder. The injury resulted in a surgery to the left shoulder, and the injured worker was not able to return to work on a full-time basis.

$206,157

Settlement was obtained for a 57-year-old certified nursing assistant who injured her back and left hand while transferring a resident out of a bed. A permanent disability classification was negotiated on behalf of the claimant.

$202,500

Award was obtained for injuries to the right shoulder and neck by a 34-year-old medical equipment technician who was carrying a 150 pound oxygen tank up a flight of stairs.

$200,000

Award was negotiated on behalf of a 42-year-old engineer from Hamburg who injured his back while operating an excavating machine. Medical and prescription benefits will continue.

$200,000

Settlement was obtained for injuries to the neck and upper back occurring when a case of paper fell on the head of a 42-year-old store manager from North Tonawanda.

$200,000

Award was obtained on behalf of a 55-year-old truck driver from Hamburg who was injured while unhooking a trailer.

$200,000

Settlement was negotiated for a 45-year-old Buffalo man who sustained an injury to his low back while employed as a construction worker. The injury resulted in a permanent disability and the injured worker remains eligible for lifetime medical benefits.

$199,616

Settlement was negotiated for a 65-year-old general sales manager who injured his low back in a work-related motor vehicle accident.

$194,763

Settlement was awarded to a 43-year-old Dunkirk man who injured his left knee while pushing a dolly uphill.

$181,000

Award was negotiated on behalf of a 29-year-old manager from Yorkshire who injured his back while throwing out heavy trash. Medical and prescription benefits remain in place.

$178,259

Award was obtained for a 39-year-old pressman from Niagara Falls who injured his low back while lifting boxes.

$175,421

In awards was obtained for a 61-year-old nurse manager due to a significant injury to her rotator cuff sustained when she slipped on a wet floor at work. Medical and prescription benefits will continue.

$175,000

Settlement was negotiated on behalf of a 37-year-old cleaner from Niagara Falls who injured her low back when she slipped and fell down the stairs. The claimant remains eligible for ongoing medical treatment.

$175,000

Award was negotiated for a 38-year-old supervisor from Kenmore who sustained an injury to his left knee, left hip and low back after a trip and fall. The injury resulted in hip replacement, knee and back surgeries. The claimant remains eligible for ongoing medical care.

$171,978

Settlement was obtained on behalf of a clerk typist who suffered a repetitive motion injury from lifting heavy files and typing.

$171,477

Award was obtained for a 48-year-old hopper from Springville who injured his low back when he fell off a truck while delivering paper.

$168,587

In awards was obtained for a 53-year-old mill man from Tonawanda after sustaining a significant injury to his left arm while working in the mill. Medical and prescription benefits remain in place.

$163,263

Settlement was negotiated on behalf of a 54-year-old driver from Getzville who underwent multiple surgeries after sustaining an injury to his left knee from a slip and fall on steps.

$161,543

In awards was obtained for a 44-year-old service technician when both shoulders were injured in a forklift accident and required surgery. Medical and prescription benefits will continue.

$156,000

Award was negotiated for a 56-year-old North Tonawanda man who sustained injuries to his neck and back when involved in a motor vehicle accident at work which required multiple surgeries. The settlement terms included ongoing medical treatment.

$151,646

In awards was obtained for a 53-year-old nurse’s aide from Darien when he sustained injury to both his right knee and left knee during an altercation with an inmate, as well as a subsequent slip and fall in an icy parking lot. Medical and prescription benefits remain in place.

$146,505

Settlement was obtained on behalf of a glazier foreman from Cheektowaga who fell off of a ladder at work injuring both his shoulders. Medical and prescription benefits will continue.

$146,503

Was awarded to a 30-year-old Kenmore man who injured his low back while lifting at work. The settlement terms include ongoing coverage for medical and prescription needs.

$130,312

In awards was obtained for a 60-year-old West Seneca man suffered an injury to his right arm while pulling pipe through a concrete floor. Medical and prescription benefits remain in place.

$126,070

Settlement was negotiated on behalf of a 36-year-old nurse from Lockport who injured both her low back and neck in two separate accidents. Medical and prescription benefits will continue.

$119,841

In awards was obtained for a 27-year-old corrections officer from Buffalo after tripping on a truck tailgate and sustaining an injury to his right shoulder. Medical and prescription benefits remain in place.

$111,438

Award was negotiated on behalf of a 47-year-old Lackawanna woman who injured her low back lifting a patient while working at a hospital.

$84,403

In awards was obtained for a 48-year-old man from Silver Creek after sustaining a significant injury to his right hand when his glove got caught in a metal cutter. Medical and prescription benefits will continue.

$75,864

Settlement was obtained for a 51-year-old maintenance assistant from Buffalo who sustained multiple injuries to his low back, right arm and both knees. Medical and prescription benefits will continue.

$72,966

Award was negotiated on behalf of a 35-year-old Cheektowaga woman who suffered occupational injuries to her wrists, neck and low back while working as a housekeeper.

$68,000

Settlement was obtained for a 50-year-old personal care aide from Williamsville who slipped on ice at work and injured her right shoulder, neck and mid-back. Medical and prescription benefits will remain in place.

$63,000

Award was negotiated on behalf of a 38-year old Springville woman who suffered an injury to her wrist when a resident grabbed and twisted her arm while she was working as a therapy aide. Medical and prescription benefits will continue.

$59,000

Settlement was obtained for a 51-year-old driver from Jamestown who was struck by a van injuring his left shoulder.

$55,000

Award was obtained on behalf of a 61-year-old woman from Lockport who suffered a low back injury due to repetitive lifting of boxes while working as a subcontractor.

$51,903

In awards was obtained for a 37-year-old aide from Gowanda after she slipped on ice while shoveling at work sustaining an injury to her left knee. Medical and prescription benefits remain in place.

Disclaimer:
As the circumstances and facts of all cases vary, previous results do not in any way guarantee future outcomes.