$409,000 Workers Compensation Settlement
$409,000.00 settlement for a client that was a construction worker injured in a car accident while working for their employer. Cervical disc herniation was accepted. Employer paid for disc replacement surgery. The client returned to work but continued to suffer low back problems. Lumbar MRI revealed L4-5 and L5-S1 disc bulges with spondylolisthesis at L5-S1. The employer denied the low back injury as Employee had prior lumbar disc herniation for which surgery was recommended but never performed. The $409,000.00 includes a trial Award for the Second Injury Fund, underinsured motorist coverage, policy limits liability coverage, and settlement with workers’ compensation carrier. The subrogation claim by the workers’ compensation carrier was substantially reduced.