$200,000 Personal Injury Settlement

category: Personal Injuries,Work Injuries,Workers' Comp Cases

$200,000 Personal Injury Settlement

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$200,000 Personal Injury Settlement. A 42-year-old gentleman injured his neck and back while lifting a 150-pound post in the course of his employment. Initially, his doctor prescribed pain medication and advised him to refrain from heavy lifting. Thereafter, our client reinjured his back by lifting more 150-pound posts. An MRI was taken and his doctor diagnosed central disc bulges at C5-6, T6-7, T8-9, L4-5, and L5-S1. His doctor prescribed additional pain medication and physical therapy. A second doctor concurred with the above diagnoses and also opined that our client had a small left disc protrusion at the T6-7 space. Thereafter, he was ordered to discontinue physical therapy, and multiple doctors opined that our client’s back injuries were not operable. Our client remained off work for 174 3/7 weeks for his treatment, during which time he was paid $493.33 weekly in temporary total disability benefits. His employer disputed the nature and extent of his disability. After a number of demands and settlement offers, our firm settled his case for $200,000.00, representing 69.25% permanent partial disability of his body and $58,601.56 in Medicare Set-Aside.