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$100,000
The plaintiff, a commercial delivery driver, sustained knee and hip injuries on the job, resulting in hip bursitis, and an ACL tear in his knee. Treatment consisted of injections, medications, physical therapy, and surgery. Our injured worker received all compensation benefits during the recovery period following surgery. After an exchange of discovery, we entered negotiations for our client. The claim was resolved for $100,000, plus payment of all medical expenses, industrial commission fees, and costs.
$120,000
We represented an HVAC technician who suffered a partial amputation to the tip of his dominant thumb. There were various versions of how the injury occurred, with the employer alleging that our client failed to follow lock-out/tag-out safety procedures, and our client alleging that he was not trained properly. He received a skin graft to his thumb, and then was released to return to work with no restrictions. Attorneys Gene Riddle and Adam Smith were able to secure a settlement of $120,000 in addition to payment of all medical bills and indemnity payments covering all time missed from work.
$125,000
Our client was employed as a retail clerk and her store was robbed at gunpoint by an unknown assailant who threatened her with bodily harm. Plaintiff suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, and agoraphobia as a direct result of the incident at work. Plaintiff required an extensive period of psychiatric treatment with medication and psychological counseling therapy. The defendant carrier paid for all medical treatment and temporary total disability benefits during her recovery. Attorney Christopher Brantley negotiated with defense counsel and the claim settled for $125,000 plus all Industrial Commission costs.
$125,000
A warehouse worker suffered a severe foot contusion due to a forklift accident. X-rays and MRIs did not reveal a fracture. Treatment was non-surgical, consisting of therapy, medications, and pain management referral. A functional capacity evaluation revealed medium work restrictions. At the time the plaintiff consulted with Riddle & Riddle, a pending motion to terminate his workers’ compensation benefits for failing to attempt to return to work had been filed. Riddle & Riddle promptly intervened, filing responsive pleadings, objecting to the defendant’s motion and successfully won the hearing. Following the hearing, the case was settled for $125,000 plus all industrial commission costs and medical expenses.
$175,000
Our client was a factory worker who suffered a compensable back injury after being struck by a car driven by a coworker while walking in the employer’s parking lot. The defendants accepted the claim and paid medical bills and temporary total benefits during his recovery period. Plaintiff required multiple injections, medications, physical therapy, and two back surgeries including a fusion. Christopher Brantley secured a settlement following mediation for $175,000 plus all costs.
$170,000
Our client was a 72-year-old working in administration in a residential care facility. She suffered severe injuries in a fall at work, resulting in a shattered upper arm that required total shoulder replacement surgery. After several months of rehabilitation, she returned to work in the facility. Unfortunately she suffered a 2nd fall, resulting in a re-break of the arm and disruption of the hardware, requiring another surgery. Our client was unable to return to work following the 2nd surgery due to pain and limitation of function in the shoulder and arm. The Defendants denied the compensability of both claims, alleging that the Plaintiff’s falls did not constitute compensable accidents. Chris Brantley took the cases to a live evidentiary court hearing and after submission of briefs and medical deposition testimony, the Deputy Commissioner ruled in favor of our client. The Defendants appealed multiple times but the rulings were upheld. The case settled for $170,000 and all costs as well as waiver of the health insurance lien. The highest settlement offer prior to trial was $1,500.
$159,000
Worker died from the injuries he sustained when he was crushed by a tree that fell on him at a logging site in the mountains of North Carolina. The family of the deceased worker hired Riddle & Riddle to pursue the workers’ compensation death benefits for the family. Gene Riddle and Chris Brantley met with members of the Mine and Safety Organization to review safety violations by the employer. As a result of these safety violations, we received a 10% penalty on top of the weekly death benefits provided under the Workers’ Compensation Act. Rather than collect these weekly benefits over time, we negotiated a lump sum settlement for $159,000 which represented the total amount of benefits with no reduction for present value.
$150,000
We represented an individual who injured his back working as a pipefitter. Our research discovered an employer-sponsored program that allowed employees to retire early if they had been vested within the company. The defense disputed whether he was vested because his employer merged with another company during his course of employment. We were able to reach a settlement of our client’s worker’s compensation claim for $150,000, then transition him to the employer’s disability program, which provided him with monthly payments and health insurance until he becomes eligible for Social Security retirement.
$150,000
Our client was driving on the job when he suffered severe injuries in a one-vehicle accident. The plaintiff underwent two shoulder surgeries and injections for left-sided hip and leg pain, as well as pain management. Our client received wage replacement benefits and payment of all related medical expenses during recovery. Ultimately, the claim was settled for $150,000 at mediation.
$140,000
Our client, a food service worker, suffered a hand injury due to repetitive use of a knife and other hand tools on the job. Defendants denied our client’s claim. Riddle & Riddle brought the case to a hearing in front of a Deputy Commissioner and we received a favorable decision. Defendants appealed to the Full Industrial Commission and then the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Riddle & Riddle successfully defended both appeals. After 10 years of payments the claim was settled for an additional $140,000 plus lifetime entitlement to medical treatment.
$100,000
The plaintiff, a commercial delivery driver, sustained knee and hip injuries on the job, resulting in hip bursitis, and an ACL tear in his knee. Treatment consisted of injections, medications, physical therapy, and surgery. Our injured worker received all compensation benefits during the recovery period following surgery. After an exchange of discovery, we entered negotiations for our client. The claim was resolved for $100,000, plus payment of all medical expenses, industrial commission fees, and costs.
$120,000
We represented an HVAC technician who suffered a partial amputation to the tip of his dominant thumb. There were various versions of how the injury occurred, with the employer alleging that our client failed to follow lock-out/tag-out safety procedures, and our client alleging that he was not trained properly. He received a skin graft to his thumb, and then was released to return to work with no restrictions. Attorneys Gene Riddle and Adam Smith were able to secure a settlement of $120,000 in addition to payment of all medical bills and indemnity payments covering all time missed from work.
$125,000
Our client was employed as a retail clerk and her store was robbed at gunpoint by an unknown assailant who threatened her with bodily harm. Plaintiff suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, and agoraphobia as a direct result of the incident at work. Plaintiff required an extensive period of psychiatric treatment with medication and psychological counseling therapy. The defendant carrier paid for all medical treatment and temporary total disability benefits during her recovery. Attorney Christopher Brantley negotiated with defense counsel and the claim settled for $125,000 plus all Industrial Commission costs.
$125,000
A warehouse worker suffered a severe foot contusion due to a forklift accident. X-rays and MRIs did not reveal a fracture. Treatment was non-surgical, consisting of therapy, medications, and pain management referral. A functional capacity evaluation revealed medium work restrictions. At the time the plaintiff consulted with Riddle & Riddle, a pending motion to terminate his workers’ compensation benefits for failing to attempt to return to work had been filed. Riddle & Riddle promptly intervened, filing responsive pleadings, objecting to the defendant’s motion and successfully won the hearing. Following the hearing, the case was settled for $125,000 plus all industrial commission costs and medical expenses.
$175,000
Our client was a factory worker who suffered a compensable back injury after being struck by a car driven by a coworker while walking in the employer’s parking lot. The defendants accepted the claim and paid medical bills and temporary total benefits during his recovery period. Plaintiff required multiple injections, medications, physical therapy, and two back surgeries including a fusion. Christopher Brantley secured a settlement following mediation for $175,000 plus all costs.
$170,000
Our client was a 72-year-old working in administration in a residential care facility. She suffered severe injuries in a fall at work, resulting in a shattered upper arm that required total shoulder replacement surgery. After several months of rehabilitation, she returned to work in the facility. Unfortunately she suffered a 2nd fall, resulting in a re-break of the arm and disruption of the hardware, requiring another surgery. Our client was unable to return to work following the 2nd surgery due to pain and limitation of function in the shoulder and arm. The Defendants denied the compensability of both claims, alleging that the Plaintiff’s falls did not constitute compensable accidents. Chris Brantley took the cases to a live evidentiary court hearing and after submission of briefs and medical deposition testimony, the Deputy Commissioner ruled in favor of our client. The Defendants appealed multiple times but the rulings were upheld. The case settled for $170,000 and all costs as well as waiver of the health insurance lien. The highest settlement offer prior to trial was $1,500.
$159,000
Worker died from the injuries he sustained when he was crushed by a tree that fell on him at a logging site in the mountains of North Carolina. The family of the deceased worker hired Riddle & Riddle to pursue the workers’ compensation death benefits for the family. Gene Riddle and Chris Brantley met with members of the Mine and Safety Organization to review safety violations by the employer. As a result of these safety violations, we received a 10% penalty on top of the weekly death benefits provided under the Workers’ Compensation Act. Rather than collect these weekly benefits over time, we negotiated a lump sum settlement for $159,000 which represented the total amount of benefits with no reduction for present value.
$150,000
We represented an individual who injured his back working as a pipefitter. Our research discovered an employer-sponsored program that allowed employees to retire early if they had been vested within the company. The defense disputed whether he was vested because his employer merged with another company during his course of employment. We were able to reach a settlement of our client’s worker’s compensation claim for $150,000, then transition him to the employer’s disability program, which provided him with monthly payments and health insurance until he becomes eligible for Social Security retirement.
$150,000
Our client was driving on the job when he suffered severe injuries in a one-vehicle accident. The plaintiff underwent two shoulder surgeries and injections for left-sided hip and leg pain, as well as pain management. Our client received wage replacement benefits and payment of all related medical expenses during recovery. Ultimately, the claim was settled for $150,000 at mediation.
$140,000
Our client, a food service worker, suffered a hand injury due to repetitive use of a knife and other hand tools on the job. Defendants denied our client’s claim. Riddle & Riddle brought the case to a hearing in front of a Deputy Commissioner and we received a favorable decision. Defendants appealed to the Full Industrial Commission and then the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Riddle & Riddle successfully defended both appeals. After 10 years of payments the claim was settled for an additional $140,000 plus lifetime entitlement to medical treatment.
