At Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers, we fight for maximum compensation. When Justice Counts™, our record speaks for itself.
$2,750,000
A 46 year old male was severely injured by a tractor-trailer in a construction zone while working for his employer, a construction company. Defendant driver of tractor trailer ran off the road and struck the employee in the work zone. Our client suffered fractures in his ribs and 2 in his spine but lost his right leg just below the knee. His average weekly wage was approximately $650. The tractor trailer company denied the claim so suit was filed. The workers compensation carrier agreed at mediation to pay $2,000,000 plus all total disability wage losses from the date of the accident and all medical bills. The carrier also waived its lien so no money was reimbursed to his the workers compensation carrier from the settlement with the truck company. After filing suit and some discovery the truck company, at mediation, agreed to pay its limits of $750,000 for a total recovery of $2,750,000.
$1,700,000
Our team represented a laborer in a denied workers compensation claim. He claimed that he had sustained an injury to his leg while on the job. The insurance carrier denied that the injury resulted from a work injury. The carrier claimed that there was no workplace injury, and that his injury, which resulted in amputation, was the result of diabetes. The employee did have pre-existing issues with his feet from his diabetes. The parties engaged in a voluntary pre-trial mediation, and the offer of settlement was $5,000. The defense said they would never pay close to six figures.
The mediation impassed and we tried the case. Following the trial, the defense asked to remediate the claim. We ultimately settled for a combined value of $1,700,000. The settlement involved a lump sum payment, the funding of an annuity, and payment of all outstanding medical bills.
$1,125,000
Our client suffered the loss of a hand in a tragic industrial accident. After 3 years of battling the workers’ compensation carrier, attorney Gene Riddle settled the case for $1,125,000, along with payment of all past medical bills. The injured victim received her lost wage benefits and payment of medical bills and mileage during the course of her case. The case was settled based upon a lifetime medical plan (Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers paid medical experts to develop this plan), which included prosthetics and her being totally and permanently disabled.
$829,000
Our client, a 50-year-old employee of a cellular tower company was struck by a falling tree while in the woods scouting locations for cell towers. He suffered severe head injuries with cognitive deficits, semi-paralysis on the left side of the body, and fractures to his left leg. Following the accident, he hired the workers’ comp attorneys at Riddle & Riddle to assist with pursuing maximum compensation in the case.
We determined there were significant issues regarding suitable handicapped housing and transportation payment for his wife’s assisted living services and appropriate rehabilitation and therapy. An extensive life care plan prepared by Brian Preston was useful in demonstrating the necessity and cost of future medical, house and assisted living services. Gary Albrecht calculated present value of future cost and adjusted for future inflation. Special damages for permanent disability were awarded in installments of $299/week. This resulted in a total payout of $1.7 million.
$786,000
Gene Riddle, a North Carolina workers’ comp lawyer at Riddle & Riddle, secured $786,000 for our valued client, who suffered an admittedly compensable disabling injury to the spinal cord while working in law enforcement. Our client received compensation for all medical treatment, a handicapped-accessible vehicle, necessary housing and equipment, and wage replacement.
After 14 years of compensation, the case settled for $786,000 which included a provision for a Medicare Set Aside fund, future medical treatment, and lifetime annuity payments to the client.
A life care plan obtained by Riddle & Riddle, LLP was essential in settling the claim. We were proud to have helped our client get the justice and compensation he deserved in this complicated case.
$725,000
An agricultural services worker injured his back carrying heavy objects while on the job. Our client’s injury required back surgery and fusion, a spinal cord stimulator implant and ongoing pain management. Defendants denied our client any benefits, so we argued the case in front of the Industrial Commission and our client received a favorable decision. Worker’s compensation lawyer Gene Riddle handled the case.
Defendants did not appeal the decision and were ordered to pay back pay as well as ongoing benefits. After nine years of payments, the case settled at a mediated settlement conference for $725,000 which included a Medicare Set Aside annuity valued at $525,000.
$700,000
Riddle & Riddle’s workers’ comp attorneys in NC secured a significant settlement for an emergency services worker who suffered a compensable back injury while on the job. Our client received compensation for wage replacement and medical expenses including back surgery and pain management.
After six years of payments, the case was settled for $700,000 in a partially structured settlement entitling our client to lifetime payments plus medical expenses.
$685,000
Our client sustained a compensable injury to his head, neck, back, arms, chest, and shoulders, when a load of lumber was dropped on him by a third party while he was making a delivery in a warehouse. His injuries were severe and the cost of his medical treatment was astronomical. The workers’ compensation carrier paid all medical bills which exceeded several hundred thousand dollars and paid all wage loss until the date of settlement. Our client brought in North Carolina personal injury and workers’ comp attorney Gene Riddle to seek maximum compensation in the case.
Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers successfully settled the third party claim for $685,000 in additional compensation beyond what the workers’ compensation carrier paid. The workers’ compensation carrier paid an additional annuity of $6,000 per year for a period of 33 years and waived its entire lien on the third party settlement.
$622,000
Our client was injured while working when his hands were caught in a piece of logging equipment. As a result of this incident, the client lost several fingers on his right hand and his entire left hand up to his wrist. A life care plan was obtained and the case was settled at mediation which included an annuity. This case was handled by managing partner Gene Riddle and partner Chris Brantley, a Board-Certified Specialist and workers’ compensation lawyer in North Carolina.
Though nothing can make up for such a devastating loss, we were proud to have helped our client get the justice and compensation he deserved in this tragic case.
$500,000
Our client was a truck driver who was hit by another tractor-trailer while in a loading dock. As a result of the collision, our client suffered neck, back, and elbow pain. His injuries ultimately caused him to undergo surgery on his neck and elbow. The workers’ compensation claim was accepted and he received medical treatment and indemnity payments.
With representation by our workers’ comp lawyers, the case was then settled at mediation for $125,000 and a fully-funded Medicare Set Aside fund. The third-party case against the other driver was settled for $375,000, with settlements totalling $500,000 in compensation for our deserving client.
$2,750,000
A 46 year old male was severely injured by a tractor-trailer in a construction zone while working for his employer, a construction company. Defendant driver of tractor trailer ran off the road and struck the employee in the work zone. Our client suffered fractures in his ribs and 2 in his spine but lost his right leg just below the knee. His average weekly wage was approximately $650. The tractor trailer company denied the claim so suit was filed. The workers compensation carrier agreed at mediation to pay $2,000,000 plus all total disability wage losses from the date of the accident and all medical bills. The carrier also waived its lien so no money was reimbursed to his the workers compensation carrier from the settlement with the truck company. After filing suit and some discovery the truck company, at mediation, agreed to pay its limits of $750,000 for a total recovery of $2,750,000.
$1,700,000
Our team represented a laborer in a denied workers compensation claim. He claimed that he had sustained an injury to his leg while on the job. The insurance carrier denied that the injury resulted from a work injury. The carrier claimed that there was no workplace injury, and that his injury, which resulted in amputation, was the result of diabetes. The employee did have pre-existing issues with his feet from his diabetes. The parties engaged in a voluntary pre-trial mediation, and the offer of settlement was $5,000. The defense said they would never pay close to six figures.
The mediation impassed and we tried the case. Following the trial, the defense asked to remediate the claim. We ultimately settled for a combined value of $1,700,000. The settlement involved a lump sum payment, the funding of an annuity, and payment of all outstanding medical bills.
$1,125,000
Our client suffered the loss of a hand in a tragic industrial accident. After 3 years of battling the workers’ compensation carrier, attorney Gene Riddle settled the case for $1,125,000, along with payment of all past medical bills. The injured victim received her lost wage benefits and payment of medical bills and mileage during the course of her case. The case was settled based upon a lifetime medical plan (Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers paid medical experts to develop this plan), which included prosthetics and her being totally and permanently disabled.
$829,000
Our client, a 50-year-old employee of a cellular tower company was struck by a falling tree while in the woods scouting locations for cell towers. He suffered severe head injuries with cognitive deficits, semi-paralysis on the left side of the body, and fractures to his left leg. Following the accident, he hired the workers’ comp attorneys at Riddle & Riddle to assist with pursuing maximum compensation in the case.
We determined there were significant issues regarding suitable handicapped housing and transportation payment for his wife’s assisted living services and appropriate rehabilitation and therapy. An extensive life care plan prepared by Brian Preston was useful in demonstrating the necessity and cost of future medical, house and assisted living services. Gary Albrecht calculated present value of future cost and adjusted for future inflation. Special damages for permanent disability were awarded in installments of $299/week. This resulted in a total payout of $1.7 million.
$786,000
Gene Riddle, a North Carolina workers’ comp lawyer at Riddle & Riddle, secured $786,000 for our valued client, who suffered an admittedly compensable disabling injury to the spinal cord while working in law enforcement. Our client received compensation for all medical treatment, a handicapped-accessible vehicle, necessary housing and equipment, and wage replacement.
After 14 years of compensation, the case settled for $786,000 which included a provision for a Medicare Set Aside fund, future medical treatment, and lifetime annuity payments to the client.
A life care plan obtained by Riddle & Riddle, LLP was essential in settling the claim. We were proud to have helped our client get the justice and compensation he deserved in this complicated case.
$725,000
An agricultural services worker injured his back carrying heavy objects while on the job. Our client’s injury required back surgery and fusion, a spinal cord stimulator implant and ongoing pain management. Defendants denied our client any benefits, so we argued the case in front of the Industrial Commission and our client received a favorable decision. Worker’s compensation lawyer Gene Riddle handled the case.
Defendants did not appeal the decision and were ordered to pay back pay as well as ongoing benefits. After nine years of payments, the case settled at a mediated settlement conference for $725,000 which included a Medicare Set Aside annuity valued at $525,000.
$700,000
Riddle & Riddle’s workers’ comp attorneys in NC secured a significant settlement for an emergency services worker who suffered a compensable back injury while on the job. Our client received compensation for wage replacement and medical expenses including back surgery and pain management.
After six years of payments, the case was settled for $700,000 in a partially structured settlement entitling our client to lifetime payments plus medical expenses.
$685,000
Our client sustained a compensable injury to his head, neck, back, arms, chest, and shoulders, when a load of lumber was dropped on him by a third party while he was making a delivery in a warehouse. His injuries were severe and the cost of his medical treatment was astronomical. The workers’ compensation carrier paid all medical bills which exceeded several hundred thousand dollars and paid all wage loss until the date of settlement. Our client brought in North Carolina personal injury and workers’ comp attorney Gene Riddle to seek maximum compensation in the case.
Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers successfully settled the third party claim for $685,000 in additional compensation beyond what the workers’ compensation carrier paid. The workers’ compensation carrier paid an additional annuity of $6,000 per year for a period of 33 years and waived its entire lien on the third party settlement.
$622,000
Our client was injured while working when his hands were caught in a piece of logging equipment. As a result of this incident, the client lost several fingers on his right hand and his entire left hand up to his wrist. A life care plan was obtained and the case was settled at mediation which included an annuity. This case was handled by managing partner Gene Riddle and partner Chris Brantley, a Board-Certified Specialist and workers’ compensation lawyer in North Carolina.
Though nothing can make up for such a devastating loss, we were proud to have helped our client get the justice and compensation he deserved in this tragic case.
$500,000
Our client was a truck driver who was hit by another tractor-trailer while in a loading dock. As a result of the collision, our client suffered neck, back, and elbow pain. His injuries ultimately caused him to undergo surgery on his neck and elbow. The workers’ compensation claim was accepted and he received medical treatment and indemnity payments.
With representation by our workers’ comp lawyers, the case was then settled at mediation for $125,000 and a fully-funded Medicare Set Aside fund. The third-party case against the other driver was settled for $375,000, with settlements totalling $500,000 in compensation for our deserving client.
