May ’21 – Last month, Warnken, LLC Recovered $3,782,145.57 for 40 Injured Clients

Byron Warnken on June 22, 2021
Posted in Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Successes for Our Clients, Workers' Comp.

Warnken, LLC obtained nearly four million dollars in current and future benefits and compensation for our injured clients in May of 2021. Forty cases concluded; of the 40, three cases resulted in recoveries to the injured client in excess of $100,000.

Please remember, when considering your medical malpractice, personal injury, workers’ compensation, or car crash case – no two matters are ever the same and our successes in the past don’t guarantee success in your case. What we do guarantee is our best efforts on your behalf. Also, you don’t pay our fee or expenses, unless you obtain a recovery. Please see last month’s results below.

• Body Part(s): Arm
• Injury: Five surgeries to arm and elbow
• Amount: $750,000
• Plaintiff, a trucker, stepped into a hole at a facility in Western Maryland. Plaintiff alleged the facility had been negligently maintained.

• Body Part(s): COVID-19
• Injury: COVID-19 Infection
• Amount: $13,394
• Claimant contracted COVID-19 during the course of employment.

• Body Part(s): Shoulder
• Injury: Rotator Cuff Tear
• Amount: $40,365
• Claimant slipped and fell at work sustaining injury to the shoulder and knee. Claimant was treated with surgery, physical therapy, and work hardening.

• Body Part(s): Back
• Injury: Sprain
• Amount: $5,000
• Claimant was assaulted at work and sustained injury to the back, neck and wrist. Claimant was treated with medication and physical therapy.

• Body Part(s): Back
• Injury: Sprain
• Amount: $6,335
• Claimant sustained injury to the back and neck when involved in a motor vehicle collision. Claimant was treated with physical therapy.

• Body Part(s): Lungs
• Injury: Respiratory Disease
• Amount: $25,725
• Claimant developed respiratory disease due to prolonged exposure to dust and chemicals at work. Claimant was treated with medications and inhalers.

• Body Part(s): Ankle
• Injury: Fracture
• Amount: $11,700
• Claimant slipped and fell at work sustaining injury to the ankle. Claimant underwent surgery in the form of an open reduction fixation. Claimant was also treated with physical therapy.

• Body Part(s): Shoulder
• Injury: Labral Tear of Shoulder
• Amount: $77,000
• Plaintiff sustained injury to the shoulder, neck and head when involved in a motor vehicle collision. Plaintiff was treated with medications, injections, and physical therapy.

• Body Part(s): Head
• Injury: Headaches
• Amount: $27,500
• Claimant was assaulted at work and sustained injury to the head and eye. Claimant was treated with medication.

• Body Part(s): Back
• Injury: Sprain/Strain
• Amount: $12,000
• Plaintiff sustained injury to the back, neck and shoulder when involved in a motor vehicle collision. Plaintiff was treated with pain medication, physical therapy and chiropractic treatments.

• Body Part(s): Back
• Injury: T11-12 thoracic myelopathy and disc herniation with radiculopathy, C5-7 disc herniation with radiculopathy, concussion and post concussion syndrome
• Amount: $30,000
• Claimant was a passenger in a work-related motor vehicle collision.

• Body Part(s): Occupational Hearing Loss
• Injury: Ears
• Amount: $27,279
• Claimant sustained occupational hearing loss while working construction over a period of time.

• Body Part(s): Pinky Finger
• Injury: Volar PIP Fracture Dislocation and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Amount: $7,480
• Claimant sustained multiple fractures to the pinky finger when it was caught in a car door jam. Surgically repaired. Client then developed post-surgical carpal tunnel syndrome that was released. Claimant returned to work for the same employer.

• Body Part(s): Occupational Hearing Loss
• Injury: Ears
• Amount: $10,000 (approximate benefit)
• Claimant sustained occupational hearing loss while working for the Bethlehem Steel Steel Mill. Claim settled for all past and future medical benefits.

• Body Part(s): Occupational Hearing Loss
• Injury: Ears
• Amount: $10,000 (approximate benefit)
• Claimant sustained occupational hearing loss while working for the Bethlehem Steel Steel Mill. Claim settled for all past and future medical benefits.

• Body Part(s): Arm
• Injury: Lateral Epicondylitis
• Amount: $6,606
• Claimant sustained an arm injury lifting heavy luggage. Claimant underwent two period of therapy and was recommended for injections, which worker declined. Worker returned to same employer in a different position.

• Body Part(s): Back
• Injury: Back strain
• Amount: $2,550
• Claimant sustained injury to the neck and back when a box fell and struck the worker. No disc injury by MRI. Claimant underwent two period of therapy and returned to work in a better job with employer. Low AWW.

• Body Part(s): Pulmonary
• Injury: Reactive airway disease (RADS)
• Amount: $100,000
• Claimant sustained injury to the lungs/breathing and voice when exposed to chemicals at work. Claim was contested and settled in a contested posture. Client returned to school to complete degree.

• Body Part(s): Arm
• Injury: Lacerations and injury to the proximal cutaneous nerve of the arm
• Amount: $2,745
• Claimant sustained an arm laceration with impacted glass in the forearm as a result of a motor vehicle collision. The worker underwent two surgeries to remove glass, but pieces of glass remain permanently imbedded in his arm. MVC claim continues.

• Body Part(s): Knee
• Injury: Internal derangement of the knee and bursitis
• Amount: $5,430
• Claimant sustained a twisting injury while working. Diagnosed with internal derangement of the knee without ligament injury. Provided a cortisone injection. Returned to work for employer doing same job.

• Body Part(s): Knee
• Injury: Knee contusion
• Amount: $6,250
• Client sustained a knee injury that aggravated his prior condition. Client was the passenger in an Uber that was involved in a collision that was the fault of the Uber driver.

• Body Part(s): Neck
• Injury: C6-7 cervical disc herniation with radiculopathy
• Amount: $49,275
• Claimant sustained a neck injury while lifting heavy boxes. After therapy and injections, the worker underwent an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion at C6-7 with an artificial intervertebral disk. Post surgery, the worker returned to work for the State. The original WCC decision was 15% PPD. We appealed and the parties Stipulated to a 27% total, a 12% increase in the original PPD Award.

• Body Part(s): Head/Neurological
• Injury: Concussion, Post-Concussion Syndrome
• Amount: $5,610
• Claimant sustained injury as an action adventure sports instructor.

• Body Part(s): Great Toe
• Injury: Nondisplaced fx of distal phalanx of right great toe
• Amount: $2,630
• Claimant caught her great toe between conveyor belt and stool, ripping her nail off. Treatment consisted of surgical shoe, topical medication

• Body Part(s): Head
• Injury: Cervical spondylosis, lumbar spondylosis, myofascial pain
• Amount: $7,320
• Claimant fell in freezer, landing on her back and striking her head. Treatment consisted of physical therapy, chronic pain program and medications

• Body Part(s): Great Toe
• Injury: Contusion of great toe, deformity of nail bed
• Amount: $2,753
• Claimant injured his great toe when cleaning cart rolled over his foot. Treatment consitsted of nail debridement, oral and topical medications.

• Body Part(s): Ankle
• Injury: displaced fx of lateral malleolus of left fibula
• Amount: $27,375
• Claimant tripped over step, injuring his left ankle. Treatment consisted of surgery, physical therapy, medications

• Body Part(s): Elbow
• Injury: Elbow lateral epicondylitis
• Amount: $13,000
• Claimant felt pain in her right elbow and arm while lifting a nearly 400 lbs. patient. Treatment consisted of physical therapy and medications.

• Body Part(s): Back
• Injury: Lumbar sprain, ankle ligament strain, foot contusion, knee ligament strain
• Amount: $24,000
• Claimant was unloading tractor trailer when driver suddenly accelerated, causing Claimant to fall. Treatment consisted of physical therapy and medications

• Body Part(s): Mold Disease
• Injury: Mold Disease
• Amount: $9,750
• Claimant became ill after being exposed to mold at work. The claim was resolved on appeal after the Commission denied the claim.

• Body Part(s): Wrist
• Injury: Comminuted fracture of fourth digit and distal radius
• Amount: $45,570
• Claimant was involved in a motor vehicle collision while working. Claimant had surgery to correct the fractured finger.

• Body Part(s): Neck
• Injury: Cervical Strain
• Amount: $6,435
• Claimant was involved in a motor vehicle collision while working. Claimant underwent conservative treatment and therapy for the injuries sustained.

• Body Part(s): Death
• Amount: $2,221,128 (actuarial benefit)
• Claimant was killed while at work. The claim was filed for the claimant’s wife and children, one of whom will receive lifetime benefits due to a disability.

• Body Part(s): Back
• Injury: Herniated Disc
• Amount: $35,000
• Plaintiff was involved in a motor vehicle collision. Plaintiff had therapy and the doctor recommended injections

• Body Part(s): Shoulder
• Injury: Slap tear
• Amount: $52,925
• Claimant was injured after trying to move objects at work. Claimant had surgery to the shoulder. Claimant was unable to return to pre-injury employment and successfully found new employment through voc rehab.

• Body Part(s): Groin
• Injury: Traumatic injury to groin
• Amount: $7,200
• Claimant was kicked in the groin while arresting a suspect. Claimant saw his doctor before returning back to work.

• Body Part(s): Pulmonary
• Injury: Mold Disease
• Amount: $60,000
• Claimant was exposed to mold at work, which caused illness. Claimant was placed on inhalers and was unable to return to the building.

• Body Part(s): Foot/Ankle
• Injury: ligamentous injury to the anterior talofibular and calcaneofibular ligaments
• Amount: $24,000
• Claimant fell at work causing injury to the ankle. Claimant had surgery to repair the ligaments in the ankle and had post-operative therapy.

• Body Part(s): Shoulder
• Injury: Labral Tear
• Amount: $6,700
• Claimant reopened claim for additional therapy to the shoulder and was awarded additional permanent partial disability.

• Body Part(s): Leg
• Injury: Torn quadricep
• Amount: $4,116
• Claimant reopened claim for additional therapy to the leg and was awarded additional permanent partial disability.