January 2022 – Last Month’s Results: Warnken, LLC Recovered Over $1,570,481 for 27 Injured Clients
Warnken, LLC had another great month for clients in January 2022. Twenty-seven cases concluded, either permanently, or, in the case of some workers’ comp cases, for now. Of the 27, three cases resulted in recoveries to the injured client in excess of $100,000.
Please see last month’s results below.
- Body Part(s): COVID-19
- Amount: $12,500
- Claimant contracted COVID-19 during the course of employment as a healthcare worker.
- Body Part(s): Foot
- Injury: Fracture
- Amount: $70,000
- Claimant was at work when a box fell on them sustaining injury to the ankle. Claimant underwent surgery, physical therapy and work hardening.
- Body Part(s): Shoulder
- Injury: Cuff Tear
- Amount: $37,355
- Claimant slipped in water on the bathroom floor sustaining injury to the shoulder and neck. Claimant underwent shoulder surgery.
- Body Part(s): Neck
- Injury: Sprain
- Amount: $10,000
- Plaintiff was involved in a motor vehicle collision sustaining injuries to the neck, chest, hand and knee. Plaintiff was treated with pain medication and physical therapy.
- Body Part(s): Back
- Injury: Sprain
- Amount: $43,200
- Claimant was involved in a motor vehicle collision during the course of employment, sustaining injury to the head, neck, shoulder, elbow, back and knee. Claimant was treated with physical and psychotherapies.
- Body Part(s): Back
- Injury: Sprain of ligaments of lumbar
- Amount: $10,000
- Claimant felt a pop in her back while lifting 45 lbs. box of food. Treatment consisted of physical therapy and medications.
- Body Part(s): Shoulder
- Injury: Rotator cuff tear
- Amount: Undisclosed
- Claimant was working when, while loading luggage, claimant injured the shoulder. Treatment consisted of surgery, physical therapy, and medications
- Injury: COVID
- Amount: $15,000
- Claimant contracted COVID-19 during the course of her employment.
- Body Part(s): Shoulder
- Injury: Low grade partial thickness articular surface tear
- Amount: $12,000
- Claimant was working as EVS tech when she felt sharp pain and shoulder after lifting trash bag. Treatment consisted of physical therapy and medications.
- Body Part(s): Ears
- Injury: Occupational Hearing Loss
- Amount: Undisclosed
- Claimant sustained occupational hearing loss as a result of his employment with Bethlehem Steel Corp. The claim was settled while pending a hearing before the WCC. The settlement is “indemnity” only. All medical care for hearing loss remains open for future benefits.
- Body Part(s): Shoulder
- Injury: Dislocated shoulder
- Amount: $7,320
- Claimant slipped and fell, landing on the shoulder while working as a bus driver. PT employment. The shoulder was reduced in the emergency room and injured worker underwent two period of therapy. Claimant continues to drive a school bus for the County.
- Body Part(s): Shoulder
- Injury: Rotator cuff tear, bursitis, bicipital tendinitis, superior labral tear, synovitis
- Amount: $116,608
- Claimant slipped and fell on the shoulder. After cortisone injections, the worker underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, extensive debridement, and acromioplasty. Worker also developed anxiety and depression. Claim was settled on appeal of the PPD award with both Employer and the SIF
- Body Part(s): Ears
- Injury: Occupational Hearing Loss
- Amount: Undisclosed
- Claimant sustained occupational hearing loss as a result of his employment with Bethlehem Steel Corp. The claim was settled while on appeal for indemnity and open medicals.
- Body Part(s): Shoulder
- Injury: Impingement of the shoulder and rotator cuff tendinopathy.
- Amount: $2,700
- Claimant sustained a shoulder injury moving heavy pallets of product. Underwent shoulder arthroscopy, subacromial decompression, acromioplasty, and debridement. After post-operative care, the Claimant return to work for the same employer.
- Body Part(s): Shoulder
- Injury: Partial thickness tear of the rotator cuff, tendinitis, superior labrum tear.
- Amount: $68,445
- Claimant sustained injury trying to keep a patient from falling. Claimant a “traction type” injury to the shoulder. Worker underwent an arthroscopic anterior and posterior glenohumeral synovectomy and subpectoral biceps tendonesis. Claimant under went two additional surgeries — a manipulation under anesthesia and chondroplasty of the posterior humeral hear and posterior glenoid. During recovery, the work sustained an overuse injury to the opposite shoulder and anxiety and depression.
- Body Part(s): Head
- Injury: Traumatic brain injury
- Amount: $441,555
- Claimant was struck in the head and body by a violent patient. Arthroscopic partial medial and lateral meniscectomies of the knee. Traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. Vestibular, balance, cognitive and behavioral medical care. Post-traumatic headaches. Client will require ongoing psychological and pain management care.
- Body Part(s): Hand
- Injury: Crush injury and cellulitis, tenosynovitis, traumatic carpal tunnel syndrome, contracture syndrome.
- Amount: $72,333
- Claimant sustained crush injury to the hand, arm and fingers. Also a puncture injury to a finger. Finger became infected. Claimant also underwent flexor tenosynovectomy and carpal tunnel release. Post surgery, Claimant developed cellulitis and contracture deformity on the index finger.
- Body Part(s): Shoulder
- Injury: Traumatic bicipital tendinitis
- Amount: $17,500
- Claimant sustained injury lifting and moving heavy product totes. Physical therapy and conservative care. Client returned to work for another employer.
- Body Part(s): Head
- Injury: Traumatic brain injury
- Amount: $18,000
- Client was struck in the head by a patient and underwent neurological care for a traumatic brain injury. After treatment, the worker returned in a similar position with a different employer.
- Body Part(s): Shoulder
- Injury: Impingement syndrome shoulder and biceps instability.
- Amount: $25,200
- Work-related motor vehicle collision. Physical therapy and conservative care only. No lost time.
- Body Part(s): Wrist
- Injury: Scapholunate interosseous ligament tear
- Amount: $22,785
- Claimant sustained injury when a patient grabbed and twisted the worker’s wrist. After injections failed to resolve the problems, the Claimant underwent wrist denervation with posterior interosseous nerve neurectomy, scapholunate interosseous ligament reconstruction, and interosseous ligament reconstruction. The injured worker returned to work in the same industry for a different employer.
- Body Part(s): Mental
- Injury: PTSD
- Amount: $15,000
- Claimant developed PTSD due to career as law enforcement. The claim was resolved after appeal
- Body Part(s): Shoulders
- Injury: Tendinosis
- Amount: $5,000
- Claimant filed an occupational disease claim due to overuse of the shoulders for work done as a correctional officer. The claim was disallowed by the Commission.
- Body Part(s): Arm
- Injury: CRPS
- Amount: $500,000
- Plaintiff was bitten by a dog while working. As a result of the injuries, plaintiff had multiple surgeries and was unable to return to pre-injury employment.
- Body Part(s): Neck
- Injury: Strain
- Amount: $8,200
- A student fell on claimant while at work. Claimant was seen for therapy and medications for treatment.
- Body Part(s): Neck
- Injury: Strain
- Amount: $7,750
- A student fell on claimant while at work. Claimant was seen for therapy before a subsequent injury.
- Body Part(s): Leg
- Injury: Non-displaced fracture of tibial head
- Amount: Undisclosed
- Claimant’s leg was broken after it became wedged between the conveyor belt and jack at work. Claimant was placed in a cast and given therapy once the cast was removed.
Please remember that in a personal injury, workers’ compensation, or car crash case – no cases are ever exactly identical. Also remember that our successes in past injury cases don’t guarantee success in your personal injury or workers’ comp case. There are a lot of variables that go into determining the value of the case.
We never promise specific results or specific numbers – no honest lawyer should. However, we promise our best efforts. Also, you don’t pay our fee or expenses, unless you win.
