Injury Award | Workers' Comp

$89,000 Rotator Cuff Injury for Oil Delivery Man

Our client, an oil delivery man in his mid 50’s, sustained an injury to his rotator cuff from working with the heavy hose on the oil delivery truck. His injury required rotator cuff surgery to repair the damage to the shoulder tendon. He was out of work for a year and a half when the insurance company tried to knock him off his workers’ comp benefits. He hired our law firm, and we were able to keep him on benefits and work with him to explore his other vocational options. About six months after we began working with our client, we were able to obtain a lump sum settlement for him in the amount of $89,000, which satisfied his future lost earning compensation from workers’ comp, but kept open his ability to have his medical bills paid by workers’ comp in the future. Our client planned to take a light truck driving job that would not be as strenuous as the former job.