Workers' Compensation

in
Many of the personal injury claims handled by Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins involve injuries that occur in the workplace. Our Workers' Compensation department possesses the particular skill and expertise required to maximize your recovery in the workers' compensation Courts. Our attorneys have extensive courtroom experience and a proven record of success handling claims involving accidental injuries, occupational diseases, repetitive motion injuries, total permanent disability and work related death.

DEFENDANTVERDICT/SETTLEMENT
RUTGERSDennis Baptista obtained a lifetime award of Total Permanent Disability Benefits for a client whose injury confined her to a wheelchair, and additionally received a court order compelling the workers' compensation insurance carrier to pay for special housing to accommodate her handicap.
JOHNS MANVILLE CORPORATIONAfter obtaining a lifetime award of Total Permanent Disability Benefits for a worker who suffered asbestos-related lung disease, Dennis Baptista attained lifetime Dependency Benefits for his widow after he died from this work related injury.
EAST ORANGE GENERAL HOSPITALAfter the workers' compensation insurance carrier stopped providing medical treatment, Dennis Baptista filed a motion with the court that resulted in an additional six years of Medical Treatment and Temporary Disability Benefits for his client, followed by an award for Partial Permanent Disability.
XYZ BOARD OF EDUCATIONWhen employer’s attorney repeatedly delayed case by failing to appear in court, Dennis Baptista compelled the court to collect payment from the employer’s bank accounts and successfully recovered this monetary award for his client.
SUMMIT BANKWhen collection lawyers filed a lawsuit against the petitioner for medical bills that the workers’ compensation insurance carrier refused to pay, Dennis Baptista had the lawsuits against his client dismissed and stopped all further collection proceedings until the workers’ compensation case was concluded.
MONDAY MORNING INC.Dennis Baptista obtained an award for lifetime Total Disability Benefits for a worker who sustained a rare adverse reaction to a flu shot that was recommended by her employer - a child care management service.