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| Case Name: | D.W. v. Russell Williams dba Century Products |
| County: | Crawford |
| Type of Petition: | Defendant's Modification/Review Petition, claimant's Petition to Review Medical, and claimant's Claim Petition |
| Type of Injury of Condition: | loss of lower right leg |
| Date of Decision: | 6/26/2008 |
| Litigated Outcome: | The WCJ granted claimant's petition, finding that claimant sustained the specific loss of his lower right leg. Claimant's Claim petition, denied. Claimant's Petition to Review partially granted in accordance with the Defendant's agreement to pay for modifications to claimant's bathroom. |
| Defense Expert(s): | Dr. Stephen Conti |
| Claimant Expert(s): | Dr. Robert Symons, and Chris Cummings |
| Defense Counsel: | James B. Hudzik |
| Remarks: The WCJ accepted the defendant's position that claimant's injury was confined to the specific loss of his lower leg, thus, limiting claimant's workers' compensation benefits to 300 weeks of total disability benefits, dating from July 18, 2002. The Decision denied the claim petition which to expand the description of injury. Claimant's review medical petition only to the extent that defendant was obligated to pay for bathroom modifications to which the defendant already agreed. The WCAB affirmed the WCJ's decision. | |
| Anticipated Savings: Ongoing workers' compensation benefits of $331. per week after expiration of the 375-week period which commenced July 18, 2002. | |