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| Case Name: | G.R. v. McKnight Cylinder Corporation |
| County: | Fayette |
| Type of Petition: | Termination |
| Type of Injury of Condition: | Strain v. spondylolisthesis |
| Date of Decision: | 12/11/2008 |
| Litigated Outcome: | WCJ granted termination |
| Defense Expert(s): | Daniel Altman, M.D. |
| Claimant Expert(s): | |
| Defense Counsel: | Rhonda A. Rudman |
| Remarks: We negotiated C&R in the amount of $74,000.00 or 3.9 years of benefits following Claimant's lumbar fusion surgery for spondylolisthesis. However, we also requested that the WCJ address the merits of the petition for termination as it pertained to past benefits. The Judge granted termination so that we were successful in obtaining $51,291.28 in supersedeas fund reimbursement for the insurance carrier. | |
| Anticipated Savings: 500 weeks of benefits at the total disability rate is $179,000.00. Certainly, there was significant exposure on this claim where Claimant had already received three years total disability benefits and had undergone surgery for progressive condition. | |