The injured worker suffered a work injury affecting her left wrist and lumbar spine with right LE radicular symptoms on 3/14/2013 while working as a Janitor at Able Building Maintenance which settled by compromise and release on 9/10/2015 for $75,000.
After the settlement of workers compensation, his prior attorney filed for SIBTF benefits on 9/28/2015. The applicant had preexisting health conditions including cervical spine, thoracic spine, left shoulder, right shoulder, right elbow/forearm, left elbow/forearm, left knee, right knee, sleep, psych, diabetes, and hypertension. The applicant was referred to Silberman & Lam, LLP to continue handling her SIBTF case.
After thorough litigations and multiple court hearings, Silberman & Lam, LLP was able to secure an award of 100% disability for the injured worker against SIBTF. The injured worker was entitled to back benefits of $35,699.97and weekly benefits of $387.44 increasing each year plus cost-of-living adjustments (COLA). The award has a present estimated value of $400,000.00 based on life expectancy.