The injured worker suffered a work-related injury on 01/29/2016 while working as a hood cleaner at Kelleys Steam Cleaning. This affected his lumbar spine, station and gait (bilateral feel), and he had suffered chronic pain. This was settled through compromise and release for $125,000 on 10/28/2019. Prior to that, he sustained industrial injury on 10/20/2011 from his previous job as a hole cleaner to Brinderson, this affected his bilateral hip and skin, this led to a settlement through compromise and release for $98,000 on 05/13/2015.
Following the workers’ compensation settlement with another firm, the applicant was referred to Silberman & Lam, LLP to file for subsequent injury benefits trust fund (SIBTF) as he suffered preexisting health conditions specifically, sleep dysfunction, GERD, diarrhea varicose veins, migraines psych, issues on his bilateral shoulder, bilateral knee and left thumb.
Thanks to consistent effort, Silberman & Lam, LLP successfully obtained an award of 100% disability from SIBTF. As a result, the injured worker was entitled to lifetime benefits, he received $129,796 back benefits and ongoing weekly benefits of $969 increasing each year with cost-of-living adjustments (COLA). The award has an estimated, present value of $1,900,000, based on the average life expectancy.
