The injured worker sustained work-related injury to his cervical spine, bilateral shoulders, thoracic and lumbar spine on 08/02/2016 while working at Minegar Contracting Inc. as a carpenter. This led to a settlement by compromise and release for $115,000 on 01/04/2022.
After the settlement of workers compensation, with the injured worker’s preexisting health conditions including gastrointestinal, right great toe, left knee, left wrists and headaches, Silberman & Lam, LLP filed for subsequent injury benefits trust fund (SIBTF) on his behalf.
Thanks to consistent effort, Silberman & Lam, LLP successfully obtained an award of 100% disability from SIBTF. With this, the injured worker was entitled to retroactive benefits of $106,584 along with ongoing weekly benefits of $642 increasing annually subject to cost-of-living adjustments for life. Based on the average life expectancy, the award has an estimated value of $1,200,000
