The Freibott Law Firm was recently successful in obtaining an award on behalf of our client when the Industrial Accident Board agreed that his recent back injury was causally related to the original accident of September 5, 2002. Our client was injured when a large garage door fell on his foot necessitating the amputation of several of his toes. Accordingly, our client had began walking with a different walking pattern due to the amputation of two toes which ultimately caused pain in his back. The Industrial Accident Board, finding by a preponderance of the evidence, found that the Claimant proved that his ongoing complaints in his low back were causally related to the original work accident of September 5, 2002. The Industrial Accident Board relied upon the experts retained by the Freibott Law Firm. Moreover, the Industrial Accident Board found the Claimant’s testimony about his back symptoms to be credible. Given the circumstances, the Board “finds it quite believable that the Claimant would not report low back symptoms immediately after the accident; the medical attention and his own attention were focused intently on his severe right foot injury.” Accordingly, the Industrial Accident Board found that the low back injury and treatment were causally related to the original work accident of September 5, 2002. As a result, the Industrial Accident Board awarded the repayment of the medical experts retained by the Claimant’s attorney and also ordered that the worker’s compensation insurance company pay an attorney’s fee to the Freibott Law Firm. (Knotts v. Service Transport Group, Hearing No. 1217801, February 2, 2012)
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