The Freibott Law Firm was recently successful in prosecuting a case in front of the Industrial Accident Board for one of our clients. Our client was injured while working for the Smucker Company as a carpenter. Our client alleged he fell off a ladder injuring his head, neck, back, and left shoulder. The employer denied the claim alleging, amongst other defenses, that our client was not involved in a work accident. Our firm subpoenaed two Smucker employees to testify of behalf of our client. Our client also testified as did his wife. After hearing the evidence and judging the credibility of our witnesses, the Industrial Accident Board found that our client did fall off a ladder at work and severely injured himself. We also presented the testimony of Dr. Mavrakakis, who is Board certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine. Dr. Mavrakakis causally related our client’s injuries to the fall off the ladder and testified that his medical treatment to date has been reasonable, necessary, and causally related to the work accident. Moreover, Dr. Mavrakakis placed our client on temporary total disability beginning on June 14, 2019. The Industrial Accident Board also found that her testimony was more superior to the defense medical expert, Dr. Eric Schwartz. Accordingly, the Industrial Accident Board ordered that the worker’s compensation insurance carrier pay our client total disability from June 14, 2019 through the present. The Industrial Accident Board also ordered the worker’s compensation insurance carrier to pay for our client’s medical expenses to date. Lastly, the Industrial Accident Board ordered the employer’s worker’s compensation carrier to pay an attorney’s fee for the successful presentation of the case as well as paying the expert fee of Dr. Mavrakakis and the court reporter fee. (Abe v. Smucker Co., Hearing No.: 1486540 Date of Decision: November 7, 2019)
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