The Freibott Law Firm was recently successful in pursuing a claim on behalf of one our clients in yet another case against Amazon. Amazon, the employer, denied the claim in full and, as a result, the matter proceeded to a full hearing at the Industrial Accident Board. After hearing evidence from both sides, the Industrial Accident Board found that our client sustained an on the job injury when a box fell off a shelf and onto our client’s head and arm. It was discovered that the box was full of Lennox dinner plates. The Industrial Accident Board found that our client sustained a concussion and that the treatment provided by her medical expert, Dr. Bley, was reasonable, necessary, and related to the work injury. The Industrial Accident Board found Dr. Bley’s opinion to be superior and more reliable than that of the Employer’s expert, Dr. Richard Katz, a Philadelphia neurologist. Accordingly, the Industrial Accident Board found that our client’s period of total disability benefits was reasonable and that her medical treatment was reasonable, necessary, and related to the work accident. Due to the successful presentation to the Industrial Accident Board, the Board ordered the Employer to pay our firm an attorney’s fee and to reimburse our office for Dr. Bley’s expert testimony fee. (Strohmaier v. Amazon.Inc.,Hearing No.: 1447200Date of Decision: June 9, 2017)
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