No two cases are alike, meaning no two verdicts are alike. Listed
below are some of the recent verdicts and settlements we have secured on
behalf of our clients. The law firm of Hensley Walker, PA will invest the
necessary time, energy and financial resources to secure the largest
possible verdict or settlement to which you, the victim, are entitled - to
make certain that your situation is not compounded by financial worries.
Winning your case is only part of what we do: seeing to your future needs is
the other.
Recent Verdicts / Settlements Secured On Behalf of Our Clients:
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Structured settlement of over $961,000.00 Workers’ Compensation recovery helps ease suffering for Hensley Walker client. |
CONTEXT When our 29-year-old client was rendered a quadriplegic as the result of
a work-related automobile accident, she sought workers’ compensation
benefits for modifications to her home, including support bars for her
bathroom , as well as attendant care services. When her requests were denied
by her employer, she came to us for help. Her insurance company refused to
provide the needed modifications, claiming they were ‘unnecessary.’
OUR STANCE We strongly disagreed with this assessment, as did the medical
professionals we called upon for expert advice. As the result of our
efforts, the injured worker did receive all of the home modifications she
requested, along with a monetary settlement that allowed us to structure on
her behalf a guaranteed payout in excess of $961,000.00
RESULT By structuring the settlement in such a way that it met the approval of
Medicare, our client retained the right to receive Medicare benefits in the
future. The structured payout will allow our client to continue with her
life, secure in the knowledge that financial worries will not add to an
already tragic situation.
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Firm obtains $1,375,000.00 recovery against insurance company for denial of partial disability benefits |
CONTEXT After our client, a practicing physician
in his early 40s, suffered an injury to his cervical spine, he sought
disability benefits, as provided for in his insurance policy. The
insurance company, however, decided that since our client was a
psychiatrist, his injury would have no impact on his ability to work.
When he retained our firm to represent him, we immediately brought in expert
witnesses who testified that while the duties of a psychiatrist may not, at
first blush, be considered physical in nature, one whose duties include work
in hospitals can, and often are, faced with suicidal or combative patients
and many times is required to participate in take-downs, physical restraint
and self-defense. As our client was no longer to perform such duties, he was
forced to give up his hospital practice, which had a negative impact on his
ability to earn income.
OUR STANCE As a result of his injuries, the
physician filed a claim for partial disability benefits under his existing
insurance policy. His claims were denied when the insurance company argued
that he could perform the ‘essential’ duties required of his employment.
RESULT As the result of our efforts, and
thanks in large part to the testimony of the expert witnesses who testified
on our client’s behalf, the case was settled prior to trial for over $1.3
Million. This came less than a week after mediation, during which time
the insurance company offered less than half that amount. We refused their
settlement offer and prepared to take the case to trial. The insurance
company knew we were serious, and prepared, choosing to settle rather than
litigate.
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$1,500,000 recovery aids victim of posttraumatic stress disorder |
CONTEXT When our client, a vibrant 29-year-old
anesthesiologist, came to us for help, he was a shell of his former self.
While working as a resident in a level-1 trauma center, he had witnessed
the death of 4 patients under his care one weekend, after which he began to
experience a lack of concentration and lost his ability to cope with stress.
He completed his residency, working for several years as an anesthesiologist
until his mental condition deteriorated to such a point that he turned to
illegal drugs in an effort to cope with the stress. He eventually underwent
substance abuse treatment, and was soon forced to leave his practice due to
lack of productivity. His doctors found that he suffered form posttraumatic
stress disorder associated with his work in the trauma center and his
close-hand witnessing of so many deaths in such a short period.
OUR STANCE He filed a claim for
disability insurance benefits under insurance policy, but his claims
were denied. After several attempts to cut off his benefits, the insurance
company sent him a $72,000.00 payment, which they claimed pay for his
rehabilitation. However, by the time he received the proposed lump sum he
had given up his license to practice medicine and sold his interest in his
practice. He returned the $72,000.00 as insufficient and filed suit,
alleging that the insurance company had breached its contract by
terminating his disability payments.
RESULT The insurance company had made
numerous attempts to deny his claim, even going so far as calling in expert
witnesses to testify that his troubles were the result of a personality
disorder, and thus not covered by his policy. Our firm discovered
internal memos, however, that bolstered our client’s claim, and we were able
to obtain a settlement prior to trial in the amount of $1.5 Million.
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