Winning Results
LOIS Disallows Back Claim Alleged from Lifting Salad
LOIS Associate Natalia Verde secured a disallowance in a New York Workers’ Compensation claim. The Claimant alleged that she injured her back when bending down to lift packages of salad. An Independent Medical Examination did not find a causal relationship between the alleged symptoms and the mechanism of injury. During medical testimony, the Claimant’s doctor conceded that he did not personally examine the Claimant. At the trial, the Claimant was confronted with numerous medical reports which mention different mechanisms of injury, but she maintained that she did not recall reporting back pain due to lifting a tray at work or stepping into her husband’s truck.
