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WINNING RESULTS: Natalia Verde, Esq. – Associate Attorney – Lois Law Firm

Winning Results

LOIS Proves Fraud, Results in Disallowance and Discretionary Penalties

LOIS Associate Natalia Verde secured a disallowance and WCL Section 114-a finding with both mandatory and discretionary penalties in a New York Workers’ Compensation case. The Claimant had an established claim for several sites and denied prior injuries. The Claimant requested to amend the claim for post-concussion syndrome, traumatic brain injury, and the neck, producing prima facie medical evidence for same. Verde argued that the Claimant violated WCL Section 114-a on several grounds: first, the Claimant exhibited symptom magnification on examination; second, the Claimant failed to disclose a prior injury to the neck; third, the Claimant confirmed that she was diagnosed with cervical radiculopathy merely five days prior to her alleged injury.

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