Winning Results

LOIS Partner Connor Wetherington and Paralegal Chrystalla Karamanis obtained a rare disallowance pursuant to the intentional harm defense under WCL Section 10, securing a win for their employer-client (a warehouse style supermarket chain) in a New York Workers’ Compensation claim. The Claimant alleged injury while carrying bags of rice and tripped over boxes, which caused him to fall into a five (5) foot plus tall display of stacked canned goods. The Claimant alleged injuries to the neck, back, left shoulder, and left knee. However, during the investigation and discovery process, the Employer provided internal CCTV footage that painted an entirely different picture. It is also worth noting the Claimant was written up in the days leading up to the alleged injury for leaving the store in an unsatisfactory condition.