Des Moines Workers’ Compensation Lawyers

Verdicts & Settlements

The results we obtained in each of these cases were based on facts, legal issues, and insurance coverage that were unique to each case. For this reason, you should not assume or expect we will obtain a result like this in your case. We present this information to show that LaMarca Law Group, P.C., has litigated large cases, complex cases, and cases arising out of a wide variety of factual scenarios.

Because each case is different, prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome.

• Settlement of a contested workers’ compensation case in the amount of $1,000,000 for a 48-year-old truck driver who suffered a brain injury in a single-vehicle accident. The employer originally denied the claim, asserting that the driver had deviated from his employment at the time of the injury by driving an alternate route.
• Settlement of a contested workers’ compensation case in the amount of $320,000 for a worker who slipped on ice in the employee parking lot and suffered a fractured skull.
• Settlement of a contested workers’ compensation case in the amount of $120,000 for a school maintenance worker who suffered a torn rotator cuff.
• Settlement of a contested workers’ compensation claim in the amount of $250,000 for a foundry worker who suffered injuries to his left and right shoulders.
• Settlement of a contested workers’ compensation claim in the amount of $185,000 for a 58-year-old female truck driver who injured both shoulders while securing cargo.
• Settlement of a contested workers’ compensation case in the amount of $144,000 for a foundry worker who suffered left and right rotator cuff tears.
• Settlement of a contested workers’ compensation case in the amount of $148,800 for a maintenance worker who suffered a low-back injury.
• Settlement of a contested workers’ compensation case in the amount of $88,000 for a truck driver who sustained a low-back injury in a fall on the ice in a parking lot.
• Workers’ compensation arbitration award of permanent total disability benefits for a 66-year-old horse show employee who suffered multiple injuries following the collapse of portable horse stalls. The employer alleged that the worker was an independent contractor and not an employee.
• Workers’ compensation arbitration award of 80% industrial disability for a factory mechanic whose legs were run over by a forklift causing a hip injury and neuropathic pain. The employer alleged that the injury was confined to his legs.
• Workers’ compensation arbitration award of permanent total disability for a truck driver who fell from his flatbed to the ground, suffering an injury to his lower back. The employer and its insurance carrier alleged that the truck driver had suffered no permanent injury.
• Workers’ compensation arbitration award of permanent total disability against the Second Injury Fund of Iowa for a 54-year-old shelf stocker who suffered severe bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.
• Settlement of a contested workers’ compensation case in the amount of $150,000 for a 57-year-old repairman who injured his low back while lifting a refrigerator.
• Settlement of a contested workers’ compensation case in the amount of $85,000 for a worker who injured his back while sandblasting a water tower. The employer alleged that the worker’s disability was due to a pre-existing back condition.
• Settlement of a contested workers’ compensation case in the amount of $52,800 for a waitress who fell while carrying trays at work and injured her neck and right shoulder. The employer was unable to accommodate her restrictions.
• Settlement of a contested workers’ compensation case in the amount of $32,440 for a trade school student who lost his eye while building a house. At issue was whether the student was covered under workers’ compensation.
• Settlement of a contested workers’ compensation case in the amount of $96,000 for a construction worker who suffered a rotator cuff tear as a result of a work-related fall.
• Settlement of a contested workers’ compensation case of $50,000 for a nurse’s aide at an assisted-living center who injured her right shoulder and neck while assisting a resident. The employer alleged that her injuries did not limit her ability to work.
• Settlement of a contested workers’ compensation case for an aviation maintenance worker in the amount of $69,600. The employer and insurance carrier alleged that the medical condition was due to a non-work injury.
• Settlement of a contested workers’ compensation claim in the amount of $110,000 for a 29-year-old factory worker who fell off a conveyor belt at work and suffered a back injury.
• Settlement of a contested workers’ compensation case in the amount of $155,000 for a foundry worker who was exposed to toxic chemicals and developed permanent respiratory distress.
• Settlement of a contested workers’ compensation case in the amount of $450,000 following an arbitration decision awarding permanent total disability benefits for an industrial worker who was exposed to hydrochloric acid developing reactive airway disease.
• Settlement in the amount of $275,000 for a factory worker who suffered complications following hernia surgery.
• Settlement in the amount of $78,000 for a delivery driver who suffered a rotator cuff tear following a fall in a parking lot.
• Settlement in the amount of $62,500 for a packing plant worker who slipped and fell, injuring her shoulder.
• Settlement in the amount of $47,500 for a certified nurse’s assistant who injured her back while lifting a patient at a care unit.
• Settlement in the amount of $70,000 for a packing plant worker who injured her low back and hip in a work-related fall.
• Settlement in the amount of $250,000 for a factory worker who suffered a closed-head injury following a work-related fall.

The firm’s experience in all of the above matters demonstrates that we have dedicated many practice years in the gathering and presentation of evidence before judges, juries, administrative courts, arbitration panels, and corporate boards. While the facts and applicable laws of each case are different, there is a commonality to the investigative techniques, rules of evidence, and presentation skills that form the building blocks of each and every contested matter.