At Parsons Law Group, we work to provide our clients with aggressive and personalized legal services so they get the results they deserve. The following is a brief description of some of the cases we have handled.  Contact us today for a free initial consultation.

You are not at the mercy of the insurance companies.  Know your rights.  Call Parsons Law Group today at 770-422-9000 OR 912-650-3993.

HERE ARE SOME OF OUR RESULTS:

* Our client, a cement truck driver, accidentally spilled wet concrete all over himself and inhaled a fair amount of the cement which eventually got into his lungs. He developed a condition called Restrictive Airways Dystrophy Syndrome or RADS. The insurer disputed this diagnosis and contended that the client suffered from long-standing COPD. However, after meeting with the doctor, it was clear that the client’s condition was caused by the accident at work and he was awarded $175,000.00.

*   Our client was rear-ended by an 18-wheeler resulting in a severe back injury which required back surgery. The other driver was cited for reckless driving and we were able to obtain a settlement for our client for $1.1 million.

* $2 Million settlement for our client whose SUV rolled over and airbags did not deploy. Another local attorney that specializes in products liability assisted with this case and did a majority of the “heavy lifting”.

*   $1.2 Million FELA settlement for a trackman whose legs were broken when he was caught between two track cars at CSX. div>

*   Our client sustained a terrible head injury and several herniated discs in his neck after falling down some stairs at work.  The insurance company denied his claim that his head injury prevented him from practicing law.  The judge did not agree and ruled that our client was catastrophically injured entitling him to lifetime benefits.  Our client received an award for $920,000.

*   Our client was rear-ended in a car accident. She required knee surgery to repair a medial meniscus. The treating doctor admitted that our client had severe arthritis in the knee before the accident. However, the doctor testified that the car accident aggravated her condition to the point of requiring surgery. The insurer offered $35,000.00 before trial. We refused their offer. The jury returned a verdict for $155,000.00.

* Our client got her hand trapped in a machine at work and she eventually developed RSD in both of her hands and wrists. The insurance company sent our client to an “IME” doctor of their choice who disputed that our client had developed RSD as a result of the work injury. After going to trial, the insurance company relented and allowed the doctor that we used as our “IME” to implant a spinal cord stimulator (SCS) which greatly relieved our client’s pain. However, because our client was likely not to work again anytime soon, the client was awarded $500,000.00 to settle her claim.

*   Our client developed bladder cancer as a result of chemical exposure at work.  However, the bladder cancer was in remission and our client could still work.  The insurance company hired several experts to say that the chemical exposure did not cause the bladder cancer.  We hired our own toxicologist and obtained OSHA records and Material Safety Data Sheets from the employer.  The records showed that there were, in fact, several cancer-causing chemicals on the job and that there had been prior exposures.  In basically a “medical-only” claim, on the eve of the hearing, attorney J. Michael Parsons was able to obtain a settlement for $200,000.

*   Our client was severely burned in an accident at work.  However, after the wounds healed, he returned to work for two years.  However, during that time, our client began having severe “pins and needles” sensations in his legs and could not do his job any longer.  Because the client had encephalitis as a child and walked with a limp as a result, the insurance company blamed the pre-existing condition for our client’s inability to work.  After a doctor determined that the burns caused the “pins and needles” sensations, the insurance company agreed that the case was catastrophic and the client was awarded $475,000. The client was then able to have workers’ compensation pay his medical bills for two extra years.

*   Our client had both a neck and back injury.  The insurer accepted the neck injury but not the back injury.  The Claim was eventually settled for $265,000, and the insurer had to pay for our client’s back surgery.

*   Our client fell in a pothole on a sidewalk maintained by the City of Atlanta and broke her ankle.  The City blamed the water company for the hazardous condition.  The water company accepted no responsibility.  After taking several depositions of city workers, it became apparent that the City of Atlanta was lying.  The judge fined the City and ordered the City to pay all of our client’s fees.  Thus, our client did not have to use any of her settlement to pay attorney’s fees. The case settled for $75,000.00

*    Our client was a police officer who was hurt when a fellow officer jumped on his back during horseplay.  The insurance company denied the claim using the “horseplay defense.”  However, our client did not invite the fellow officer to jump on his back.  After going to court, the judge found that the horseplay defense was not applicable and ordered the insurance company to pay for our client’s lost time and to pay his medical bills.  The case later settled for $175,000.

*    Our client was injured when a bookshelf fell on her at work.  The insurance company denied the claim and she hired another attorney to handle her case.  At trial, the insurance company set forth evidence that our client resigned because she could not handle the stress of the job.  The judge ruled in favor of the insurance company.  The woman then hired Parsons Law Group, and we filed a request for a change in condition for the worse.  We were able to get the company doctor to agree that the woman’s job injury made her permanently unable to work.  The insurance company then hired their own doctor to say that old age caused her problems and not the injury on the job.  At trial, the judge found that the insurance company had unreasonably defended the case and awarded attorneys fees to our client.  More importantly, J. Michael Parsons was able to get the woman her weekly checks and all of her back pay.  After three years of litigation, the insurance company recently accepted the case as catastrophic and the parties settled the case for $220,000.00.

*    Our client fell off some scaffolding at work and he has been unable to work since the accident.  The insurance company accepted the back injury but denied that it was the cause of his inability to work.  Rather, the insurance company said that our client’s long-term alcoholism rendered him unable to walk.  After meeting with the company doctor, J. Michael Parsons was able to get the doctor to say that our client’s inability to walk was 80% due to the job injury.  After several years of other doctors disagreeing with the company’s own doctor, J. Michael Parsons was able to settle the claim for $449,000.  Mr. Parsons was also able to have the client’s home modified to be handicapped accessible.

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Parsons Law Group in Atlanta, Georgia, can help you with your workers’ compensation or Railroad injury case.  Contact us today for a free initial consultation.

Contact Parsons Law Group, at 770-422-9000 OR 912-650-3993.