Bilingual Virginia Personal Injury Lawyer

Our attorney, Daniel Barrera, singlehandedly secured a $3 million workers’ compensation settlement on behalf of our client, a Virginia employee who sustained a debilitating brain injury in an occupational setting. This is the 6^th case where Attorney Barrera has recovered over $1 million for a client.

This was a long-term disability case in which our client was forced to stop working after having a large tumor removed from her brain. Although the procedure was successful, our client was still burdened by debilitating side effects and neurocognitive deficits that impacted her quality of life. In January 2016, the client contacted our firm because her insurance provider terminated her benefits for the second time. The insurer justified their decision by claiming that our client was neurologically sound. They also falsely alleged that our client stopped taking her medication and that her persisting medical issues were related to an eye condition. In truth, our client never stopped taking her medications; she just switched to an online pharmacy – an understandable error by the insurer. However, the claim regarding our client’s neurological condition was entirely fictitious, and summarily disproven by 8 previous neuropsychological examinations that unanimously agreed our client was disabled for life. In short, our client suffered tremendous stress and anxiety because the insurance provider denied their benefits without any supporting evidence. They were handily defeated, and the insurer, acknowledging their negligence, reinstated our client’s benefits before the deadline. Thanks to the efforts of our firm and the support of her family, our client is on track to receive more than $1, 406,000 in benefits while she remains disabled.

Our client sustained an occupational injury after falling from a bucket truck during work hours. He had multiple shoulder surgeries following this severe accident. The client received $190,000 from workers’ compensation, $110,000 in lost wages, and $170,000 to cover medical treatments, bringing the total amount paid out on his behalf to roughly $1,095,000. We were also able to obtain a $625,000 settlement for this client following a day-long mediation.

Our client injured his spinal cord after tripping and landing on a pointed rock. He went to the hospital but was quickly released. He returned to the hospital 5 days later with a temperature but was once again released. On his third visit, the doctors finally realized there was a serious problem. Our client was struggling to walk and urinate due to an undiagnosed epidural abscess exerting pressure on his spinal cord. To this day, our client still cannot walk. We alleged that this was medical malpractice as were able to secure a $1,050,000 settlement for our client.

This client was a construction worker who fell through an open hole in the floor while walking backwards. He fell one story and landed on his back, breaking his spine. He received some of the best medical care in the world at Shephards Center for Spinal Cord Injury Rehab Center in Atlanta Georgia, paid for by the carrier.

Our client was run-over by a coworker while milling a roadway. The milling machine amputated his leg below the knee. Because of the client’s low wages, under Virginia law, the maximum value of his loss was only $75,000. We got him $250,000 on top of the $500,000 that paid for his medical expenses and the $55,000 in lost wages he previously received.

Our client was T-boned in a gruesome Fairfax County accident, which led her to receive $210,000 in medical treatment. She elected to settle her case for $710,000. We are very happy she has recovered well and is happy with the case result.

This is an ongoing workers’ compensation case, so some details need to be left unspecified. Our client was painting a roof when he accidentally touched an electrical wire. He was electrocuted off the roof and suffered severe burn injuries to the majority of his body, on top of injuries related to the fall. He accrued over $811,000 in medical bills. Because he didn’t initially have an attorney, the hospital billed Medicaid for $50,000 of the coverage and gave up on the rest. However, taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay for what workers’ compensation insurance is supposed to cover, and hospitals and doctors shouldn’t lose money just because an insurance company wants to protect their profit margins. So, we set about getting that hospital paid for their valiant, lifesaving efforts. First, we convinced Medicaid that it didn’t have to pay that $50,000. We also persuaded the insurer to pay more than $700,000 to the hospital for past services rendered. Our client is extremely happy his doctors were finally paid.

Our client was attacked by a hammer-wielding assailant while working at an outlet mall. He was targeted because he had a past relationship with his assailant’s current girlfriend. The assailant used the claw-side of the hammer to puncture our client’s spinal cord in a dressing room ambush. Our client was left with no recourse and no legal way to obtain compensation because he wasn’t targeted as an employee of the store. Because of this detail, his claim technically wasn’t covered by workers’ compensation. However, after long negotiations, we were able to obtain $588,500 in lifetime payments on behalf of our client. Despite having no legal way to win, our client still got something for all the trouble he has, and will continue to, endure.

Our client was a Fairfax City trash truck worker who fell from the back of a dump truck and hit his head on the road, causing emotional and cognitive problems. As part of his settlement, he will now pursue service related retirement.