Phalen Law Firm

$104,000

Workers' Compensation

An injured worker's claim settled for $104,000.00, representing a 65% increase from a prior offer of $62,000 from the insurance carrier.

$100,000

Personal Injury

$100,000.00 was secured for the family of a victim in a tragic fatal accident that occurred in 2014. This amount included combined policy limits and underinsured motorist coverage.

$73,457

Workers' Compensation

A Kansas worker was awarded permanent partial work disability compensation for neck and left shoulder injuries sustained in an accident. The worker's functional disability was found to be 13.33% to the body as a whole, and 33.4% work disability. The award totaled $73,456.61, plus entitlement to unauthorized and future medical care.

Workers' Compensation

A Kansas worker was awarded future medical care after William L. Phalen secured expert medical testimony to overcome the presumption that the employer's obligation to provide medical care terminates upon the employee reaching maximum medical improvement (MMI). The Administrative Law Judge's Award was affirmed by the Appeals Board.

Workers' Compensation

A Kansas claimant was awarded future medical care and rights to unauthorized medical treatment after William Phalen fought against the insurance company's denial of ongoing treatment for an on-the-job injury.

Workers' Compensation

An injured foundry worker, initially denied compensation due to an alleged refusal of a drug test, had the Board's decision reversed by the Court of Appeals. The Court ruled that an insufficient urine sample, without intent to thwart, is not a refusal. The Kansas Supreme Court denied review, solidifying the claimant's award.