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Christine Elliott Wins Voluntary Dismissal of COVID Workers’ Compensation Claim Before Trial

Christine Elliott was able to secure the voluntary dismissal of a COVID claim after aggressively pushing the matter to Trial. The COVID allegations did not qualify for any statutory presumptions, and the case was denied based on lack of evidence that applicant contracted COVID at work.

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Jesse Peck Secures Noteworthy Victory in Decision on Reconsideration in Retroactive Temporary Total Disability Workers’ Compensation Case

Jesse Peck of SRTK’S Orange Office recently achieved an excellent result on a retro TTD issue for our client via Reconsideration. In fact, the Decision on Reconsideration was designated as a “Noteworthy Panel Decision”

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Kathleen Roberts Earns Take Nothing In Workers’ Compensation Claim Past The Statute Of Limitations

Kathleen Roberts of SRTK’s San Jose office recently secured a big win, earning a “take nothing” in a case where the Applicant had an admitted knee injury and was given surgery. The Applicant Attorney didn’t like the QME’s rating, and decided to file a second date of injury which would have allowed him to get a new panel.

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Kathleen Roberts Earns Take Nothing In Grocery Worker Case Claiming Vacation Injury As Work-Related

Kathleen Roberts recently earned a take nothing in a grocery worker case.

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Joanne Thomas Successfully Defends Case Resulting in 18 Felony Workers’ Compensation Fraud and Perjury Charges

Joanne Thomas recently defended a workers’ comp case in which her skillful approach to deposition questioning led to the District Attorney filing 18 felony charges including Perjury Under Oath and False or Fraudulent Statements. From the outset, Joanne’s crafted a strategy to leverage investigative methods and careful questioning to achieve the best result for the client.

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Jesse Peck Wins At Trial With Findings & Award Under Life Pension Threshold

Jesse Peck, Senior Managing Attorney of SRTK’s Orange office recently won at trial, securing a very positive outcome for our client in a case involving multiple claims that could have resulted in a combined rating and Life Pension benefits.

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Kathleen Roberts Earns Take Nothing In Elevator Scuffle Workers’ Comp Claim Case

Kathleen Roberts, Managing Shareholder of SRTK’s San Jose office, recently won big for a client, earning a Take Nothing in a case where an employee got into an altercation with a supervisor, and claimed an injury when the scuffle moved to the elevator. The claim was denied based upon the initial aggressor affirmative defense under LC3600(a)(7).

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Tim Kinsey Defeats Industrial Disability Retirement Claim

Tim Kinsey successfully defeated Applicant’s claim for a CalPERS Industrial Disability Retirement, saving the City of Anaheim over $1,000,000. The JAMS Judge concluded that because Applicant resigned before participating in Anaheim’s Mandatory Permanent Modified Duty program, he precluded the City’s ability to explore modified positions and therefore denied Applicant’s request for an Industrial Disability Retirement.

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Kathleen Roberts Earns a Take Nothing

Kathleen Roberts, Shareholder of our San Jose office, recently earned a take nothing on an unusual pro per case involving a chemical exposure claim. The WCJ found no injury. Blood tests from a local hospital had shown an abnormality in the lungs and internal organs, and if the WCJ had found injury, the costs could have been enormous. Way to go, Kathleen!

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Jesse Peck of Orange County Earns a Take Nothing

Jesse Peck, of our Orange County office, recently earned a take nothing in a case involving two separate cumulative trauma claims.

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Eric Barr of Inland Empire Earns a Take Nothing

Eric Barr, of our Inland Empire office, recently earned a take nothing on a diabetes claim.

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Joanne Thomas Gets Lien Disallowed in its Entirety

A lien claimant filed a lien in the amount of $21,850.30. SRTK President and CEO Joanne Thomas argued several points, and the court ultimately disallowed the entire lien.

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Kathleen Roberts of San Jose Obtains a Take Nothing

After a full day of trial, Managing Shareholder of our San Jose office, Kathleen Roberts, secured a take nothing for tortilla manufacturer Mi Rancho in Hayward.

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Congratulations to Vahe Tchoukadarian of Our Inland Empire Office

Congratulations to Vahe Tchoukadarian in our Inland Empire Office for securing dismissals of two claimed injuries, saving our client from exposure to a large amount of benefits and expenses.

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Kathleen Roberts of San Jose Receives a Take Nothing Further

In the case of Angela Lua v. Mainstay in Santa Cruz County, Kathleen Roberts (San Jose office) secured an award at the Salinas WCAB that Ms. Lua take nothing further on her claim.

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Tim Kinsey’s Workers’ Compensation Fraud Case Result

Tim Kinsey’s efforts in defending a workers’ compensation fraud case result in a guilty plea and jail time.

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