CLAIMS & APPEALS

The rights of people injured on the job are governed by a variety of laws depending upon where the accident occurs. To recover expenses such as medical coverage, lost wage replacement and rehab services, a lawsuit may be required in order to obtain damages above and beyond what is available by law.

SGB's team has handled some of the most complicated and important workers compensation matters in the region, including groundbreaking cases that have made new law from the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals up to the Washington State Supreme Court. 

SGB has the experience and resources to take on the most difficult cases. We can help clients get remedies that go beyond the typical benefit. Call on us when:

• Your claim for occupational illness or industrial injury is denied
• You have been denied ongoing benefits such as medical treatment or time loss compensation
• You are concerned about how your claim is being handled
• You believe you have been rendered totally and permanently disabled
• You believe you have been or will be denied a significant permanent partial disability award
• You have been representing yourself and now feel you need legal advice

• Confidential settlement on both workers compensation claims and third party claims on behalf of 17 Boeing workers exposed to phenol/formaldehyde resin fumes on the job. The workers claimed Boeing had intentionally exposed them to toxic materials in order to keep production lines going. Some of these workers became permanently disabled and others claimed the toxic exposures caused brain damage. The case was litigated up to the Washington Supreme Court and resulted in a change allowing workers greater freedom to sue employers.
   
• $660,000 jury verdict on behalf of a construction worker (plasterer) who sustained fractures to both heels after falling 12 feet from scaffolding to a concrete sidewalk below. This was one of the largest construction site jury verdicts in Snohomish County history.
   
• $1 million jury verdict for an ironworker injured during construction of a skyscraper in downtown Seattle.
   
• $800,000 settlement on behalf of a maintenance employee who suffered serious burns after attempting to change a fuse in an electrical panel.