Case at a glance
- Recovery: Confidential Settlement
- Injury: Lower-back disc injury requiring fusion
- Practice: Maritime Injury Law
- Attorney: Brian Beckcom
Heavy work and a damaged disc
Juan had worked offshore for years. His claim concerned lifting practices and demanding manual labor that, he alleged, damaged a disc in his lower back.
The company disputed that account. It argued that he had been performing ordinary roustabout duties.
The dispute over treatment and living expenses
Juan required a lumbar fusion. The company took the position that a less invasive operation would have been appropriate.
Brian and the VB Attorneys team obtained a court order increasing Juan’s maintenance payments. The company ultimately paid his maintenance and the cost of the fusion.
A confidential resolution before trial
The injury and surgery left Juan unable to return to the heavy work his job required. Brian and the VB Attorneys team continued pursuing the injury case.
The parties reached a confidential settlement one month before the scheduled trial.
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