Massachusetts Emergency Room Nurse’s Fourth Slip and Fall Results in $300,000 Settlement.

Over a span of six years working as an emergency room nurse, a Massachusetts woman slipped and fell four times at her employer hospital. Her slips and falls resulted in permanent personal injuries to her back and spine. Her personal injury case recently settled for $300,000, representing eight years of the nurse’s wages.

With the last slip and fall accident occurring in 2005, the woman had to undergo back surgery in 2008 to alleviate her back and spine injuries.

During a worker’s compensation hearing, the woman’s employer made an offer of two and a half years of wages, which the woman refused. The nurse eventually won at the hearing and collected the maximum possible Section 34 benefits under Massachusetts worker’s compensation law (total incapacity; compensation), which is 156 weeks of compensation. The nurse then filed an application for permanent disability benefits, which was granted after another hearing.

The employer appealed the decision, but eventually decided to settle the case for $300,000 on the scheduled date of the appeals hearing.

If you or a loved one have been injured or suffered a wrongful death in a Massachusetts slip and fall accident, please call our Massachusetts slip, trip and fall law firm today at 617-787-3700 for a free and confidential consultation regarding the merits of your Massachusetts slip, trip and fall claim.

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