Workers Compensation Attorney Serving Greenville, SC

Goes the Extra Mile

“My work denied my workers comp claim. I contacted Carole Hayes for assistance. The Hayes Law Firm team responded immediately and provided detailed steps I needed to take. During this time, I had medical bills piling up, and her team worked with the doctors to make a payment plan until workers comp was approved. Furthermore, I was denied a spinal cord implant, and Hayes Law Firm handled the appeal and Won!

I can never thank them enough for their support and caring during this trying time for my family. I would use Carole Hayes again and highly recommend her to anyone needing a personal injury lawyer.”

“I don’t know where I would be today if I had not walked into her office. She is smart, determined, professional and is the best advocate I believe I could have gotten period. Choosing Hayes Law would be the smartest thing you could do if you are up against WC. You don’t find commitment to clients like theirs everyday. Thank you, Carole, for everything you have done and continue to do.”

$240,000.00

Worker’s compensation settlement for a client carrying a laptop computer for many days in a row while at a seminar. The repetitive trauma, i.e., the action of carrying the computer, resulted in severe back injuries. After many surgeries, a spinal cord stimulator was successfully implanted. After that, we also got this client on Social Security Benefits.

$161,000.00

Our client was operating a forklift at work when another forklift driver crashed into his right leg, resulting in injuries to his back. He was treated conservatively before having surgery. Whether all of his claimed injuries were causally related to his accident was a factual issue that we were able to resolve favorably. We also established a Medicare Set-Aside Account to satisfy future causally-related medical bills. We successfully resolved the legal issues regarding the extent of the permanent disability sustained, as evidenced by this result.

$195,000.00

Worker’s compensation settlement for our client, who was a logger and was hit on his head by a falling tree, resulting in two surgical procedures to his neck. Whether all of his claimed injuries were causally related to his accident was a factual issue that we were able to resolve favorably. We also established a Medicare Set-Aside Account to satisfy future causally-related medical bills. The legal issues regarding the extent of his permanent disability sustained were also favorably resolved, as evidenced by this result.

$100,000.00

Workers’ compensation settlement for a client who injured her right knee and then developed severe psychological issues, which were found compensable prior to settlement. The primary factual issue in this case was whether her psychological issues were related. The legal issue regarding her permanent disability that was sustained was favorably resolved, as evidenced by this case result.

Medical treatment – $325,000.00

Workers’ Compensation Commission ordered lifetime medical benefits for neck injury in approximately 2000. For 15 years, we would take the insurance company to court if they did not abide by the existing Order, notwithstanding no additional attorney fees. In 2016, we were successful in an appeal that provided that the client has a compensable back injury due to many years of having to walk with an altered gait.

Confidential settlement

Our client tripped over a box and fell at work, striking his head and sustaining a traumatic brain injury. The client had some preexisting issues, including tremors, seizures, memory loss, and balance problems. After filing with the S.C. Workers Compensation Commission, we successfully resolved this matter for our client at mediation. The settlement reflects that the preexisting conditions were aggravated at the time of the initial fall and then when the client had yet another fall at his home.

Worker’s comp – $99,900.00

Workers’ compensation settlement for a client who injured his right shoulder while handling a hydraulic pump, which resulted in having surgery for a torn rotator cuff. As time passed, he began having problems with his left shoulder due to overusing the same. Whether his left shoulder was causally related and compensable was a factual issue we could favorably resolve, as evidenced by the settlement amount. The legal issue regarding the extent of his disability was also favorably resolved as we secured compensation over and above his impairment rating to his shoulder.

Worker’s comp – $200,000.00

Our client was lifting a bag of rags when he injured his lower back, resulting in radicular pain down his right leg. The factual and legal issues were favorably resolved, and the workers’ compensation carrier agreed the right leg was affected and paid for all medical treatment for both the back and leg. We also secured additional funds for future medical treatment that was needed for both body parts. We also protected the client so that he could secure Social Security disability benefits by including specific language that would decrease the offset that the Social Security Administration would take.

Worker’s comp – $200,000.00

Workers compensation settlement at a mediation for a client whose left hand was crushed between a forklift and a die machine. This crush injury resulted in partial amputations to two of his fingers and also caused my client to have a neck injury due to the way his arm was grabbed and jolted by the forklift. The client also ended up having psychological issues, which were also found to be compensable. We could favorably resolve all factual and legal issues for my client, as all body parts were compensable. We also secured additional funds for his future medical needs, including prosthetics for his hand.