After leaving work, our client was followed by his disgruntled manager who had some unfinished business stemming from an on-the-job argument. The manager sucker punched our client in the face, which caused him to fall backwards and strike the back of his head on a curb. The fall cracked our client’s skull and resulted in a moderate traumatic brain injury. Our client’s employer denied workers’ compensation since both employees were off the clock and off the premises. They simultaneously argued in the civil court case that the exclusive remedy was workers’ compensation, leaving our client without options. This case was dropped by prior attorneys who told our clients that the incident occurred in a grey zone of the law and there is nothing they can do. Our litigation team came up with a complicated winning strategy to pin the two insurance carriers against each other. Our team walked out of mediation when offers were too low; just 10 days later, the case settled for nearly double the highest offer at mediation. This was a life changing result for our client.
