Applicant filed four separate dates of injury against the employer. Chaundra Vidakovich took the cases to trial and secured FOUR take nothing Awards. To view a copy of the Findings, please click here.

The applicant filed a cumulative trauma claim alleging back and hip injuries from September 17, 2017 through September 17, 2018. The claim was denied due to a lack of medical and factual evidence. After securing a favorable Qualified Medical Evaluator in our preferred medical specialty of MOS Orthopedic Surgery, Applicant’s counsel tried on numerous occasions...

The applicant filed a cumulative trauma claim for the period June 1, 2020 through July 18, 2021 to her neck, back, shoulders, feet and knees.  Defendants timely denied the claim based on lack of substantial medical reporting.  Defense counsel pressed the matter to trial and secured a take nothing award from Judge Halprin in Santa...

The applicant suffered an accepted specific injury claim based on the laceration.  Applicant hired an attorney to pursue litigation.  The client had engaged our office to either resolve the case for a nominal sum or push forward with discovery to resolve all outstanding issues. In the process of litigating the claim, the applicant failed to...

In this case handled by Melissa Duchene, applicant had a minor knee bump and then over a week later became paralyzed.  The applicant’s attorney initially filed a specific injury on the knee trying to raise the paralysis as a compensable consequence.  They subsequently also filed a CT trying to find a way to have the...