by Jeff Putnam | Jan 30, 2015 | Cases, Legal
Good Communication Can Maximize Your Case’s Outcome As a Nebraska workers’ compensation law firm, one of our important tasks in representation of injured workers is to gather evidence for their claim. Evidence can come in many forms including accident reports, wage...
by Jeff Putnam | Mar 3, 2014 | Cases
Friends and family of client Jason Wilcox recently held a fundraiser to help Jason and his family through a tough time following a serious automobile accident suffered on November 25, 2013. Jason has spent over 30 days in the hospital and endured over 10 surgeries. ...
by Jeff Putnam | Aug 20, 2012 | Cases, Legal, Workers' Compensation
I recently took this case to trial due to issues involving a prior low back condition. Many times an injured worker has preexisting conditions such sporadic low back pain and then suffers injury to the same low back area. Insurance companies frequently use this...
by Jeff Putnam | Jan 24, 2012 | Cases, Legal, Workers' Compensation
Sometimes it appears that employers just get tired of paying out claims. Unfortunately this comes at the expense of the injured worker. So what do they do? They go out and get a “second opinion” from another doctor. Frequently the second opinion will...
by Jeff Putnam | Sep 24, 2011 | Cases
Hormel Foods Denies Injured Employee, Putnam Law Wins at Trial Hormel Foods Corporation denied medical and indemnity benefits for Mr. Rodriguez after he suffered a fractured neck while moving pallets at Hormel. The case went to trial and the judge ordered Hormel to...
by Jeff Putnam | Sep 24, 2011 | Cases, Legal, Workers' Compensation
The plaintiff, an ironworker, experienced a work-related injury that resulted in a herniated disc in his spine. An initial trial concluded that his employer was exempt from continued medical expenses and disability benefits after termination of his employment. Further...
