Nelson Levine deLuca & Horst

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WORKERS' COMPENSATION SUBROGATION

NLdH’s Workers’ Compensation Subrogation group is made up of attorneys who practice exclusively in the area of Workers’ Compensation Subrogation. NLdH clients have come to rely on the specialized knowledge of this group, relating not only to a carrier’s right to Workers’ Compensation Subrogation across the 50 States, but also relating to the department’s specialized knowledge in worksite safety and safety engineering. This specialized knowledge has allowed our clients to significantly increase their workers’ compensation recoveries. 

The firm's attorneys proactively get involved immediately after significant workplace accidents. NLdH investigates the occurrence with an eye to recovery immediately after the loss, arranging for the retention of specialized experts and conducting on-site investigations where appropriate to ensure that the evidence necessary to secure recovery is properly preserved. These quick response efforts have resulted in significant gains for clients that would otherwise have been lost or unidentified. 

NLdH attorneys have been called upon by clients to handle multi-million dollars losses in locations throughout the country. By employing an aggressive approach, combined with the expertise of the attorneys in this department, NLdH has achieved substantial recoveries for its insurance clients in Workers’ Compensation Subrogation matters. Below are examples of significant catastrophic losses in which NLdH attorneys have been involved in:

  • Wheeling, WV: Small plane accident with three co-employee fatalities
  • South Bend, IN: Small plane accident involving four co-employee fatalities
  • Trenton, NJ: Forklift accident resulting permanent employee disability - confidential settlement
  • Tuscan, AZ: Construction accident fatality
  • Pittsburgh, PA: Fall from scaffold with multiple traumatic injuries - trial resulting in judgment in excess of $1,000,000.00
  • McConnellsburg, PA: Industrial machine accident involving permanent loss of use of right hand
  • Benton Harbor, MI: Industrial machine accident involving left arm amputation
  • Winner, SD: Meat grinder accident involving arm amputation - confidential settlement
  • Scottsbluff, NE: Lift truck accident with traumatic head injuries
  • Reading, PA: Industrial machine accident with full leg amputation
  • Miami, IL: Construction worker struck by falling debris while on scaffolding – confidential settlement
  • Lewisburg, PA: Fork lift tip-over accident resulting in fatality – confidential settlement
  • Charleston, SC: Fall down stairs resulting in $700,000.00 recovery
  • Boston, MA: Fall on debris at construction site – confidential settlement
  • Charleston, SC: Pedestrian struck by vehicle on military dock, resulting in permanent disability – confidential settlement
  • Des Moines, IA: High voltage overhead power line electrocution – confidential settlement

NLdH Workers’ Compensation Subrogation attorneys are nationally recognized as Workers’ Compensation Subrogation experts. We are invited to speak at the National Association of Subrogation Professional Conferences and frequently contribute articles to industry publications.

NLdH Workers’ Compensation Subrogation attorneys also represent their insurance clients in disputes relating to the proper allocation of recovery funds between injured workers and insurance carriers.

Please contact Patrick Timoney in the Philadelphia office for additional information.