WCAT No. 141237-A

Chris’s client was seriously injured in a remote work location when a 300-pound metal grate struck him. The employer denied the incident had occurred and WorkSafeBC agreed. After an oral hearing, WCAT overturned the denial and accepted the worker’s version of events, allowing him to receive wage loss and health care benefits.

WCAT No. A1602501

Chris represented a professional engineer who suffered a serious fall resulting in compression fractures to his spine. His pension claim got lost in the system and never adjudicated. After we were retained, WorkSafeBC corrected the issue but decided to end his permanent disability pension at age 65, despite his intentions to work past that date. We appealed to WCAT and won; as a result, the pension will be paid until age 75, resulting in over $120,000 of extra compensation for the client.

WCAT No. A1604273 & A18012412

Our client was a health care worker who injured her shoulder at work. The Board denied her compensation and claimed her injury was pre-existing. We retained a shoulder expert and successfully appealed to WCAT, resulting in the injury being accepted. The Board then tried to limit compensation for the accepted injury. We appealed to WCAT again and the client received fair compensation, including retroactive benefits of over $30,000.