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Major Win Alert: Jones Jones LLC New Jersey Partner Secures Favorable Decisions in Coverage Litigation Cases
Jones Jones LLC is pleased to announce that New Jersey Partner Christine Diana recently secured two favorable decisions before the New Jersey State Workers’ Compensation Board on behalf of a construction client. In the first case, the claimant, a tree service employee, was injured in front of a private residence. Upon initial investigation, Jones… Read More »
Major Win Alert: Jones Jones LLC Associate Secures Favorable Decision in Extreme Hardship Case
Jones Jones LLC is pleased to announce that Associate Soraya Cole recently secured a favorable decision before the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board on behalf of a large self-insured public transit organization. In this case, Soraya successfully argued the claimant had not met the burden of establishing extreme hardship. The claimant originally claimed… Read More »
Erica Francisco-Lau to join New Jersey Team
We are pleased to share the news that Jones Jones Associate Erica Francisco-Lau will be moving within the Jones Jones organization to join our team in New Jersey. A budding legal powerhouse, Erica will move from our no-fault department into our workers’ compensation space. Born and raised in New Jersey, Erica holds a bachelor’s… Read More »
New IME Resource Available
At Jones Jones LLC, we understand the importance of working with a good independent medical examiner (IME). A qualified, reputable IME can help strengthen your case, and working with the wrong IME can lead to frustrating decisions and appeals. This is why we are pleased to announce the official Jones Jones list of preferred IME… Read More »
Major Win Alert: Jones Jones LLC Partner Wins Appeal Case
Jones Jones LLC is pleased to announce that Partner Rose Shamash recently secured a favorable decision before the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board. In this case, Rose successfully argued for the law judge’s original decision that the claimant had a 30% schedule loss of use of the left arm to be overturned. Upon the… Read More »
Major Win Alert: Jones Jones LLC Partner Secures Favorable Decision for Big-Box Client
Jones Jones LLC is pleased to announce that Partner Samantha Sharpe recently secured a favorable decision before the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board on behalf of a self-insured big box store. Samantha successfully secured a disallowance of the workers’ compensation (WC) case following an initial Reserved Decision by the Law Judge. The plaintiff originally… Read More »
Major Win Alert: Jones Jones LLC Partner Wins Disallowance Case
Jones Jones LLC is pleased to announce that Partner Samantha Sharpe recently secured a favorable decision before the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board. In the case of an injured worker versus a home health care company, Samantha successfully argued for the workers’ compensation (WC) case to be disallowed by the Law Judge after finding… Read More »
Case Closed: Recent Wins for Jones Jones Clients in NY and NJ
We are all familiar with the dread that accompanies an open case. Countless hours and dollars are spent going back and forth with the opposing party, not to mention the stress and headache of ongoing litigation. Focused on resolving this dread, and the related costs, Jones Jones LLC attorneys across New York and New Jersey… Read More »
Criminal Fraud: Resources for Reporting Criminal Fraud in NYS
Imagine a claim comes across your desk where the claimant is injured on the job. It seems relatively straight forward until you dig deeper, and details don’t line up. It appears the claimant has fabricated the incident. While your first inclination is to deny the claim, you think twice. As we know, the board presumes… Read More »
Major Win Alert: Jones Jones LLC Partners Win Two Important Third Department Cases
Jones Jones LLC is pleased to announce that Partner David Secemski and Partner Stacee Vaikness have each recently secured favorable decisions before the New York State Third Department, thereby making positive case law for employers and carriers within the state. In Rodriguez v. American Bridge Company, (Matter of Rodriguez v American Bridge Co. (2023 NY… Read More »