Successfully Argued That a Nurse’s Injuries Were Too Severe for Her to Return to Work

The employer obtained an independent medical examination (IME) and filed a Termination and Suspension Petition alleging she could return to her job as a forensic nurse.

Quatrini Law Group and Attorney Peter Gough successfully defeated the Employer’s Petitions by arguing that her injuries were much more significant than a wrist sprain. Agreeing with Attorney Peter Gough’s position, the Workers’ Compensation Judge concluded that the description of injury should be expanded to include a TFCC tear, tendonitis, neuritis of the dorsal cutaneous branch of the ulnar nerve, and ulnar impaction syndrome. The Judge further concluded that the nurse had not recovered from her injuries and was unable to return to work. Her benefits continue to be paid through the present.