St. Louis Workers Compensation Attorney

Attorney James M. Hoffmann has ACTUALLY COLLECTED over $22,000,000.00 in his Workers Compensation and Personal Injury Cases since 2000.

Please find the below sampling of cases the Law Office of James M. Hoffman has successfully handled for workers compensation and personal injury clients throughout Missouri.

While other law offices will list default judgments they never collected a penny from, attorney James M. Hoffmann has collected the FULL AMOUNT for EVERY case listed below.

SETTLEMENTS & VERDICTS OBTAINED ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS IN 2011 - $2,031,879.15

The following are a few of the settlements and verdicts obtained on behalf of injured employees and car accident victims in 2011 by attorney James M. Hoffmann.  The $2 million recovered represents additional compensation recovered for clients and does not include millions paid directly to healthcare providers for medical treatment, wage loss (TTD) benefits paid directly to the employee, or the future value of a permanent total claim.  Examples of 2011 settlements and verdicts include:


$50,000.00 settlement for neck and back pain from MVA.  One car accident.  Client was a passenger.  Deer ran in front of car. Insurance carrier initially denied claim but eventually accepted liability based upon allegation of negligence was that driver was operating vehicle too fast for conditions.  Client had pain management care for a disc protrusion.  Treatment included epidural steroid injections and MRI.  No surgery.  Insurance company eventually paid policy limits of $50,000.00.

$57,000.00 workers compensation settlement for a warehouse worker who injured the right shoulder pulling on a pallet jack.  Employer/Insurer initially provided physical therapy over a three week period and then refused further treatment. Experts were retained and deposed to establish causation and permanency.   Client did not return to a physician until two years later.  Client obtained surgery for right shoulder impingement, labral tear, and SLAP tear.  Client eventually returned to work.

$73,900.00 workers compensation settlement for a maintenance worker who suffered an injury to the low back due to maintenance and construction work.  Eventually, a disc replacement surgery was authorized.  The L5 disc was replaced with an artificial device.  Client returned to work.

$108,000.00 trial award against Employer/Insurer and Second Injury Fund for permanent partial disability due to a denied knee injury.  Employee suffered a medial meniscus tear requiring surgery.  Employee was awarded medical bills, past TTD, and permanent partial disability against the employer.  Employee’s claim against the Second Injury Fund was tried as well.  

$50,000.00 policy limits settlement for automobile accident resulting in L5-S1 disc herniation.  Surgery was recommended but never performed.  Client received epidural steroid injections and chiropractic care.  

$409,000.00 settlement for client that was a construction worker injured in a car accident while working for Employer.  Cervical disc herniation was accepted.  Employer paid for disc replacement surgery.  Client returned to work but continued to suffer low back problems.  Lumbar MRI revealed L4-5 and L5-S1 disc bulges with spondylolisthesis at L5-S1.  Employer denied the low back injury as Employee had prior lumbar disc herniation for which surgery was recommended but never performed.  The $409,000.00 includes a trial Award for the Second Injury Fund, underinsured motorist coverage, policy limits liability coverage, and settlement with workers’ compensation carrier.  Subrogation claim by the workers’ compensation carrier was substantially reduced.

$100,000.00 policy limits settlement for wrongful death of a family member who died in a car accident.  Insurance carrier initially alleged coverage reduction to $25,000.00 due to the accident involving one vehicle only and family members.  

$100,000.00 policy limits settlement for family member involved in car accident.  Client suffered multiple fractures requiring extensive hospitalization and surgery.  Client did not have health insurance and had medical bills in excess of $150,000.00.  Using Missouri Lien Law Statutes, client’s medical bills were substantially reduced and satisfied in full by distributing, pro-rata, $33,000.00 amongst the healthcare providers.

$23,984.00 workers compensation settlement for a repetitive use injury to a bus driver’s elbow.  Client was a Bi-State bus driver with elbow pain.  Initially, client was diagnosed with epicondilitis.  Surgery was required to remove bone spurs from client’s elbow.  Employer/Insurer denied the case.   Experts were retained and deposed to establish causation and permanency. Case settled immediately prior to trial.

$350,000.00 policy limits coverage for client injured in car accident.  Client suffered a left femur fracture, left hand fracture, fractured ribs, and a broken jaw.  

$19,000.00 workers compensation settlement for an Employee that suffered a medial meniscus tear while working for Employer.  Settlement was for 30% permanent partial disability to knee.

$25,000.00 policy limits settlement for a rear-end collision.  Client suffered loss of consciousness and back pain.  $250,000.00 underinsured coverage claim pending.

$28,400.00 workers compensation settlement for bilateral carpal tunnel.  Employee’s carpal tunnel was caused by repetitive computer work for Employer.

$16,600.00 workers compensation settlement for public school teacher who injured left index finger tendon while restraining a student.  No surgery was required.  Finger healed with residual Boutonniere deformity.

$36,900.00 trial award against the Second Injury Fund for permanent partial disability.  Pre-existing permanent partial disabilities included a low back injury, psychiatric stress, a left wrist fusion, left knee surgery and low back surgery.  Employee is still working.  Second Injury Fund paid trial award in full.

$40,000.00 settlement for a cervical and lumbar strain from multiple car collisions.  Epidural steroid injections were performed.  

$46,000.00 settlement for a roofer who suffered C5-6 disc herniation while carrying 50lbs of slate.  A cervical fusion was performed for same.  Employee has returned to work.

$100,000.00 policy limits settlement for a L5-S1 fusion surgery caused by a rear-end automobile collision.  Client did not have health insurance or any means to pay for the medical bills.  Physicians performed medical treatment on a lien basis.  Client’s medical bills of $117,000.00 were paid in full, pursuant to the Missouri Lien Laws, using only $31,800.00 of client’s proceeds.

$20,000.00 settlement for multiple abrasions and contusions.  Client was intoxicated while walking along a sidewalk.  Client attempted to cross the street and was struck by a vehicle.  

$20,000.00 settlement for a denied repetitive use shoulder claim against an Employer.  Insurance carrier denied the case alleging pre-existing shoulder complaints.  Experts were retained and deposed to establish causation and permanency.  Prior to trial, the case settled.  .

$125,000.00 settlement for a permanent partial disability to a carpenter who alleged a knee injury.  Claim was initially denied.  Experts were retained and deposed to establish causation and permanency.  Through hardship, Employer/Insurer accepted claim.  Additional hardship hearings resulted in two additional surgeries for Employee’s meniscus tear.  Hardship hearing also resulted in additional treatment for pain management.

$26,000.00 settlement for a denied rotator cuff injury claim.  Employee worked in a warehouse.  Employer/Insurer alleged a pre-existing degenerative condition.  Experts were retained and deposed to establish causation and permanency.  Case settled prior to trial for $26,000.00.

Settlements and Verdicts

$1,500,000.00 for a wrongful death lawsuit against a trucking company which denied the claim alleging that the driver who caused the accident was an independent contractor

$1,500,000.00 for a minor who suffered a leg injury in a motor vehicle accident

$900,000.00 for a medical malpractice lawsuit against a doctor and hospital for the loss of a child at birth

$605,000.00 lawsuit against premises owner which denied injury claim of customer who was struck by a vehicle and diagnosed with fractured vertebrae and traumatic cyst

$487,000.00 combined workers compensation and car accident settlement for fractured pelvis and lumbar transverse process fractures

$320,000.00 motor vehicle accident during litigation, initial offer of $25,000.00, suffered fractured arm and leg, applied MO lien laws to reduce and pay all medical bills as client did not have health insurance

$300,000.00 for cervical fusion from a car accident

$300,000.00 underinsured policy limit plus $25,000.00 policy limit for fractured hip in a car crash

$300,000.00 settlement : 100,000.00 policy limit from an underinsured motorist coverage and $200,000.00 policy limit from a liability carrier for a cervical fracture in a car accident

$250,000.00 for a car accident resulting in a cervical fusion

$240,000.00 for an individual who fractured her femur in a car accident.

$225,000.00 for a lumbar fusion in a workers compensation case

$225,000.00 workers compensation settlement for lower back surgery

$200,000.00 policy limits settlement for a child struck by a vehicle who suffered head injuries

$175,000.00 for a meniscus tear in a knee caused by a defective elevator brake system.

$170,000.00 for a stillborn medical malpractice case

$130,000.00 motor vehicle settlement for humerus fracture, liability was initially denied

$125,000.00 shoulder and knee injury from a car accident

$123,000.00 for a St. Louis County medical malpractice lawsuit for denied claim of a stillborn child

$120,000.00 motor vehicle settlement for a lumbar fracture

$112,500.00 workers compensation settlement where employee was initially denied because of alleged horseplay

$110,500.00: workers compensation $70,000.00 settlement from employer for partial disability to shoulder, $40,500.00 additional award against Second Injury Fund for past due benefits and weekly checks for remainder of employee's life from the Second Injury Fund for a shoulder injury

$104,000.00 policy limits for a fractured nose and wrist in a motor vehicle accident

$100,000.00 policy limits for facial lacerations in a car accident

$100,000.00 policy limits for wrongful death claim

$100,000.00 policy limits for a right femur and right wrist fracture in a car accident

$100,000.00 policy limits in a motor vehicle accident resulting in aggravation of a lumbar degenerative disc disease and a punctured lung

$95,000.00 settlement during litigation for retained sponge following surgery

$90,000.00 for aggravation of a lumbar and cervical degenerative disc disease in a car accident

$87,500.00 arbitration award for wrist fracture from auto accident

$85,000.00 for C6 nondisplaced fractures in an auto accident

$75,000.00 workers compensation settlement plus future medical for hand injury at work, claim was initially denied as employer alleged the employee was doing personal business

$75,000.00 policy limits for uninsured motorist coverage from car accident resulting in head and foot injury

$75,000.00 from motorcycle accident causing shoulder impingement

$75,000.00 aggravation of lumbar degenerative disc disease in a car accident

$75,000.00 for a motor vehicle accident aggravation of degenerative disc disease lumbar $21,000.00 for a fractured tooth of a minor

$75,000.00 motor vehicle accident resulting in aggravation of lumbar degenerative disc disease

$72,000.00 workers compensation settlement for nasal fracture requiring surgery

$70,000.00 for aggravation of a lumbar degenerative disc disease in a car accident

$70,000.00 for a workers compensation settlement regarding a disputed low back injury

$67,000.00 workers compensation settlement from employer and second injury fund for denied claim for repetitive use injury to low back

$66,000.00 for cheek and forearm scar in an auto accident

$60,000.00 workers compensation settlement for a denied repetitive use injury to low back

$60,000.00 workers compensation settlement for a denied stress and depression claim

$59,000.00 workers compensation settlement against employer and Second Injury Fund for concussion and knee injury

$58,000.00 workers compensation settlement and second injury fund settlement for hand injury plus second injury fund claim for arthritic knees

$57,000.00 settlement for a fractured sternum

$55,000.00 neck strains and concussion from an automobile accident

$54,700.00 workers compensation settlement for permanent partial disability to low back from disc herniation

$53,000.00 workers compensation settlement for a denied repetitive use neck injury

$51,000.00 workers compensation settlement for a denied neck injury

$50,000.00 settlement for laceration to finger and negligent supervision claim during shop class

$50,000.00 uninsured motorist policy limits and $20,000.00 workers compensation settlement for lumbar transverse process fractures

$50,000.00 policy limits for foot fracture in motor vehicle accident

$50,000.00 policy limits for shoulder arthroscopy for impingement in a car accident

$50,000.00 workers compensation settlement for disputed repetitive use injury to low back causing I5-s1 disc hernation

$50,000.00 policy limits for knee fracture walking in parking lot and struck by car

$50,000.00 car accident resulting in multiple contusions and concussions

$49,000.00 workers compensation settlement and second injury fund settlement for police officer shoulder injury requiring surgical repair

$47,500.00 workers compensation and motor vehicle accident settlement for fractured ankle

$47,500.00 settlement for a left shoulder puncture wound from a car accident

$47,000.00 combined workers compensation and uninsured motorist claim for leg injuries, employer initially denied claim stating employee was an independent contractor

$46,000.00 for a workers compensation disputed neck injury related to repetitive use lifting

$46,000.00 workers compensation settlement for low back surgery and $15,000.00 settlement from Second Injury Fund

$45,000.00 car accident resulting in L4-5 injury

$45,000.00 for aggravated degenerative disc disease lumbar

$45,000.00 right elbow scar from a car crash

$45,000.00 for a fractured kneecap from falling on ice

$44,000.00 for concussion in car accident

$43,000.00 uninsured motorist coverage settlement from a concussion in a motor vehicle accident

$42,500.00 injuries from head laceration and elbow in a car accident

$42,000.00 shoulder impingement from a car accident

$39,000.00 workers compensation lumbar disc injury aggravation of degenerative disc disease

$38,500.00 settlement for aggravation of cervical degenerative disc disease in a car accident

$38,500.00 for workers compensation settlement for denied cervical herniation

$37,000.00 workers compensation settlement from employer and second injury fund for a fall resulting in a concussion and injured knee

$37,000.00 for bruises in a motor vehicle accident with a semi truck

$36,500.00 settlement for a car accident resulting in aggravation of cervical and lumbar degenerative disc disease

$36,000.00 workers compensation settlement for disputed lumbar disc injury and $5,000.00 from Second Injury Fund

$35,000.00 for a lacerated knee cap suffered in a fall from a tram

$35,000.00 settlement for a car accident resulting in traumatic chondromalicia of knee

$35,000.00 dog bit settlement

$34,000.00 workers compensation settlement for a denied shoulder injury

$32,000.00 workers compensation settlement for hand fracture and concussion

$32,000.00 workers compensation settlement and Second Injury Fund Settlement for repetitive injuries to shoulders

$30,000.00 cervical degenerative disc disease aggravation from automobile accident

$30,000.00 settlement for aggravation of lumbar degenerative disc disease when school bus went off road

$30,000.00 car accident resulting in whiplash

$30,000.00 settlement for disputed aggravation of cervical degenerative disc disease in a car accident

$28,500.00 for a workers compensation settlement regarding strains/sprains of low back, neck and shoulder from repetitive work duties

$28,000.00 settlement for workers compensation disputed cervical injury

$27,500.00 aggravation of cervical degenerative disc disease and ulnar nerve pain from a car accident

$26,500.00 settlement for knee and neck pain from a car accident

$26,207.00 workers compensation settlement for denied repetitive use shoulder injury from working in warehouse

$26,000.00 workers compensation settlement for denied lumbar disc injury due to repetitive lifting

$25,000.00 policy limits for car accident resulting in aggravation of neck and low back degenerative disc disease

$25,000.00 for a denied claim of aggravation of prior back surgery

$25,000.00 policy limits for a motor vehicle accident causing cartilage tear in the wrist

$25,000.00 policy limits for a automobile accident causing a kneecap injury

$25,000.00 policy limits on a motor vehicle accident foot fracture

$25,000.00 policy limits for a neck injury in a car accident

$25,000.00 policy limits for knee arthroscopy due to a motor vehicle accident

$25,000.00 policy limits from a concussion in a car accident

$25,000.00 policy limits for a fractured clavicle in a car accident

$25,000.00 policy limits for a head laceration from the uninsured motorist coverage

$25,000.00 policy limits for rotator cuff injury from a motor vehicle accident

$25,000.00 policy limits for a broken nose and punctured lung

$25,000.00 policy limits for rib fractures; used MO lien law to pay client's medical bills of $15,000 in full with $8,333.00

$25,000.00 policy limits for a nasal fracture in an automobile accident

$25,000.00 policy limits and $58,000.00 from underinsured motorist coverage from neck and low back injury in a car accident

$25,000.00 policy limits for car accident resulting in broken ribs and punctured lung

$25,000.00 policy limits for uninsured motorist coverage for a cervical disc bulge in a car accident

$25,000.00 for hernia suffered by infant in a car wreck

$25,000.00 policy limits for a ruptured spleen in a motor vehicle accident

$25,000.00 policy limits for a hand laceration from a car accident

$25,000.00 policy limits of uninsured motorist coverage for a wrist fracture in a car accident

$24,000.00 for workers compensation knee injury

$23,400.00 workers compensation settlement for disc protrusion, lower back injuries and aggravation of degenerative disc disease

$23,300.00 workers compensation settlement for carpal tunnel

$23,000.00 workers compensation and second injury fund settlement for shoulder and lumbar strains from falling out of a chair

$21,400.00 workers compensation settlement for a denied elbow neuropathy from lifting animals

$21,000.00 for workers compensation back injury and $29,000.00 from Second Injury Fund

$20,000.00 workers compensation settlement plus medical bills paid in full for carpal tunnel

$20,000.00 slip and fall and aggravation of preexisting knee condition

$20,000.00 workers compensation and car accident settlement for lacerated shin

$20,000.00 workers compensation settlement for fall at work causing wrist fracture and carpal tunnel

$19,500.00 workers compensation settlement for shoulder injury from lifting patients

$19,500.00 workers compensation settlement for shoulder surgery

$19,000.00 for a minor concussion

$18,600.00 workers compensation settlement for bruises and sprains to lower back and knee from fall

$18,500.00 workers compensation settlement for neck and low back sprains

$18,500.00 workers compensation settlement for shoulder injury

$18,000.00 workers compensation settlement for low back sprain from falling at work

$17,900.00 workers compensation settlement for assault at work and aggravation of lumbar degenerative disc disease

$12,000.00 workers compensation settlement for a denied hernia injury

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