California Maintains The National Lead In The Highest Known Workers’ Compensation Settlement Or Award For An Injured Employee
At approximately
In October of 2016, the civil counsels reached a tentative settlement for
In an 11th hour global settlement, just as the civil counsel was set to resume final trial preparations, which meant the rejection of the proposed
In assessing the tenor of this intensely-litigated claim, Asvar stated: "Usually, in these multimillion dollar settlements, there is nothing left but scorched earth. This litigation was hard fought, but there was a great deal of respect and decency shown by each of the parties, which I largely attribute to the six lead attorneys involved in the case."
Asvar added, "Our team at Asvar Law, especially attorneys
With respect to the insurance carrier, Asvar provided rare praise: "Given the increasingly inequitable and toxic environment of today's workers' compensation system, I do appreciate the AIG executives' willingness to understand and recognize the nature and extent of the injuries involved in this claim and approve a settlement that allows the injured individual sufficient means for on-going medical care and a dignified future. I must also remark on the professionalism of AIG's two defense counsels, Mr.
Asvar Law, PC specializes in catastrophic and brain injury litigation. This is Chris Asvar's second national record for the work comp industry. He previously set the record for the largest known settlement or award in 2012, on the case of Enriquez v. Willie's Painting; SCIF for
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