Steenberg Law Firm

Your Workers’ Comp Attorneys
In The Buffalo, New York, Area

Providing Injured Workers With Superior Legal Services And Additional Support

Past Settlements Our Firm Has Obtained

$6.2 million
Third-Party Lawsuit

Union sheet metal worker fell from a ladder while working at a school renovation project suffered closed head and neck injuries. Over three years of intense litigation led to this multi-million dollar result.

$3,600,000.00
Third-Party Action/Workers’ Comp

A construction worker suffered serious neck and back injuries after falling off a scaffold while working at a construction site.

$850,796.00
New York Workers’ Compensation Settlement

A critical care nurse at a Buffalo, New York, hospital sustained injuries to her ankle, hip and back when she tripped over an entryway carpet going down the hospital’s lobby stairs.

$1,000,000.00 and $100,000.00
Third-Party Lawsuit and Workers’ Comp Settlement, respectively

An LPN traveling in a work van with a patient sustained a significant neck injury after the work van was rear-ended in a motor vehicle accident. Steenberg Law Firm represented the injured worker in her workers’ comp claim from start to finish. Additionally, Steenberg Law Firm filed a no-fault/personal injury lawsuit against the other responsible driver and received a million-dollar settlement.

$318,300.00
New York Workers’ Compensation Settlement

A warehouse forklift driver sustained a severe low back injury that required extensive surgery. The work accident occurred after another employee drove his forklift into the forklift operated by our client.

$150,000.00
New York Workers’ Comp Settlement

A truck driver from the southern tier sustained multiple injuries when an erratic driver cut him off and was forced to veer off a highway, through the barrier and down an embankment.

$180,300.00
Workers’ Comp Partial Settlement (plus lifetime medical coverage)

A local gas company service technician suffered serious neck and shoulder injuries as a result of a work accident when she was taking apart a gas meter. Steenberg Law Firm negotiated a settlement where the comp carrier was liable for covering all future medical treatment for life.

$135,000.00
Workers’ Comp Partial Settlement (plus lifetime medical coverage)

An auto assembly worker tore his rotator cuff over a period of time at work from repetitive overhead movements associated with boxing up fan motors for extended periods of time at the auto plant. Steenberg Law Firm negotiated a settlement that included lifetime medical coverage.

$230,000.00
New York Workers’ Compensation Settlement

A mechanic working for the NFTA sustained neck, back and shoulder injuries from extensive repetitive movements over time at work. Specifically, the mechanic had to remove cash/coin boxes from the NFTA metro buses numerous times every hour over an eight-hour workday.

$226,500.00
New York Workers’ Compensation Settlement

A New York corrections officer suffered injuries to her shoulder and knees after she was in an altercation with a prison inmate.

$182,500.00
New York Workers’ Compensation Settlement

A construction worker suffered an injury to his back after crawling through a confined tunnel space while remodeling an industrial building. The injured worker underwent extensive surgery that resulted in nerve damage down his leg. Steenberg Law Firm settled the comp case and got our client approved for SSD.

$247,007.00
New York Workers’ Compensation Settlement

A cable/internet worker was in a motor vehicle accident while on the job and suffered injuries to his neck, back and arms. Steenberg Law Firm fought hard to not only settle the workman’s comp case but to also get our client approved for SSD.

$200,000.00
New York Workers’ Compensation Settlement

A 40-year-old certified nurse assistant suffered extensive injuries to her spine from a slip and fall on ice. Our client went out of work not only for the job she was injured at but also for a second job she worked. Steenberg Law Firm fought hard to get our client paid lost wages from both jobs as well as the final settlement she deserved.

$1,200,000.00 and $107,000.00
Third-Party Lawsuit and Workers’ Comp Settlement, respectively

A constructions worker sustained severe injuries requiring multiple surgeries to his back while working on a ladder and fell 20 feet to the ground when the bottom of the ladder slid out from under.

$1,800,000.00 and $200,000.00
Third-Party Lawsuit and Workers’ Comp Settlement, respectively

A line worker for a well-known electric company suffered serious injuries to his back, shoulder and right hip from a slip and fall on ice located at a customer’s property. Steenberg Law Firm fought hard and ultimately settled both the third-party lawsuit and the New York workers’ compensation case.

$190,000.00
New York Workers’ Compensation Settlement

In an incident that was on the front page of the Buffalo News, a nursing home administrator retained Steenberg Law Firm after she was violently attacked at work by an outraged family member. Our client sustained injuries to the head, neck and back.

$166,606.32
New York Workers’ Comp Schedule Loss of Use Award

A Chautauqua County public utility worker was Mercy-flighted to the hospital with catastrophic injuries after the circular saw he was operating overhead kicked back and slid down his arms almost amputating both upper extremities. A grinder laceration to the left forearm. Claimant was working with a grinder that kicked back and partially amputated his forearm. After recovering, Steenberg Law Firm fought to get our client a lump sum loss of use award compensating him for permanent loss of use in his arms.

$230,000.00
Workers’ Compensation Settlement (plus lifetime medical coverage)

A laborer working for a tree removal company had his leg amputated along with injuries to his low back, teeth and jaw as a result of an accident suffered while cutting down trees.

$302,700.00
New York Workers’ Comp Settlement

An ICU nurse sustained serious injuries to her neck and back after attempting to move a patient. The nurse underwent multiple spine surgeries.

$240,000.00
New York Workers’ Comp Settlement

A laborer injured his low back and underwent surgery after lifting a large heater off of a work truck.

$192,000.00
Workers’ Comp Partial Settlement (plus lifetime medical coverage)

A registered nurse working at the Buffalo Psych Center was violently attacked by a patient causing severe low back and neck injuries that necessitated multiple surgeries. Steenberg Law Firm also fought to get this client lifetime medical coverage and approved for Social Security Disability.

$225,000.00
New York Workers’ Compensation Settlement

A nursing home supervisor sustained injuries to her cervical, thoracic and lower back after performing life-saving CPR on an unconscious resident for an extended period of time.

$180,000.00
New York Workers’ Compensation Settlement

A construction worker suffered an injury to his back after crawling through a confined tunnel space while remodeling an industrial building. The injured worker underwent extensive surgery that resulted in nerve damage down his leg. Steenberg Law Firm settled the comp case and got our client approved for SSD.

$220,000.00
New York Workers’ Compensation Settlement

A gentleman who was self employed suffered a significant low back injury while cleaning and polishing the floors at a local retail store. Before settling, Steenberg Law Firm litigated multiple issues and won after the insurance company denied his claim. We also got our client approved for SSD.

$750,000.00 and $184,978.00
Third-Party Lawsuit and Workers’ Comp Settlement, respectively

A truck driver sustained serious neck, back and head injuries after he slipped and fell on ice located in the company parking lot. Our client underwent multiple surgeries for brain bleeding as well as injuries to his neck. In addition to settling his workers’ comp case, Steenberg Law Firm fought to get our client approved for SSD.