$155,000 SSA Overpayment Claim Defeated Case Summary: In 1999, our client was injured in a non work-related car accident.  Though in pain, he continued to work through 2001, at which point his back injury and resulting surgery, forced him to stop work.  During the early stages of his leave, he exhausted his accrued sick and ...

$42,000 Social Security Disability Payment Awarded for Back Injury Case Scenario: Our client suffered a work-related injury to his back in 2004 while employed as a general laborer.  His injuries left him unable to work.  In addition to his physical injuries, our client was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression. In 2008, claimant ...

$34,000 in Retroactive Disability Payments Recovered for Client with Knee and Shoulder Problems Case Scenario: Claimant was a 50 year old suffering from bilateral knee and shoulder complications. Outcome: On behalf of our client, Gabriela G. Raful filed for disability benefits in February 2013.  In just 3 months’ time, our client was determined to be ...

$28,000 Recovered in Social Security Benefits for Women with a Learning Disability Case Scenario: Claimant is an advanced age woman who suffers from a learning disability, Parkinson’s disease, degenerative disc disease and adjustment disorder.  The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation assisted in helping this client secure a job.  Despite that the woman was employed in a ...

Galfand Berger Wins Critical Federal Court Case For Steelworkers Case Summary: Galfand Berger represented the USWA Local 88G in a dispute with Rohm and Haas over the payment of disability income benefits such as short-term and long-term disability. After Rohm and Haas refused to allow denials of disability income benefits to be appealed using the ...