• strict warning: Non-static method view::load() should not be called statically in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05cc/b1674/ipw.mckenzie/public_html/sites/all/modules/views/views.module on line 906.
  • strict warning: Declaration of views_handler_filter::options_validate() should be compatible with views_handler::options_validate($form, &$form_state) in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05cc/b1674/ipw.mckenzie/public_html/sites/all/modules/views/handlers/views_handler_filter.inc on line 607.
  • strict warning: Declaration of views_handler_filter::options_submit() should be compatible with views_handler::options_submit($form, &$form_state) in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05cc/b1674/ipw.mckenzie/public_html/sites/all/modules/views/handlers/views_handler_filter.inc on line 607.
  • strict warning: Declaration of views_handler_filter_boolean_operator::value_validate() should be compatible with views_handler_filter::value_validate($form, &$form_state) in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05cc/b1674/ipw.mckenzie/public_html/sites/all/modules/views/handlers/views_handler_filter_boolean_operator.inc on line 159.
  • strict warning: Declaration of views_plugin_row::options_validate() should be compatible with views_plugin::options_validate(&$form, &$form_state) in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05cc/b1674/ipw.mckenzie/public_html/sites/all/modules/views/plugins/views_plugin_row.inc on line 134.
  • strict warning: Declaration of views_plugin_row::options_submit() should be compatible with views_plugin::options_submit(&$form, &$form_state) in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05cc/b1674/ipw.mckenzie/public_html/sites/all/modules/views/plugins/views_plugin_row.inc on line 134.
  • warning: strtotime(): It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected the timezone 'UTC' for now, but please set date.timezone to select your timezone. in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05cc/b1674/ipw.mckenzie/public_html/sites/all/modules/webform/webform.module on line 3575.
  • warning: date(): It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected the timezone 'UTC' for now, but please set date.timezone to select your timezone. in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05cc/b1674/ipw.mckenzie/public_html/sites/all/modules/webform/webform.module on line 3575.
  • warning: strtotime(): It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected the timezone 'UTC' for now, but please set date.timezone to select your timezone. in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05cc/b1674/ipw.mckenzie/public_html/sites/all/modules/webform/webform.module on line 3575.
  • warning: date(): It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected the timezone 'UTC' for now, but please set date.timezone to select your timezone. in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05cc/b1674/ipw.mckenzie/public_html/sites/all/modules/webform/webform.module on line 3575.
  • warning: strtotime(): It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected the timezone 'UTC' for now, but please set date.timezone to select your timezone. in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05cc/b1674/ipw.mckenzie/public_html/sites/all/modules/webform/webform.module on line 3575.
  • warning: date(): It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected the timezone 'UTC' for now, but please set date.timezone to select your timezone. in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05cc/b1674/ipw.mckenzie/public_html/sites/all/modules/webform/webform.module on line 3575.
  • warning: strtotime(): It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected the timezone 'UTC' for now, but please set date.timezone to select your timezone. in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05cc/b1674/ipw.mckenzie/public_html/sites/all/modules/webform/webform.module on line 3575.
  • warning: date(): It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected the timezone 'UTC' for now, but please set date.timezone to select your timezone. in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05cc/b1674/ipw.mckenzie/public_html/sites/all/modules/webform/webform.module on line 3575.
  • The spam filter installed on this site is currently unavailable. Per site policy, we are unable to accept new submissions until that problem is resolved. Please try resubmitting the form in a couple of minutes.
  • warning: preg_match(): Compilation failed: disallowed Unicode code point (>= 0xd800 && <= 0xdfff) at offset 1811 in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05cc/b1674/ipw.mckenzie/public_html/sites/all/modules/ctools/includes/cleanstring.inc on line 157.
  • warning: preg_match(): Compilation failed: disallowed Unicode code point (>= 0xd800 && <= 0xdfff) at offset 1811 in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05cc/b1674/ipw.mckenzie/public_html/sites/all/modules/ctools/includes/cleanstring.inc on line 157.
  • warning: preg_match(): Compilation failed: disallowed Unicode code point (>= 0xd800 && <= 0xdfff) at offset 1811 in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05cc/b1674/ipw.mckenzie/public_html/sites/all/modules/ctools/includes/cleanstring.inc on line 157.
  • warning: preg_match(): Compilation failed: disallowed Unicode code point (>= 0xd800 && <= 0xdfff) at offset 1811 in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05cc/b1674/ipw.mckenzie/public_html/sites/all/modules/ctools/includes/cleanstring.inc on line 157.
  • warning: preg_match(): Compilation failed: disallowed Unicode code point (>= 0xd800 && <= 0xdfff) at offset 1811 in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05cc/b1674/ipw.mckenzie/public_html/sites/all/modules/ctools/includes/cleanstring.inc on line 157.
  • warning: preg_match(): Compilation failed: disallowed Unicode code point (>= 0xd800 && <= 0xdfff) at offset 1811 in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05cc/b1674/ipw.mckenzie/public_html/sites/all/modules/ctools/includes/cleanstring.inc on line 157.
  • strict warning: Non-static method view::load() should not be called statically in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05cc/b1674/ipw.mckenzie/public_html/sites/all/modules/views/views.module on line 906.
  • warning: preg_match(): Compilation failed: disallowed Unicode code point (>= 0xd800 && <= 0xdfff) at offset 1811 in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05cc/b1674/ipw.mckenzie/public_html/sites/all/modules/ctools/includes/cleanstring.inc on line 157.
  • warning: preg_match(): Compilation failed: disallowed Unicode code point (>= 0xd800 && <= 0xdfff) at offset 1811 in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05cc/b1674/ipw.mckenzie/public_html/sites/all/modules/ctools/includes/cleanstring.inc on line 157.

McKenzie & Snyder win Appellate Court Case for Cincinnati Injured Worker: BWC Claim for Radiculopathy

court case ohio bwc

In Ohio work comp cases, issues are generally resolved at the Industrial Commission. If a party wishes to appeal a decision regarding the allowance of a claim or additional condition in a claim, they may do so to the court of common pleas. Here in Cincinnati, that is done at the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas. If a party is unhappy with the result there, they may appeal that decision to the Court of Appeals, First Appellate District of Ohio in Hamilton County. 

McKenzie & Snyder recently appealed a decision by the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas regarding the additional allowance of radiculopathy in a BWC claim. Fortunately for our client, the First District Court issued an opinion reversing the trial court's decision, remanding the case for the trial court to enter a judgment in favor of the injured worker, allowing him to participate in the workers' compensation fund for the additional allowance of lumbar radiculopathy at L4-5 and L5-S1. 

The decision was a rather important one because it not only allowed this injured workers' claim to finally be recognized for the appropriate conditions, it also set precedent that an injured workers' claim need not be allowed for a "compressive pathology" (e.g., disc herniation) before radiculopathy may be recognized. 

You may review the Court's decision in Bell v. Ryan here: http://www.hamilton-co.org/appealscourt/

McKenzie & Snyder represents injured persons in the Greater Cincinnati and Dayton areas. 

Written by

Contact a Personal Injury Lawyer

Please select the appropriate area of practice for your case.
Please provide us with your home telephone number, or primary telphone number to reach you back.
Please provide us with your mobile or secondary telephone number. (optional)
Please do not include any confidential or sensitive information in this form. This form sends information by non-encrypted e-mail which is not secure. Submitting this form does not create an attorney-client relationship.