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$180,000.00 for Anderson, MO Client
Our client from Anderson, Missouri injured his right shoulder in a ladder fall at work. He was employed as a maintenance man. The work comp insurance company's experts said our Anderson, MO client could return to work and assigned him a disability rating that was...
Southwest Missouri Truck Driver Receives $500,000.00 From Work Comp Settlement
When our local, Southwest Missouri client was injured in a motor vehicle accident driving his semi-truck, he wanted to get the best results possible and hired our law firm. Our client sustained a traumatic brain injury in the semi-truck accident. The work comp...
Neosho attorney’s article featured in prestigious Journal of The Missouri Bar
Will Peterson's article about workers' compensation was prominently featured on the front cover of the year-end edition of The Journal of the Missouri Bar, the official publication of The Missouri Bar. To access the article, click here. Will is a workers' compensation...
$175,000.00 for Southwest City Client from Mexico Injured in Chicken Plant
Wood & Peterson recently got a large settlement for one of our workers' compensation clients to the tune of $175,000.00! The insurance company offered our client from Mexico $28,054.52. He said, "No way!" He hired the Neosho workers' compensation attorneys of Wood...
$75,000.00 Work Comp Settlement for Anderson, Missouri Client
Our client from Anderson, Missouri injured his shoulders from repetitive work activities over many years. The insurance company and employer initially did not offer him anything for his injury. If he would not have hired our firm, he may not have gotten anything....
Nurse Client Gets Twice As Much!
Our nursing client from Lamar, Missouri suffered a back injury that resulted in permanent physical and psychological disability. The work comp insurance company did not make a fair offer. Instead of accepting the low offer, she hired Wood & Peterson out of Neosho,...
Injured Chicken Factory Worker Gets Nearly 4 Times More Money With Us
Our client from Southwest City, Missouri injured his hand in a chicken factory while he was trying to repair a belt on a broken line. The Missouri chicken factory and workers' compensation insurance company offered him a small amount of money because they claimed he...
Peterson named one of Missouri’s 10 Best
Will Peterson was recently named as one of 2016's 10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys for Client Satisfaction in the State of Missouri by The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys (AIOPIA). Will Peterson is a partner at the law firm of Wood & Peterson in...
Injured Shoulder = $95,000 for Delivery Driver Client
One client recently received a $95,000.00 settlement for a shoulder injury. Due to the negligence of a third-party, our client was struck in the shoulder and suffered a rotator cuff tear. He had to have surgery. In addition to his medical bills, pain, and suffering,...