Experienced ILLINOIS Workers’ Compensation Lawyers
& CHICAGO Injury Lawyers
While a substantial number of Americans fall victim to different types of injuries each year, some injuries may be classified as catastrophic. These devastating injuries not only affect the people who are made to live with them on a daily basis, but they also...
A sudden impact, from a truck or car accident, that compresses a person’s neck or causes it to twist in an abnormal fashion may result in a significant neck injury, according to the National Institutes of Health. Often referred to as cervical neck injuries, these...
For people seeking Social Security Disability benefits, a telephone interview is often the most convenient or physically feasible option. However, many Illinois applicants do not know what to expect from this interview. Anyone applying for SSD benefits can benefit...
Some Illinois motorists, as well as motorists in other states across the country, enjoy having a cigarette while driving. The act of smoking and driving, however, is considered a distractive behavior and may lead to a devastating car accident. According to Property...
The elevated risk of work zone accidents to road workers, relative to many professionals laboring in different fields, may be intuitive. These workers labor in road construction work zones, which are located in unavoidably close proximity to imperfect human beings...
A truck driver operating an overloaded tractor trailer, which was transporting 16 to 20 million honey bees from Florida to Maine, was cited by Florida law enforcement for having an unsafe load. According to Delaware Online, the tractor trailer tipped over onto a guard...
For Illinois workers, incurring a workplace injury can be a traumatic experience. On top of worrying over possible long-term effects on health and impairments to the ability to make a living, the anxiety over how to respond can be overwhelming. For this reason,...
At some point, many people who collect Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income will rely on assisted care in a nursing home or similar facility. Unfortunately, changes in living arrangement can affect an Illinois resident’s SSI and SSD benefits....
Asbestosis is covered under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Diseases Act. In other words, Illinois workers who develop this condition as a consequence of employment are entitled to benefits under state workers’ compensation law. Specifically,...
Many people in Illinois suffer from disabling conditions that do not match Social Security Administration “Blue Book” listings. When deciding whether to award Social Security Disability benefits to these individuals, the SSA considers each applicant’s residual...
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