Just tell the truth
One of the first things that we tell our clients when they contact us to pursue an Illinois workers' compensation case is to be bluntly honest with us and 100% truthful with your physicians. We can best help you if you do this and besides, we are big believers in karma and it's just the right thing to do.
If we discover that a client is lying to us or their doctors we drop their case. No exceptions. Fortunately, it has been years since we have had to do that as we only take on cases we believe in and we are very up front with our expectations of our clients.
Some people tend to exaggerate their injuries thinking that this will help them, especially when they don't think their doctor is listening to them. Let us be 100% clear. DON'T DO THIS. Again, it's not right and it will hurt your case.
In a recent decision from the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission (not a case we handled) an injured worker was given lower benefits because it was found that on a functional capacity examination that they were over-stating what their injuries were. A functional capacity
examination is an objective test. In other words, it is designed to see if you are faking it. Honest doctors will also often give their patients certain tests to determine if they are telling the truth or not.
Bottom line, just be honest. It's the right thing to do and the right thing for your case.
We are workers' compensation attorneys that help people with Illinois work injuries anywhere in IL via our statewide network of attorneys. Contact us and we will answer your questions or find the right lawyer for your situation.
