"My Chicago carpal tunnel attorney has been bought off by the insurance company. Can you take over?"
Every now and then we hear from someone who tells us with 100% certainty that their current or former attorney was bought off by the insurance company. It's just not true.
Look, we point out lawyers that don't fight for their clients all over our blog. We are shocked by some of the behavior that we see. But there is no way an Illinois work comp attorney would get bribed by an insurance company. There are so many reasons:
1. There is no way that an attorney would risk his career when he could just do the work and make the money.
2. Even if a lawyer would sell out his client and take a bribe, there is no way that an insurance company could or would bribe a lawyer over a simple work injury case, even if the exposure is huge. Aside from the fact that it's a felony, the insurance company, who likely makes tens or hundreds of millions a dollars a year, would lose the right to write insurance in Illinois. To get a check cut for the settlement of a case would take a conspiracy amongst many people including an insurance adjuster.
3. Most adjusters on workers' compensation claims gain nothing by having the case settled. Why would they commit a felony to help out the company.
We agree that many lawyers don't fight for their clients and don't get as good of a result as an attorney who gives effort could get. But are they on the take? No way.
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.
