A new low for bad lawyering in Illinois work comp
Some lawyers aren't very good at what they do and often it's because they are just lazy. But a recent e-mailer takes the cake for having the worst lawyer we have seen in some time.
He had a lumbar fusion which is as serious as it gets in work comp. A settlement offer was made to resolve the case for minimal money which didn't address the huge unpaid medical bill nor did it come close to compensating this worker for what he could even minimally expect.
When he asked his supposed Naperville workers compensation lawyer why he was recommending to settle the case for the offered amount even though he had these bills and a fusion, the lawyer said, "Wow, I didn't realize your injury was that bad and that you'd had surgery."
I can't imagine telling a client to settle a case without knowing their actual injury is. It's so unfathomable that I'm just at a loss for words.
The silver lining is that the worker had the sense to seek other opinions first.
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