Illinois work comp law is pretty worker friendly, but not every injury that happens while you are working is a case. For example, if you are walking down the hallway and your leg buckles for no reason or if you faint, it’s typically not a claim because nothing about the job increased your risk of … Continue Reading
It’s official: The most common cause of workplace injury is working too hard. Okay, perhaps that is an extreme way to put it, but records continuously show through the years that the most common cause of workplace injury is overexertion. Overexertion includes tasks involving repetitive motion, which in turn, can temporarily, or even permanently, injure … Continue Reading
Last month, a truck driver was awarded $21,600,000.00 in a lawsuit that stemmed from him falling off his truck, hitting his head and getting a traumatic brain injury (TBI). How is this possible? This case happened because it wasn’t just a workers’ compensation case and his lawyers did a great job of identifying that not … Continue Reading
Though they are small, almost everything you do with your legs requires your knees. We use them to bend and straighten, which we need for standing, walking, crouching, jumping, lifting and turning. Yet, for such a tiny part of the body, the knee is prone to a large variety of aches, pains and injuries that … Continue Reading
It’s logical that if you hurt one arm, you’ll use the other arm more or if you injure one leg, you’ll favor the other. It’s also logical that when you do that, the healthy body part might get injured too. When this happens after you are hurt on the job in Illinois, you likely have … Continue Reading
We are Chicago based workers compensation lawyers who help with claims anywhere in Illinois through our state wide network. If you just have questions or want help with a case, call us for FREE any time at 312-346-5578 or fill out our contact form and we will call you….. For electricians, knowledge means safety so … Continue Reading
If you have ever bumped your elbow and felt a tingling down your arm, you have hit your “funny bone.” However, anyone who has hit this area knows there really isn’t anything funny about it. Interestingly enough, the “funny bone” isn’t even a bone. Actually, it is a nerve trapped between the elbow bone running … Continue Reading
While we are workers’ compensation lawyers for Illinois, we do try to help our clients/callers with any injury issues they have. That’s part of delivering good customer service. It’s also our job as lawyers to analyze every possible issue. So while I don’t personally handle medical malpractice cases, if I suspect someone might have a … Continue Reading
Countless jobs out there cause strain to the joints by repetitive movement. The constant and repetitiveness of standing, bending, twisting, lifting, reaching and walking can actually be a serious detriment to your health. These simple and continual actions can create wear and tear on joints over time causing many to suffer from arthritis, osteoarthritis and … Continue Reading
We are Chicago workers’ compensation attorneys who help with cases all over Illinois. If you want our help please fill out our contact form or give us a call for a free consultation. I had a conversation with a very nice woman recently who has a sad situation. Long story short is that when she … Continue Reading
It used to be that you woke up, got ready for work, got in your car and headed to the office or job site. That still happens, but now more than ever people wake up, turn on their computer and are at work. That’s because more and more industries are offering their employees the ability … Continue Reading
Osteoporosis (OA), or degenerative joint disease, is the most common chronic condition of the joints, affecting more than 3 million Americans every year. It is a disease in which the bones become brittle and is likely to break. In normal joints, cartilage covers the end of each joint providing a smooth motion and acts as … Continue Reading
I got a call from a very sweet woman whose husband sustained a major injury. He had multiple blood clots because due to his work as an over the road truck driver he sat for long periods of time. Doing so in a confined space puts you at an increased risk of this happening. He … Continue Reading
Illinois employees can get workers’ compensation benefits when they are involved in a work related accident or injury. Many assume only work related incidents stemming from a specific or sudden activity, or an ‘acute’ injury, such as wrist fractures, ankle sprains, or shoulder dislocation, qualify for workers’ compensation. The protections of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation … Continue Reading
We are experienced workers’ compensation attorneys who will talk to you for free. We will talk to your for free and answer any questions you have. Fill out our contact form, click our chat box or call us at 312-346-5578. We are based out of Chicago, but have a state wide network of attorneys so … Continue Reading
There’s a long held standard in Illinois workers’ compensation cases that to win your case you have to show your job put you at an increased risk of injury as compared to the general public. In other words, if you were hurt doing something that you could have been doing anywhere then you don’t have … Continue Reading
We are Chicago based work injury attorneys who help with claims throughout Illinois. Please fill out our contact form or call us at (312) 346-5578 to speak with a lawyer for free about your case. Most of us have heard the term traumatic brain injury, or its abbreviation TBI, but what exactly is it? The … Continue Reading
I have been a work comp lawyer for over 20 years and pride myself in talking in “plain English.” That said, there’s no way to talk about pneumoconiosis in plain English because that word seems like something the winner of the Scripps Spelling Bee would have to go through. Pneumoconiosis is a lung condition that … Continue Reading
This isn’t our usual Illinois work comp post, but it’s relevant. The Boston Red Sox have a pitcher named David Price who they are paying many millions to pitch for them. He was just diagnosed with what is a somewhat unusual injury for a pitcher, carpal tunnel syndrome. You typically see carpal tunnel in those … Continue Reading
Repetitive motion injuries are some of the most common injuries sustained while on the job. One of those injuries is called Myofascial Pain Syndrome. This can be a very painful muscle condition causing you to be unable to complete everyday tasks. Myofascial Pain Syndrome is caused when trigger points, or sensitive areas of tight muscle … Continue Reading
Dental workers are getting sick, is their work environment to cause? According to the CDC, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) may be linked to the dentistry field. So if you are a dentist, dental hygenist or other dental worker in Illinois and you have pulmonary fibrosis, you may have a workers’ compensation case. IPF is a … Continue Reading
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a really serious problem in our country. While it’s most associated with soldiers coming back from war, the truth is that it occurs in civilian jobs too. The most common example is someone who gets robbed at gun point and mentally can not feel comfortable with a return to … Continue Reading
So many Illinois workers lift things and that leads to a lot of injuries. The back is the most common problem, but a close second is an injury to your shoulder. Not taking care of that shoulder injury could make your life much more difficult than it needs to be. The original injury may not … Continue Reading
I will never forget when I tore my rotator cuff in my right shoulder. I had represented scores of people who had this injury, but never truly understood it until then. It happened while playing goalie for an adult soccer team. Like many of the injured workers I’ve helped over the years, I didn’t realize … Continue Reading
Illinois work comp law is pretty worker friendly, but not every injury that happens while you are working is a case. For example, if you are walking down the hallway and your leg buckles for no reason or if you faint, it’s typically not a claim because nothing about the job increased your risk of … Continue Reading
