ELG Personal Injury Blog

Victory at Trial:  Spinal Fusion Surgery and Over $48,000.00 in Penalties and Disability Pay Awarded for Work Comp. Client

Illinois workers' compensation attorney, Brent Eames, obtained a victory at trial this week on behalf of an injured client who suffered a severe spine injury at work, which will require a fusion surgery. This victory not only...

How Much Does a Workers’ Comp Lawyer Cost?

One of the most common questions we receive from injured workers in Illinois is, "how do workers' comp attorneys get paid? " Luckily for injured workers, attorneys' fees are regulated by the Illinois Worker's Compensation Act. Illinois workers compensation attorneys...

How a Car Accident Police Report Supports Insurance Claims

Being involved in a car accident can be a traumatic experience. Apart from the physical injuries, it can also cause emotional distress and financial strain due to the damages incurred. If you are injured or have suffered property damage due to the negligence of...
How Much Does a Workers’ Comp Lawyer Cost?

How Much Does a Workers’ Comp Lawyer Cost?

One of the most common questions we receive from injured workers in Illinois is, "how do workers' comp attorneys get paid? " Luckily for injured workers, attorneys' fees are regulated by the Illinois Worker's Compensation Act. Illinois workers compensation attorneys...

How a Car Accident Police Report Supports Insurance Claims

How a Car Accident Police Report Supports Insurance Claims

Being involved in a car accident can be a traumatic experience. Apart from the physical injuries, it can also cause emotional distress and financial strain due to the damages incurred. If you are injured or have suffered property damage due to the negligence of...

Right Time to Hire a Workers’ Comp Attorney: A Guide

Right Time to Hire a Workers’ Comp Attorney: A Guide

Hiring a workers’ compensation attorney can be crucial when you’ve been injured on the job. It is essential to understand when you should hire a workers’ comp attorney and how they can help you. This article discusses the right time to lawyer up and the benefits of...

A Comprehensive Guide to Preparing for a Compensation Hearing

A Comprehensive Guide to Preparing for a Compensation Hearing

Workers' compensation hearings are legal proceedings that take place when there is a dispute between an injured worker and their employer or the insurance company regarding their workers' compensation claim. The hearing aims to resolve any issues related to the suit,...

Workers’ Compensation Benefits: The 5 Types You Need to Know

Workers’ Compensation Benefits: The 5 Types You Need to Know

Workplace injuries can be devastating for employees and their families. Fortunately, workers' compensation benefits can help ease the financial burden of medical expenses, lost wages, and other costs associated with workplace injuries.  Workers' compensation...

Dog Bite Liability – Aurora Lawyers Can Defeat Rare Defenses

Dog Bite Liability – Aurora Lawyers Can Defeat Rare Defenses

Dog bites are a common occurrence across America, with approximately 4.5 million incidents reported each year. While some dog bites are minor, others can cause serious injury or even death. In the event of a dog bite, the owner of the dog may be held liable for the...

7 Ways a Construction Accident Lawyer Can Help

7 Ways a Construction Accident Lawyer Can Help

Construction accidents can be devastating, causing severe physical injuries, emotional trauma, and financial strain. If you or a loved one was aggrieved in a construction accident, seeking legal representation from a construction accident lawyer is essential. ...

How Do Medical Bills Get Paid in a Personal Injury Claim?

How Do Medical Bills Get Paid in a Personal Injury Claim?

After suffering a serious personal injury, your first concern will typically be the need to obtain appropriate medical treatment for the injuries. When this happens, who will be responsible for paying the medical bills for related treatment? Keep reading to learn more...

Work Comp Bills in Collections?  Here’s What to do Next

Work Comp Bills in Collections? Here’s What to do Next

One of the primary benefits of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act is the requirement that the employer pay for all reasonable and related medical expenses. An injured worker should not have to pay a dime out of their own pocket for related treatment....

How Much Is My Auto Accident Case Worth?

How Much Is My Auto Accident Case Worth?

The question that our attorneys get most often is about the potential value of an injured client’s case. Unfortunately, there is no magic formula to determine the amount of recovery available, and many factors need to be taken into a consideration. Keep reading to...

Attorney Brent Eames Recognized by Super Lawyers for 9th time.

Attorney Brent Eames Recognized by Super Lawyers for 9th time.

We are proud to announce that for the ninth time, and for the eighth consecutive year, Attorney Brent Eames has been recognized as one of the best personal injury lawyers in the State of Illinois by the Super Lawyers publication. No more than...

How Does Medicare Impact a Workers’ Compensation Settlement?

How Does Medicare Impact a Workers’ Compensation Settlement?

A very common question which comes up in our practice is what happens when Medicare benefits overlap with a workers' compensation claim? As is anything which involves the Federal government, it can get quite complicated! This is especially true of you end up receiving...

Workers Compensation and Unemployment Benefits

Workers Compensation and Unemployment Benefits

If you are injured as a result of a work-related injury, and you are unable to work, you should be entitled to Temporary Total Disability Benefits (TTD). These TTD benefits are designed to compensate injured workers for lost wages if they are temporarily unable to...

When is it Too Late to Apply for a Disability Pension?

When is it Too Late to Apply for a Disability Pension?

A common question which we frequently receive from our firefighter and police officer clients is when would be the best time to apply for a disability pension? The answer will often vary on a case-by-case basis. However, there is one important piece of advice which we...

What to do After a Slip-and-Fall Accident

What to do After a Slip-and-Fall Accident

During the winter months, instances of slip-and-falls increase drastically due to the accumulation of snow and ice. However, slip-and-fall accidents are not limited to outdoors. People frequently slip on wet floors, trash, food items, and papers inside of stores,...

Eames Law Group Holiday Toy Drive

Eames Law Group Holiday Toy Drive

Are you looking for a chance to give back this holiday season and contribute to a wonderful cause? This year, Eames Law Group will be conducting a holiday toy drive to support the Chicago Children's Advocacy Center. This is a not-for-profit organization that assists...

Do Social Security Disability Benefits Affect My Injury Case?

Do Social Security Disability Benefits Affect My Injury Case?

Social security disability benefits are provided by the federal government to qualifying individuals who are disabled from working. These benefits can overlap with other recoveries for disabling injuries, including claims for workers' compensation, as well as claims...

If the Accident was My Fault, do I Still get Work Comp. benefits?

If the Accident was My Fault, do I Still get Work Comp. benefits?

We receive many calls from injured workers who are concerned that they cannot receive any workers' compensation benefits if they caused or contributed to their own injuries due to a mistake they made during work. If an injured worker caused their own injury due to...

What is an Emergency Situation Under PSEBA?

What is an Emergency Situation Under PSEBA?

The Public Safety Employee Benefits Act (820 ILCS 320/1) is an Illinois law which provides for the payment of the full premium of an employer’s health insurance plan for firefighters and police officers who suffer catastrophic injuries or are killed in the line of...

Bad Faith Insurance Demands in Car Accident Cases

Bad Faith Insurance Demands in Car Accident Cases

Car accidents occur across Illinois on a daily basis. With about 6 million car accidents a year, it should come as no surprise that insurance companies have a game plan and know exactly what to do to attempt to obstruct and withhold fair payments from injured...

Does Workers’ Compensation Pay for a Scar?

Does Workers’ Compensation Pay for a Scar?

One of the core purposes of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act is to compensate injured workers for the loss of income caused by a work-related injury or illness. When it comes to settling cases, much of the focus will be on permanent work restrictions, and future...

Can I Quit My Job with a Pending Work Comp Claim?

Can I Quit My Job with a Pending Work Comp Claim?

One of the most common questions we receive from our clients pertains to their potential ability to quit their job during the pendency of a workers' compensation claim. Although work injuries are extremely common, and getting hurt at work should not have any impact on...

Can I Recover Lost Wages in a Personal Injury Settlement?

Can I Recover Lost Wages in a Personal Injury Settlement?

Suffering an injury as a result of somebody’s negligence often necessitates medical treatment which requires time and financial resources. That can be hard enough. However, things can be ever harder when the injuries sustained require innocent victims to miss work....

Can a Minor Settle a Personal Injury Case?

Can a Minor Settle a Personal Injury Case?

The law limits the legal rights of minors in a variety of ways. Children under eighteen generally have no legal standing to act on their own behalf in legal settings. Of course, kids are not immune from getting injured, and are routinely the victims of negligence...

Welcome Yesenia Velez to Eames Law Group!

Welcome Yesenia Velez to Eames Law Group!

We are happy to welcome Yesenia Velez as the newest member of our team at Eames Law Group, Ltd. Yesenia is our new paralegal, and she will be providing assistance for both personal injury and workers' compensation claims. Yesenia is fluent in Spanish, and she brings a...

What is a Request for Hearing in a Workers’ Compensation Case?

What is a Request for Hearing in a Workers’ Compensation Case?

If you were injured on the job, a variety of benefits may be available to help you recover. You are entitled to benefits that pay for your reasonable and related medical care. You are also entitled to disability benefits while you recover from your injury and are...

Slip and Fall on a Construction Site

Slip and Fall on a Construction Site

If you suffer a slip and fall injury while working on a construction site, you should of course be entitled to workers' compensation benefits. However, unlike most employees across Illinois, your recovery may not be restricted to the amounts allowed by workers’...

We’re Moving! (But Not Far)

We’re Moving! (But Not Far)

As our law firm continues to grow, we are in need of more space to better serve our clients and make things more comfortable for our wonderful team. So, we are happy to share that we are relocating our office space! However, we love the South Loop and Dearborn Station...

Does Quitting My Job End My Workers’ Compensation Case?

Does Quitting My Job End My Workers’ Compensation Case?

After suffering a work-related injury, it is not uncommon for employees to be unable or unwilling to return to their prior duties as a result of physical limitations issued by medical providers, due to a deteriorated relationship with an employer, or for some other...

Giving Back:  Attorney Olga Beznashchuk Assists Ukrainian Refugees

Giving Back: Attorney Olga Beznashchuk Assists Ukrainian Refugees

This month, we are happy to highlight the wonderful work that Attorney Olga Beznashchuk has been doing in our community on behalf of neighbors in need. For many months, there were discussions about the possibility of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, many people...

Will Insurnace Cover a Dog Bite Claim?

Will Insurnace Cover a Dog Bite Claim?

Dog bites and other animal attacks are very common in Illinois. Given the large number of animals in our society, it should come as no surprise that accidents and animal attacks are not a rare occurrence. Many people contact our office after suffering an animal attack...

Can My Employer Fire Me for Filing a Work Comp. Claim?

Can My Employer Fire Me for Filing a Work Comp. Claim?

One of the most common questions we get asked is whether an employer is legally allowed to fire an injured worker as a result of filing a claim for workers' compensation benefits. Keep reading to learn more about this complicated topic, and what top Chicago injury...

What are my legal options when a wrongful death occurs?

What are my legal options when a wrongful death occurs?

When tragedy strikes, and a loved one loses their life, it will have a devastating impact on a family. When a personal injury results in death, the law in Illinois can allow the loved ones of the deceased to seek damages against the responsible persons and entities...

Attorney Brent Eames Recognized by Super Lawyers for 8th time.

Attorney Brent Eames Recognized by Super Lawyers for 8th time.

We are proud to announce that for the eighth time, Attorney Brent Eames has been recognized as one of the best personal injury lawyers in the State of Illinois by the Super Lawyers publication. No more than 2.5% of lawyers in the State of Illinois are recognized as...

What is the Line of Duty Compensation Act ?

What is the Line of Duty Compensation Act ?

The Illinois Line of Duty Compensation Act is an Illinois law which is designed to provide the payment of benefits to the beneficiaries of a deceased first responder who was killed in the line of duty. Section 3 of the Act provides for the payment of death benefits to...

Can my Apple Watch be Used Against Me in Court?

Can my Apple Watch be Used Against Me in Court?

Modern technology makes our daily lives so much easier. We can attend work or school from the comfort of our home by using a laptop or a desktop computer. We can send e-mails, participate in videoconferences, and pay at the grocery stores with our phones. And of...

How to Handle Giving Your Employer Notice of a Work Accident

How to Handle Giving Your Employer Notice of a Work Accident

One of the most common questions that we receive from our clients is regarding what is required when it comes to reporting a work accident or injury to their employer. Although the requirements of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act are relatively lax with regard...

Eames Law Group Welcomes Olga Beznashchuk as Associate Attorney

Eames Law Group Welcomes Olga Beznashchuk as Associate Attorney

This month, we are happy to welcome Olga Beznashchuk to Eames Law Group, Ltd as our new associate attorney! Prior to joining our law practice, Olga was employed by Farmers Insurance. After working for Farmers, Olga worked for another insurance company in Mount...

Injured While Exercising at Work.  Is that Work Comp?

Injured While Exercising at Work. Is that Work Comp?

It is becoming more and more common for employers in many industries to actively encourage their employees to exercise and stay physically fit and active. Studies have indicated that physically active employees are generally less stressed, and demonstrate better...

Can I Bring a Personal Injury Claim For a Hit-and-Run Accident?

Can I Bring a Personal Injury Claim For a Hit-and-Run Accident?

Hit-and-run accidents are on the rise during recent years, and according to AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, a hit-and-run happens in the U.S. every 43 seconds. Unfortunately, in Illinois many people become victims of hit-and-run drivers annually. Just this past...

MRSA Work Comp Presumption for Firefighters and EMTs Becomes Law

MRSA Work Comp Presumption for Firefighters and EMTs Becomes Law

Firefighter injury attorney, Brent Eames, recently wrote about the passage of House Bill 3662 in the Illinois Senate, which was intended to create a “rebuttable presumption” with respect to firefighters, and emergency medical technicians who contract...

What Does Light Duty Mean for my Work Comp Case?

What Does Light Duty Mean for my Work Comp Case?

Nobody ever plans on getting injured while performing their work duties, but unfortunately, work accidents happen daily and affect workers laboring in almost every industry. If your injury arose out of and in the course of your employment, and you are temporarily...

Labor Day in the USA:  Why We Celebrate by Taking a Day Off

Labor Day in the USA: Why We Celebrate by Taking a Day Off

When you think of Labor Day, what comes to mind? For many people, we think of BBQ, the unofficial end of the summer season, and a random Monday off of work resulting in a three day weekend. However, the history of Labor Day should be of great significance in the...

Can I Sue the Bar for a Drunk Driver’s Negligence?

Can I Sue the Bar for a Drunk Driver’s Negligence?

If you were injured in a car accident, you may be feeling confused and unsure of your next steps. Who is responsible for the pain and suffering? Who will pay for your medical bills? These questions can be complicated, and they can be even more complex when a...

How do I Report a Work Injury or Accident?

How do I Report a Work Injury or Accident?

When processing a workers’ compensation claim, both the employee and employer hold general responsibilities that must be followed in order to ensure that the claim proceeds appropriately.  Unfortunately, you often will not have time to speak with a Chicago work...

A Baseball Ticket or a Contract Waiving Your Rights?

A Baseball Ticket or a Contract Waiving Your Rights?

Whenever you go to a baseball game, or any other professional sports game, your ticket will contain a lot of fine print which contains many confusing terms and conditions. It should come as no surprise that often times, that ticket can contain some pretty unfavorable...

Should I Move My Car After an Accident?

Should I Move My Car After an Accident?

Having a car accident is not usually a pleasant experience. Everyone is at risk of getting into a fender bender, including the best drivers. However, to prevent any legal troubles it is important to know what to do if you get into a car accident in Illinois. It's best...

Illinois Civil Pretrial Interest Law Takes Effect!

Illinois Civil Pretrial Interest Law Takes Effect!

A new law has gone into effect in Illinois which will provide 6% interest to injured Plaintiffs who are victorious at trial after having a settlement demand rejected by a Defendant. From the time that a lawsuit is filed, the Plaintiff will be entitled to interest...

A Guide to Uninsured Motorist Claims

A Guide to Uninsured Motorist Claims

Car accidents cause pain and trauma, and cost money. When you're involved in a car accident, you just want the subsequent problems to go away. You want your whiplash, your constant headaches, the medical bills, and the memories of the day to...

How does PEDA work for Police Officers and Firefighters?

How does PEDA work for Police Officers and Firefighters?

The Public Employee Disability Act (PEDA), codified under 5 ILCS 345/, is an Illinois law that provides financial assistance to first responders and other qualified employees, such as correctional officers, who get injured in the line of duty. Although first...

5 Things A Motorcycle Accident Attorney Can Help You With

5 Things A Motorcycle Accident Attorney Can Help You With

Illinois motorcyclists are involved in around 3,400 crashes each year. These accidents can be devastating and they can leave motorcyclists buried under a mountain of paperwork, bills and confusion. That's where a motorcycle accident attorney can come...

How Long After a Car Accident Can You Claim Injury?

How Long After a Car Accident Can You Claim Injury?

Car accidents come out of nowhere and leave those involved shaken and reeling with questions about what to do. If you were injured in a car accident, you may be feeling even more unsure of your next steps. How do you determine who is at fault for the accident?...

What to Do If You’ve Been in a Semi Truck Crash

What to Do If You’ve Been in a Semi Truck Crash

Have you been in an accident with a semi-truck? Driving a truck is one of the more difficult jobs out there. On top of being able to drive a massive and complex vehicle in all sorts of tight scenarios, they're responsible for transporting valuable cargo and hitting...

How Much Is a Good Settlement for a Motorcycle Accident?

How Much Is a Good Settlement for a Motorcycle Accident?

Motorcycle ownership is at an all-time high in America. With more bikers on the road, though, there's also been an increase in motorcycle accidents. If you've been in a crash, you're likely wondering what your claim is worth. How much is a good settlement...

This Week is National Work Zone Awareness Week!

This Week is National Work Zone Awareness Week!

Car accidents in work zones occur daily, and claim the lives of far too many construction workers and drivers across America. In fact, a person is killed in a work zone accident every 15 hours nationwide! According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics more than 1800...

Do All Workers’ Comp Cases End in a Settlement?

Do All Workers’ Comp Cases End in a Settlement?

In 2019, there were 2.8 million nonfatal workers' comp cases in the US. Construction accidents alone account for approximately 250 workers' comp incidents per 10,000 full-time workers. This number of workplace injuries and illnesses is why 90%...

An Easy to Read Guide About How to Apply for Workers’ Comp

An Easy to Read Guide About How to Apply for Workers’ Comp

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are around 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses each year in the U.S. The aftermath of workplace accidents can be stressful and frustrating, especially when you consider the intricacies of...

What To Do When Workers’ Comp Won’t Pay

What To Do When Workers’ Comp Won’t Pay

Each year, American workers suffer nearly three million nonfatal workplace injuries. These incidents can be devastating. They rob families of income, result in enormous medical bills, and can upend people's lives.  Workers' compensation should be the...

How to Prove a Back Injury at Work?

How to Prove a Back Injury at Work?

The worker's compensation insurance industry is worth a staggering $56.8 billion as of this year. Accidents at work are far-too-common, but are employees really getting what they deserve?  Most employees do not foresee an injury happening at work, not...

When to Get an Attorney for a Car Accident

When to Get an Attorney for a Car Accident

With about 6 million car accidents a year, it's essential to know what to do if you find yourself in this unfortunate scenario. Don't wait until a collision occurs to figure out what to do next; it'll be a lot more complicated since you'll be...

How Long Do Workers’ Comp Settlements Take?

How Long Do Workers’ Comp Settlements Take?

Have you recently suffered an injury on the job? Do you wonder how long it would take to reach favorable workers' comp settlement amounts for your accident? If so, then you need to learn more about the overall process regarding workers' compensation settlements. The...

Construction Site Slip and Falls (on Ice or Snow)

Construction Site Slip and Falls (on Ice or Snow)

Every day, 14 construction workers in the United States die, on average. A third of these deaths are falls, more than any other category of injury in construction accidents. As we head into the winter months, workers should be aware of the dangers on job...

Can I Return to Work After a Workers’ Comp Settlement?

Can I Return to Work After a Workers’ Comp Settlement?

If you were recently involved in a workplace accident that led to an injury, then you're probably asking yourself several questions. What should I expect from this process? How long will it take to complete? Can I return to work after a workers' comp settlement?...

Brent Eames Settles Lawsuit Against Bar After Drunk Driver Injury

Brent Eames Settles Lawsuit Against Bar After Drunk Driver Injury

Chicago personal injury attorney Brent Eames has settled a Cook County lawsuit against a Logan Square bar for selling alcohol to a drunk driver who struck our client with his automobile, causing serious injuries.  Our client was standing on a sidewalk with a...

Can I Be Laid Off While on Workers’ Compensation?

Can I Be Laid Off While on Workers’ Compensation?

The average cost for a worker's compensation claim is just over $41,000. The compensation varies, depending on the type of injury sustained. Even without injuries, 83% of United States workers suffer from work-related stress. Not being able to work due...

When Should I Hire a Workers’ Comp Attorney?

When Should I Hire a Workers’ Comp Attorney?

Workplace injuries happen every seven seconds. That is equivalent to 12,900 every day, which adds up to about 4.6 million workplace injuries every single year.  Your employer has a responsibility to provide safe working conditions for you while you are...

Survivor Benefits For Police and Firefighter Disability Pensions

Survivor Benefits For Police and Firefighter Disability Pensions

When tragedy strikes, and a first responder dies or becomes permanently disabled, it is crucial to make sure that your loved ones are taken care of now, and into the future after you are gone. While line of duty disability pensions under Article III and Article IV of...

Brent Eames secures $260,000.00 Settlement in Dog Injury Case

Brent Eames secures $260,000.00 Settlement in Dog Injury Case

This past week, personal injury attorney Brent Eames settled a lawsuit filed in LaSalle County, Illinois on behalf of a client who suffered a serious knee injury as a result of an off-leash dog running and colliding with her lower extremities. Suit was filed against...

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