This past week, Attorney Brent Eames earned a victory for an injured client before the Workers’ Compensation Commission which included an additional award of over $17,000.00 for penalties and attorney’s fees against the insurance company for what the Arbitrator ruled was unreasonable and vexatious behavior. Our office represents an injured worker who suffered a significant work-related injury to her knee…
Disabling injuries take on a variety of forms, and can affect a person both physically and mentally. While it can be easy to understand a physical injury, such as a torn ACL or a broken bone, mental injuries are far more difficult to recognize and comprehend. These injuries can include diagnoses such as PTSD, anxiety, and depression, and they impact…
On October 14, 2019, Attorney Brent Eames served as a speaker for the Illinois State Bar Association’s Fall Workers’ Compensation Seminar. This program explored a number of key workers’ compensation issues, and was designed to instruct labor/employment attorneys and workers’ compensation practitioners with intermediate practice experience to better understand key areas of law to benefit their practices. Attorney Eames spoke…
Recently, Attorney Brent Eames participated in the Illinois State Bar Association’s Ask a Lawyer program, and explained what it means to settle your workers’ compensation claim. Check it out here: The content of this video and blog is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute or establish an attorney-client relationship, nor constitute legal advice. If you wish to…
Recently, Attorney Brent Eames participated in the Illinois State Bar Association‘s Ask a Lawyer program and offered information for injured workers to consider when they are contemplating settlement of a workers’ compensation claim. Check it out here: The Illinois State Bar Association is a not-for-profit, voluntary-membership association, composed of 28,000 lawyer members. In addition to providing professional services for lawyers,…
One of the most important elements in any workers’ compensation claim is the injured employee’s average weekly wage (AWW). The higher the employee’s AWW, the higher the applicable benefit rates will be for related payments such as total temporary disability benefits (TTD) or permanent partial disability benefits (PPD). For this reason, inevitably, a frequent and crucial question from injured workers…
We are proud to announce that attorney Brent Eames has been reappointed by the President-Elect of the Illinois State Bar Association to serve as a Member of the ISBA Workers’ Compensation Law Section Council for the third consecutive year. Founded in 1877, the Illinois State Bar Association is the premier legal association in the state. As a voluntary organization of…
Award of lifetime disability benefits for permanently disabled worker with future value totaling in excess of $2,600,000.00 based upon life expectancy.
Award of lifetime disability benefits for permanently disabled worker with future value totaling in excess of $2,500,000.00 based upon life expectancy.
Settlement for injured client requiring back surgery as a result of an automobile collision.
Award of lifetime disability benefits for permanently disabled worker with future value totaling in excess of $2,100,000.00 based upon life expectancy.
Award of lifetime disability benefits for permanently disabled worker with future value totaling in excess of $2,000,000.00 based upon life expectancy.
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