This week, Illinois workers’ compensation attorney Brent Eames secured another victory at trial against an employer who refused to pay for related medical treatment for its injured employee after she suffered a work-related accident. Our office represents an injured Deputy Sheriff who was working as a correctional officer in the McHenry County Jail when she was assaulted by a combative…
What happens after a work-related injury when you are released from medical care with permanent restrictions which prevent you from being able to return to work in any capacity? You might be a candidate for an award of permanent total disability benefits (PTD). These PTD awards are the largest which the Workers’ Compensation Act provides. If you are found to…
During the month of June 2020, we celebrated our two year anniversary of Eames Law Group, Ltd. in a big way by securing over $1,000,000.00 in settlements and recoveries on behalf of our injured clients over the course of the single month. These recoveries covered many different types of injury cases, including car accidents, workers’ compensation, pedestrian hit-and-run accidents, animal…
As we recently discussed on this blog, on April 13, 2020, the Rules of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission were amended by the approval of an EMERGENCY RULE specifically to benefit first responders and other front line workers. This emergency rule amendment provides that any claim being brought which resulted from exposure to the COVID-19 virus during a COVID-19-related state…
We are happy to report another hard-fought victory at trial for one of our clients. Our office recently filed a work comp claim for a client who suffered a slip-and-fall injury in a parking lot next to her workplace while returning to work from a lunch break. After reporting the accident, she was fired the following week, and her employer…
BREAKING: On April 13, 2020, the Rules of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission were amended by the approval of an EMERGENCY RULE specifically to benefit first responders and other front line workers. This emergency rule amendment provides that any claim being brought which resulted from exposure to the COVID-19 virus during a COVID-19-related state of emergency will be rebuttably presumed…
We are happy to report another hard-fought victory before the Workers’ Compensation Commission on behalf of a client. We represent a worker who suffered a significant lower back injury as a result of a trip-and-fall accident at work. As a result of this accident, she was completely disabled from working, and her treating orthopedic physician recommended a spinal fusion surgery…
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act covers employees who suffer injuries arising out of and in the course of their employment. A common mistaken belief is that you have to suffer an injury on your employer’s premises in order to qualify for work comp benefits. That is not a requirement under the law. Many workers are forced to travel away from…
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has been evolving every day, and as it evolves, legislation at all levels of government has been proposed to attempt to deal with the challenges which lie ahead for first responders and healthcare workers. Frustration is mounting as the crisis develops given the lack of any uniformity in standards or protocols for handling patients or providing…
On February 17, 2020, Attorney Brent Eames traveled approximately 300 miles down to O’Fallon, Illinois to serve as a speaker for the Illinois State Bar Association’s Spring 2020 Workers’ Compensation Seminar. This program was designed to teach workers’ compensation attorneys across the State on how the Workers’ Compensation Act can intersect with various other statutes benefiting police officers, paramedics, and…
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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