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 the Pension Code can provide tremendous benefits for disabled police officers and firefighters who…
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…
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 the dog’s owner, alleging negligence in failing to properly control the animal, as well as…
Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed into law an expansion of the benefits afforded to injured first responders and correctional officers under the Public Employee Disability Act (PEDA). As of today, section (b-5) of PEDA has been amended so that any eligible employee injured after March 9, 2020 who has directly or indirectly had their recovery hindered as a result of COVID-19…
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…
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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