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 wealth of experience working in many practice areas in other Chicago law firms.…
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 temporarily unable to work. These benefits, known as temporary total disability benefits (TTD), should amount…
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’ compensation laws. If you are able to establish that your accident was at least partially due to the…
Article 3 of the Illinois Pension Code governs the benefits available to police officers serving in municipalities with more than 5,000 but less than 500,000 residents. Article 3 defines the benefits available to police officers upon retirement, disability, or death. The provisions of Article 3 also delineate the benefits available to spouses, children, and parents of police officers eligible for…
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 so much that we could not leave it behind. So,…
Attorney Brent Eames is a long-standing member of the Workers’ Compensation Section Council for the Illinois State Bar Association. He has served as a frequent lecturer for the ISBA on topics such as trial techniques for practicing before the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, as well as representing first responders in companion claims related to work injuries. This past month, he…
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 reasons such as a better opportunity elsewhere. In these circumstances, we frequently get questions from employees…
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 refused to believe that a war could actually start. Thus, when on February 24, 2022, Russia began…
We frequently receive calls from concerned workers who have been told by the insurance companies which are handling their workers’ compensation claims that the claims are now “over,” and their cases have been “closed.” These injured workers are told that no more benefits will be paid, and nothing can be done to appeal or alter the decision. This is in…
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 to discuss their legal right and options. A common and very important question we…
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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