Chicago, IL
Workers compensation Lawyer at Chicago, IL
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation
OUTCOME: $240,000
45 yr old stationary engineer who slipped on ladder and grabbed a pipe to keep from falling and sustained cervical disc injury which required disc replacement then fusion. Permanent restrictions led to ... settlement without vocational rehab
OUTCOME: 315k and open medical
Heavy pipeline construction worker who blew out his back lifting pipe. Several surgeries ending with a fusion and pain stimulator. Permanent light duty restrictions.
OUTCOME: $252,000
Operating Engineer was injured when he fell off of a ladder, after 3 years of medical treatment and numerous surgeries his doctor told him he could no longer do his full duty job. Unfortunately Michae ... l was planning on working for 4 more years until his 62nd birthday. His company had offered him a light duty job, but Michael was afraid that it would only be there while his case was still pending. We were able to have him go back to work on light duty and negotiate a fair settlement for him to take care of himself and his family.
OUTCOME: Case settled for $225,000.00.
Laborer had his foot run over on the job site by co-worker operating a back hoe. Fracture to the tarsal bone of big toe which resulted in multiple surgeries and extensive PT. During the case the petiti ... oner was arrested for drug possession, and later unlawful use of a weapon and grand theft. Sentenced to 3 yrs in prison before attaining MMI.
OUTCOME: Settled for $243k
40 year old Laborer was pulling up carpet on a job site and felt a pop in his back. He underwent a L5-S1Lumbar Microdiscectomy. The insurance company cut him off after the surgery, saying that he had ... been off long enough. I was able to prove that John was actually still in pain and still unable to work, his benefits were turned back on. I was then able to settle the claim for a wage differential claim, which will help John and his family move on with life, despite his inability to do the work that he used to do.
OUTCOME: $147,500
Installer for Pella Windows & Doors who stepped off a porch at a customer's house, injuring his left knee. Developed arthritis and never could return to heavy work. Client did a diligent 1 yr job searc ... h with no offers probably due to economic conditions and his age.
OUTCOME: won
Juan lost 4 fingers in a horrible accident. The insurance company offerred him the statutory loss of the fingers. While this would seem fair, in reality, they owed him a percentage loss of use of the ... hand, as more than 3 digits had been lost. I was able to secure him an extra $75,000 for his injuries by just doing a small amount of case research and arguing in front of the arbitrator.
OUTCOME: settled for 120k
22 year old worker who was paid in mostly tips broke her tib/fib in a freak work place accident. The insurance company did not deny the claim, they just denied the amount of money she was making. The ... y wanted to pay her on an Average Weekly Wage (AWW) of $230, I was able to up the AWW to $984 by going to court on her behalf, which put more than $500 more dollars in her pocket per week that she was off. It also upped her settlement rate from $213.33 to $590.40 which resulted in her taking home close 100k tax free for her injury.
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