October 25, 2020
Illinois Workers Comp and Covid-19
ILLINOIS WORK COMP UPDATE CONCERNING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) Effective April 13, 202 …
category: Personal Injuries,Work Injuries,Workers' Comp Cases
$158,000 Workers' Compensation Settlement
$158,000 Workers’ Compensation Settlement. A 48-year-old woman sustained injuries to her left and right hands, left thumb, left elbow, and neck during the course of her employment as a case picker. Her doctor diagnosed her with bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and a disk herniation at C4-5. Thereafter, she underwent a left thumb trapeziectomy, a left ulnar nerve transposition, and a neck fusion at C4-5. Her employer challenged the nature and extent of her permanent partial disability and the reasonableness and necessity of her medical expenses. Our firm obtained a settlement for $158,239.02 representing 30% loss of use of her body as a whole, 20% loss of use of her right hand, 17.5% loss of use of her left hand, 25% loss of use of her left arm, and 65% loss of use of her left thumb.
From the client:
William Rauen
Down to earth, knowledgeable, handled my legal issue in a timely fashion. 😎
- William Rauen
Category: Personal Injuries,Work Injuries,Workers' Comp Cases
$158,000 Workers' Compensation Settlement
$158,000 Workers’ Compensation Settlement. A 48-year-old woman sustained injuries to her left and right hands, left thumb, left elbow, and neck during the course of her employment as a case picker. Her doctor diagnosed her with bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and a disk herniation at C4-5. Thereafter, she underwent a left thumb trapeziectomy, a left ulnar nerve transposition, and a neck fusion at C4-5. Her employer challenged the nature and extent of her permanent partial disability and the reasonableness and necessity of her medical expenses. Our firm obtained a settlement for $158,239.02 representing 30% loss of use of her body as a whole, 20% loss of use of her right hand, 17.5% loss of use of her left hand, 25% loss of use of her left arm, and 65% loss of use of her left thumb.
From the client:
William Rauen
Down to earth, knowledgeable, handled my legal issue in a timely fashion. 😎
- William Rauen
$2.3 Million Settlement
CASE TYPE: Workers' Compensation
$2.25 Million Workers' Compensation Settlement. We fought hard to get this incredible settlement for our client in his workers' compensation claim. Our client worked as a coal miner and suffered a brain injury and partial blindness as a result of a work accident. Through tough litigation, we were able to get this client a $2.5 million settlement.
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$450,000 Settlement
Case Type: Workers' Compensation
Our client was hurt at work and experienced serious knee complications. We offered tailored representation and helped our client secure a $400,000 Ilinois workers' compensation settlement.
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$532,000 Settlement
Case Type: Workers' Compensation
An oil rig worker fell into the belt of the well's pump motor, nearly losing his right thumb in the process. It was later discovered that the scaffolding he was standing on at the time of the accide …
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$484,000 Settlement
Case Type: Car Accidents
An elderly man was involved in a T-bone accident when another driver ran a red light. The victim suffered multiple injuries and it was later determined that he could no longer eat solid food. Our at …
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