Illinois Older Driver Laws Among Toughest in Nation
More seniors are on the road than ever before, and certain aspects of aging present a traffic safety risk. States have responded by tightening driver’s license requirements for older drivers, and the...
View ArticleState Trooper Who Caused Fatal Crash Will Not Receive Workers Compensation
Matt Mitchell, the former Illinois State Police Trooper who pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in a car crash that killed two women and injured two others, will not receive workers’ compensation...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Rules Against Child Injured by Moving Train
The Illinois Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision overturning a $3.9 million jury award against three different railroad companies. The plaintiff was 12 years old when he was injured trying to...
View ArticleDoctor Burnout Leads to More Medical Mistakes
According to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, a large number of doctors in the U.S. suffer from burnout at work, which can lead to dangerous mistakes as well as medical...
View ArticleNumber of Workers Comp Cases Is Decreasing
The number of new workers’ compensation cases filed is decreasing in Chicago and throughout the state of Illinois. According to data from the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in fiscal...
View ArticleFirefighter Will Not Receive Workers Comp Benefits After Horseplay
A firefighter/paramedic who was injured after giving a coworker a bear hug will not receive workers’ compensation benefits, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC) has ruled. The...
View ArticleBirth Injury Lawsuit Filed Over Brachial Plexus Injury
The mother of a child that suffered a brachial plexus injury during delivery has filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court claiming that the attending physician was negligent during the pregnancy...
View ArticleIllinois Mother Files Lawsuit Over Baby’s Death
An Illinois mother has filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court seeking damages for a birth injury that resulted in the death of her child. The plaintiff, Portia Williams, claims that Jackson Park...
View ArticleIllinois woman claims she was fired after filing workers’ compensation claim
A former employee of an Illinois rehabilitation center has filed a lawsuit, claiming that she was fired after filing for workers’ compensation benefits. Penny Lucas claims that she suffered an injury...
View ArticleBill seeks to limit workers’ compensation
An Illinois state senator has introduced legislation that would alter the state’s workers’ compensation law. State Senator Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) introduced a bill that would require “primary...
View ArticleIllinois workers’ compensation report shows benefit payments have dropped
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has said that the state legislature must make business-friendly changes to the state’s workers’ compensation laws, or he will not sign off on a tax increase meant to...
View ArticleIllinois Appellate Court rules employer must pay workers’ compensation...
The Illinois Appellate Court recently ruled that an employer could not avoid a judgment for payment of the full workers’ compensation benefits owed to the estate of a deceased coal miner, in spite of...
View ArticleIllinois Appellate Court addresses when a traveling employee begins to travel
The Illinois Appellate Court Workers’ Compensation Commission Division addressed the question of when a traveling employee’s travel actually begins. The case, Pryor v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation...
View ArticleIllinois construction companies face heavy fines for exposing workers to...
Two Illinois companies face heavy fines for exposing workers to deadly asbestos fibers. Joseph Kehrer and two companies affiliated with him, D7 Roofing and Kehrer Brothers, violated numerous health and...
View ArticleIllinois Appellate Court rules police officer injured at home is entitled to...
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Appellate Court ruled in December that an injury sustained by a police officer while loading his duty bag into his car at home was compensable. The case involved the...
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