Illinois construction accident guides on workers’ compensation, third-party claims, OSHA violations and severe injuries, from Phillips Law Offices.
What actually drives settlement value in a Chicago construction accident case: injury permanence, lost earning capacity, liability clarity, available insurance coverage, and why workers’ comp and third-party claims are valued completely differently.
When a construction worker dies on a Chicago job site, families face two separate legal tracks: workers’ comp death benefits and a possible third-party wrongful death claim. Learn how both work.
How long a workers comp case takes in Illinois depends on MMI and dispute level. Three scenarios: medical-only (weeks to months), disputed TTD (one to three years), complex permanent disability (three-plus years).
Illinois construction injury cases carry multiple independent deadline tracks — workers comp, personal injury, wrongful death, and a 10-year construction statute of repose. Miss one and the claim is gone.
If your employer has no workers’ comp insurance in Illinois, you have two legal routes: a claim through the Injured Workers’ Benefit Fund or a civil lawsuit.
Illinois workers comp is no-fault — you can get benefits even if the accident was partly your fault. Learn the narrow exceptions under 820 ILCS 305/11.
Learn how to file a FOIA request to get the OSHA inspection report after a construction accident — and what the citations actually prove in a civil claim.
Illinois repealed the Scaffold Act in 1995. Learn how the retained-control doctrine under Restatement § 414 lets injured workers sue the general contractor.
The Kotecki cap limits an employer’s contribution liability in Illinois third-party lawsuits. Learn how the cap works, when employers waive it in construction contracts, and what it means for your case.
Under 820 ILCS 305/5(b), Illinois comp carriers hold a lien on third-party lawsuit proceeds. Learn how the 25% attorney reduction works and what happens when recovery falls short.
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