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Chicago Workers’ Compensation Lawyers & Illinois Injury Lawyers
We have been fighting for real clients with real injuries against real employers or real insurance companies. The legal system is still only partially open with very few cases being set for trial. Most justice is virtual and this is causing real difficulties for...
Under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act, workers usually encounter two types of work injuries in most circumstances: 1) injuries which resulted from a sudden event or accident, which is oftentimes termed an “acute” injury; and 2) repetitive trauma injuries which...
When a family decides to admit their loved one into a nursing home, it is done with trust that their loved one will receive the best care, treatment, and supervision. This level of understanding and trust come about because nursing homes supervise and coordinate the...
Americans are anxious to get back to work. Regardless of political affiliation and medical opinions, we all want to get back to restaurants, go to live performances, shop in stores, assemble parts at factories, and get children back in schools. We are concerned with...
Those who are putting themselves on the front lines of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic are at a high risk of contracting the illness themselves. As the crisis continues, first responders, doctors, and nurses are working tirelessly to help others, while they...
To celebrate the heroic dedication of Illinois Nurses, the law firm of Katz, Friedman has donated 1,500 face shields to the Illinois Nurses Association. The INA will distribute this much needed personal protective equipment ( PPE) to those facilities where it is...
The impact of the Novel Coronavirus is in its early stages and the toll on families has been devastating. What's more, the degree to which the health care industry is suffering from this illness is now being felt locally. Within the past week, a 35 year old registered...
As Illinois hits its peak , and many states begin to loosen their restrictions , there are persistent reminders that the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis is far from finished and that lives are still at risk. Chief among these reminders are headlines of outbreaks within...
As virologists and epidemiologists theorize how Covid-19, the disease caused by the Novel Coronavirus (SARS - CoV2), may impact our health, physicians around Chicago are learning first hand how the virus really works. Just this past week, doctors from the University...
An article in the New York Times on April 22 noted that “outbreaks [of Covid-19] are mounting in processing plants and factories in Midwestern towns.” (Source) We have been representing injured workers from these plants, factories and towns for over 50 years. We have...