Same surgery 2 times I feel the first dr should have done better is there anything I can do cause this has changed my life forever I never knew it would of turned out this bad
answered on Feb 19, 2024
CAR ACCIDENT
If you are asking about reopening the car accident, you CANNOT do that. That said, given the extent of your injuries, the insurance carrier probably surrendered their policy limits. That is to say that you probably received ALL available money.
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Or can I take the lady to small claims court
answered on Feb 19, 2024
Apparently, you posted the question about settling your claim in 2021. When you settle a claim, you release the Defendant from any liability that is in any way related to the events that took place on that date. As noted in my other answer, you probably received the policy limits. Contact the... View More
answered on Feb 14, 2024
Suit MUST be filed on or before the 2nd anniversary of the accident or your 20th birthday, whichever occurs later. The Statute can be tolled by mental infirmity but you need to seek the guidance of an experienced personal injury attorney with all relevant details.
If I have a candidate working remotely in Illinois but their base is in Indiana, do I have to add Illinois to my worker's comp insurance or can I just keep Indiana's and be covered?
answered on Jan 31, 2024
You are using words that are amenable to multiple interpretations. If you mean to say that you have an employee who lives and works in Indiana for your business that is headquartered in Illinois, you need to have Worker's Compensation insurance in Illinois. If a worker sustained a... View More
I was passenger in the vma and my “friend” driving My car crashed & left me there. When police arrived I was unconscious so I went to the hospital as trauma 1. He has since been in jail and I have tried to get information for my Insurance but all I have is a report number that doesn’t... View More
answered on Jan 8, 2024
If I understand correctly, you were a passenger in your own car at the time of the accident. Your friend who was driving is currently incarcerated, and your car was impounded and has remained impounded for 10 months. Sadly, the towing and storage fees on your car may far exceed its fair market... View More
Mother wouldn't admit what happened nor would press charges either because she was afraid or because he was her son & didnt want to get him in trouble but signs were visible of fresh wounds. He has also been on house arrest for several years for drugs but about done with his time. Is there... View More
answered on Dec 30, 2023
Whether anyone is charged with a crime in the state of Indiana is within the sole discretion of the County prosecutor and his/her deputies. On your facts, your testimony would be sufficient to charge the offender and probably sufficient to convict him. That said, many prosecutors will refuse to... View More
answered on Dec 30, 2023
I agree with Mr. Ahlberg IF YOU HAD AN ATTORNEY. If you did not have an attorney and there is no language in your settlement contract to pay the providers, you may be stuck. There are NO MEDICAL LIENS on Illinois WC settlements so NONE of the bills have to be paid from the settlement but YOU do... View More
A student suffered a fall back in the fall of 1983. The school nurse neglected to have the student checked out at the hospital. Had the school done that and to have the hospital done an x-ray on the right arm, the hospital would have discovered a fracture on the elbow. If addressed, this would have... View More
answered on Dec 15, 2023
The answer to your question is an unequivocal "NO." I am not familiar with the Indiana school for the deaf. If it is a private school, the statute of limitations ran on your 20th birthday. If it is a public school, you would be suing an arm of the state of Indiana so you would be... View More
He had recently increased his dosage.
answered on Dec 12, 2023
I don't mean to be flippant but there is a vast difference between whether you can file a suit and whether the suit is winnable. The makers of Zoloft readily acknowledge that there is an increased risk of suicide, especially in individuals under 24 years of age and especially in the period... View More
Since one of the exceptions to the three year filing deadline for Illinois worker's compensation is having a medical bill paid related to my injury within 2 years of working for that company, since I no longer work for that company but if I were to get a different kind of job with the same... View More
answered on Dec 7, 2023
Not for the 2017 injury. That said, it is always possible to reinjure your back or exacerbate a pre-existing injury. If a doctor is able to relate any reinjury or exacerbation of pre-existing injury to your work activities, THAT injury would be compensable under Illinois Worker's... View More
If I was on an unpaid leave of absence with my employer is that considered as still being an employee for the company? As far as the original injury goes, the symptoms first appeared in early Nov. 2017 and an MRI told us what was going on for sure in Dec. 2017. Herniated disc, bulging disc,... View More
answered on Dec 7, 2023
The most common way to date an injury from repetitive stress trauma (wear and tear) is to use the first day that you went to seek medical attention. For you, that is going to be some date in 2017 so the statute of limitations is going to be the same date in 2020. Remember that in addition to the... View More
Does anyone know if when Covid 19 started the U.S. lock down that there were exceptions, extensions, etc. for filing late worker's compensation claims in Illinois?
answered on Dec 7, 2023
To the best of my knowledge, no statute of limitations was extended as a result of the pandemic. If the three-year SOL for filing your claim ran during the last two weeks of March when the Commission was closed, you would have a strong argument for being able to timely file your claim on April 1,... View More
I looked through my medical records and I did find one progress note that does say specifically that my symptoms, and the symptoms were specified, were due to an accident at work. The biggest problem is the progress note says that began in 03/2018 when my symptoms first appeared in 11/2017 and an... View More
answered on Dec 6, 2023
On your facts, there is nothing that can be done. The ONLY way to extend the statute of limitations for work injury beyond three years is to receive "compensation" (usually in the form of medical benefits) from an employer-sponsored group health insurance program within two years of... View More
My lower back pain first started in early Nov. 2017. I saw a doctor after it didn't go away after a few days and reported it to my boss and supervisor. I worked at a grocery store for a long time moving the big and heavy things. No one ever gave me worker's comp papers or filed a claim. I... View More
answered on Dec 4, 2023
It depends. There are two components to timely filing a Worker's Compensation claim. You must provide notice to the employer within 45 days AND you must file an application for adjustment of claim within three years OR within two years of the last medical care provided under an... View More
answered on Nov 16, 2023
Blood testing is very specific. Routine blood tests for a diabetic have the primary purpose of determining a blood sugar level. It is entirely reasonable that an entirely unrelated disease like cancer would only be identified in something akin to an annual checkup or in response to specific... View More
I have been trying to return to work but I'm getting the run around. What can I do?
answered on Nov 16, 2023
You need to provide some facts before anyone can help you. For example, how were you forced to take an unpaid medical leave? Does your employer qualify for FMLA? If you "took a leave" without the leave being approved, how is that different from abandoning your job? You have been... View More
answered on Nov 13, 2023
It depends. Criminal charges are extremely fact-sensitive. To be charged with assault, of any kind, there must be an unpermitted "touching." The basis for charging indecent exposure is generally public nudity. If that was the basis for the charges here, the perpetrator cannot be... View More
I broke my foot. My foot was operated on by an orthopedic surgeon and a plastic surgeon. I was originally informed that they would be cutting my foot open and taking a piece of skin from my thigh to do a skin graft. However, they actually just cut some skin off the top of my foot to cover up the... View More
answered on Oct 31, 2023
The simple answer to your question is yes. Unfortunately, you can sue nearly anyone for nearly anything. If your real question is whether you have a viable claim (one where you will probably recover more money than you will spend), it is unclear without many more details. "Staples" can... View More
I was riding on a motorcycle with a person who come to find our had no insurance. This person has passed on the lawyer i spoke with basically said he couldn't help because there was no insurance. I was injured in this accident. I have had to have family and friends take care of me and get me... View More
answered on Oct 30, 2023
Like the answer to so many legal questions, it depends. First of all, you need to be able to prove that your friend who was operating the motorcycle was negligent (beyond the fact that he failed to purchase insurance). An attorney is unlikely to take your case because the attorney would have no... View More
I have a few questions; I recently rolled my truck over while on load. I’ve been paying my employer 2k a month for insurance and he’s refusing to cover any damages to my truck or tow.
Also, the spot in which I rolled over, when I delivered my load one of the men there said I’m the 3rd... View More
answered on Oct 19, 2023
There is no fee for consultation. Your employer must have provided you with an insurance card. Did you call the insurance after the incident? Did they refuse to pay the claim? If they did refuse, why? We had a recent incident where a trucking company purchased insurance for two of its own... View More
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