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Protecting Your Rights.  Protecting You.

For many workers, on the job injuries are a fact of life.  Everyone from factory workers to construction workers to nurses to secretaries to school teachers - no one is immune from the risk of being injured while at work.  If you are injured on the job, you can obtain compensation through the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act.  All employers are required by law to have workers' compensation insurance.

Workers' compensation is a no-fault system. Regardless of whether you are to blame or whether your employer is to blame for the accident, if you were hurt on the job, then you are entitled to the benefits.  However, if your accident was partly caused by someone else besides your employer or a co-worker, you may be able to file a lawsuit to claim compensation from that person or company.  The attorneys at the Law Offices of Barry G. Doyle, P.C. have the skill and experience needed to obtain the right information about your workplace injury, file the right paperwork at the right time, and avoid all the “gotchas” that can trip up less knowledgeable lawyers.

Protecting the Rights of Illinois’ Working Citizens

Our attorneys focus their practices in the following kinds of workplace injury cases:

Construction work injuries
• Some injuries involve unsafe work practices by another contractor or employee that contributed to the accident – these third parties should be held accountable for their actions.
• The use of unsafe equipment (like ladders, ramps, or scaffolding that isn’t properly maintained) on the job site by contractors is another example when a third party can be held responsible for damages.
• Unsafe conditions such as uncovered floor openings, deep ruts or mud, missing guard rails, or other tripping, slipping, or fall hazards can cause accidents and injuries on the job and whoever caused the hazard plus whoever is responsible for overall safety is liable.
• If a general contractor fails to control work being performed by all contractors on site to prevent injury to workers, they may be responsible for injuries suffered by the worker.
• Product liability can also be an issue in construction work injury cases.  If there is a defect in the design, manufacture or maintenance of the equipment used by the injured worker, this may be the basis of a lawsuit against the manufacturer or maintenance company responsible for the injury-producing equipment.

Railroad (FELA) injuries
• Rail workers have special protections under the FELA, or Federal Employer's Liability Act because they are not covered by the state worker’s compensation laws.
• With FELA, injured workers can collect benefits that will help them cover medical bills and lost wages following a railroad accident.
• Even if negligence on your part was a contributing factor in the accident, we may still be able to help you recover damages.
• As experienced FELA attorneys, we will help you make a successful claim by showing that negligence on the part of the railroad or co-workers was a factor in your injury.

Asbestos injuries
• Asbestos is a mineral which was incorporated into many types of common household and industrial products including but not limited to: insulation for steam pipes, boilers, and furnace ducts; resilient floor tiles; vinyl sheet flooring and adhesives; cement sheet, millboard, and asbestos paper; door gaskets for furnaces and stoves; soundproofing and decorative wall materials; patching and joint compounds, roofing shingles and siding; automobile brake pads and linings, clutch facings, and gaskets.
• Workers have developed these diseases in many heavy industrial plants, but most commonly in: power plants, shipyards, steel mills, refineries, paper mills, chemical plants, and rail yards.
• Workers who have handled asbestos containing products are at risk for a variety of asbestos-related diseases, including asbestosis, mesothelioma, and lung cancer.

Our attorneys are passionate about defending the rights of Illinois’ working men and women, and we are so confident in our skill and experience that we offer you the promise that if we are not able to make a recovery in your case then you won’t owe us a dime.  Please contact the Law Offices of Barry G. Doyle, P.C. to find out how we can help you with your workplace injury claim.

The Law Offices of
Barry G. Doyle, P.C.
100 W Monroe St.,
Ste 2100
Chicago, IL 60603

Phone: 312.263.1080
Fax: 312.263.0153

Proudly Serving Many Illinois Cities and Counties, Including:
Chicago, Aurora, Rockford, Naperville, Joliet, Waukegan, Geneva, Sycamore, Woodstock, Kankakee, Morris, Ottawa; Cook, DuPage, Will, Lake, Winnebago, DeKalb, McHenry, Kankakee, Grundy, LaSalle, Peoria, McLean, Champaign, Tazewell Counties

Blog for Work Related Personal Injury

• Highway worker struck by truck
• Reported settlements in Illinois worker's comp cases
• Motorcycle cop injured by car failing to yield while turning left
• Naperville accident claims life of Nicor employee
• Tractor trailer strikes bucket truck
• Some things you should know about medical care and worker's comp in Illinois
• Armored car crashes in Pekin
• Natural gas explosion in North Carolina kills 3, injures 40
• Carbon monoxide poisoning sickens dozens in Utah factory
• NY Times expose on worker's comp IME's
• Utilities concerned that workers are at risk with shut-offs
• Felony charges added in death of trucker in Marengo accident
• Elevator accident injures three workers

Library for Work Related Personal Injury:

• What Does a Lawyer Do For Me In a Third Party Liability Suit   
  Description: The list of services that experienced Chicago personal injury lawyers offer to accident victims in third party liability suits is lengthy.
• Protecting Your Third Party Liability Suit   
  Description: Workers who are injured on the job may be able to file suit against another person that is responsible for their injuries. Learn what steps you should take after an accident to best position yourself to win your third party liability suit.
• The Lien: Where the Worker's Compensation Case and Third Party Liability Suit Come Together in Illinois   
  Description: Employers who pay out worker's compensation benefits to employees who also file third party liability suits in Illinois have a lien, or right of recovery, for the benefits that they paid out to the injured worker.
• Can I choose my own doctor in my Illinois worker's compensation case   
  Description: Many injured workers are concerned about their ability to see doctors of their own choosing in Illinois worker's compensation cases. Free information provided to injured Illinois workers, courtesy of the Law Offoces of Barry G. Doyle, PC based in Chicago, Illinois.
• Worker's Compensation and Third Party Liability Lawsuits   
  Description: When you are injured on the job in Illinois due to the negligence of someone other your employer or a co-worker, you have a right to file both a worker's compensation case and a third-party liability lawsuit to recover full compensation for your injuries. The Law Offices of Barry G. Doyle, PC assists injured Illinois workers in getting the compensation they deserve.
• Types of Third Party Lawsuits - Negligence Claims   
  Description: When a worker suffers an on the job injury due to the negligence of someone besides his employer or a co-employee, he can pursue a third party liability suit against the negligent person or entity. Learn about some of the negligence cases lawyers in our Chicago law firm have handled on behalf of inujured workers.
• Basics on Types of Third Party Liability Lawsuits   
  Description: When you are injured on the job in Illinois, you can pursue both a worker's compensation case and a third party liability suit against any person or entity other than your employer or a co-employee responsible for your injuries. Our Chicago law firm provides free information about the possible types of third party suits.
• When do I need to Hire an Experienced Chicago Worker's Compensation Lawyer   
  Description: Not every work related accident in Illinois requires the help of an experienced Chicago worker's compensation lawyer, but some do. This free information for injured workers offers advice as to when they need to hire an experienced Illinois workers compensation lawyer.
• Rights of Injured Truck Drivers After an Accident [PDF]   
  Description: Truck drivers have up to three means of recovering compensation for injuries suffered in a car crash while driving a tractor trailer. These include worker's compensation claims, an automobile liability claim, and an uninsured or underinsured motorist claim on the truck they were driving.

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Frequent Questions for Work Related Personal Injury:

• What are the lawyer's fees in an Illinois worker's compensation case?
• Do I have to choose between filing an Illinois worker's compensation case and a third-party liability suit?
• My employer was clearly to blame for my work injury.  Can I sue my employer?
• When can a worker's compensation case be filed in Illinois?
• What advantage is there to hiring a Chicago worker's compensation lawyer for my case?
• How long do I have to be working for my employer before I am covered by worker's compensation insurance?
• How is the amount of my worker's comp check computed?

• In an Illinois worker's compensation case, what benefits am I entitled to?

• I got hurt at work, and my boss just told me to put my bills in through my health insurance because he does not want  his rates for his worker's comp insurance coverage to go up.  Can I do this?

• What is the statute of limitations for a worker's compensation case in Illinois?

Case Results for Work Related Personal Injury:

• Bartender assaulted by patron secures settlement for eye injury

Awarded: $125,000

Web Resources for Work Related Personal Injury:

• Illinois Worker's Compensation Commission

  Description: Official site for agency responsible for adjudication of all worker's compensation claims in the State of Illinois.

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