

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
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Fax: 312.263.0153
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The Law Office of
Barry G. Doyle, P.C.
100 W Monroe Street
Suite 2100
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: 312.263.1080
FAX: 312.263.0153