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Workers’ Compensation Benefits Denied for Fistfight Injury Because Claimant Was “Aggressor”

A semi-truck driver was recently denied workers’ compensation benefits for injuries stemming from an on-the-job fistfight because an arbitrator and the Illinois...

Workers’ Compensation Benefits Denied for Correctional Officer’s Weightlifting Injury

A correctional officer injured during a weightlifting competition at his workplace was recently denied workers’ compensation benefits because he was involved in...

Workers’ Compensation Benefits Upheld Despite Sneezing Episode

A truck driver’s entitlement to certain workers’ compensation benefits was recently upheld on appeal, despite his employer’s argument that any future medical treatment...

GWC Attorney Negotiates Large Settlement Thanks to Knowledge of Recent Law

GWC Injury Lawyers attorney Harris Elliott recently negotiated a substantial workers’ compensation settlement for a client who was injured on the job –...

GWC Wins Large Settlement for 64-Year-Old Sanitation Worker Nearing Retirement

GWC Injury Lawyers attorney Donn P. LaHaie recently won a large workers’ compensation settlement for a 64-year-old sanitation worker – even though...

Walmart Employee’s Parking Lot Attack Claim Denied

A Walmart employee was recently denied workers’ compensation benefits for an attack she sustained in the store’s parking lot.  The arbitrator argued against...

GWC Secures Large Workers’ Comp Settlement After HVAC Worker Loses Finger

GWC Injury Lawyers attorney James E. Babcock recently obtained a large workers’ compensation settlement for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)...

Illinois Democrats Offer Plan for Workers’ Compensation Insurance Reform

In a recent editorial for Crain’s Chicago Business, Illinois State Representative Jay Hoffman, D-Belleville, lays out a plan to reduce workers’ compensation...

GWC Retained by Nicor Worker Injured in Romeoville Explosion

GWC Injury Lawyers, Illinois’ largest injury law firm, has been retained by the family of an injured NICOR worker, Thomas W. Smith...