Modern technology makes our daily lives so much easier. We can attend work or school from the comfort of our home by using a laptop or a desktop computer. We can send e-mails, participate in videoconferences, and pay at the grocery stores with our phones. And of course, we can send and receive messages, track our daily physical activity, and even monitor our heart rate with our smartwatches. As these various tech gadgets have become a staple of everyday life, it has become a common practice for the data collected by our gadgets to be used against us by insurance companies when investigating pe ..read more

Being able to contribute to the development of her community was one of the reasons Olga Beznashchuk became an attorney. This weekend, Olga will participate in a legal question-and-answer session organized by the Selfreliance Association of Chicago. The Selfrelaince (Samopomich) Association was founded in the Ukrainian Village of Chicago on January 25, 2020, on the basis of the American-Ukrainian Samopomich Society, established in 1950. The goal of Selfreliance Association is to give everyone easy access to the advice of professionals, combine the resources of knowledge and opportunities, and ..read more

Awards of permanent total disability are the largest which the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act can provide.  If you are found to be permanently and totally disabled as a result of  a work injury, you will be entitled to two-thirds of your average weekly wage for the rest of your life, subject to the statutory minimum and maximum disability benefit rates.  Keep reading to learn more from one of the best work comp attorneys in Chicago, Brent Eames, about how we were recently able to obtain an award of permanent total disability benefits for our client after an insuran ..read more

In order to qualify for benefits under the Illinois Workers Compensation Act, generally, an injured employee need only prove that the injury arose out of and in the course of their employment. However, if the injured worker fails a drug test after the accident, it opens the door for the employer to claim that the work accident was caused by intoxication, which would statutorily bar the employee from receiving work comp benefits.  Keep reading to learn more from one of the best work comp attorneys in Chicago, Brent Eames, about how a failed drug test could impact your claim for work c ..read more

One of the most common questions that we receive from our clients is regarding what is required when it comes to reporting a work accident or injury to their employer. Although the requirements of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act are relatively lax with regard to what qualifies as legally sufficient notice, it is often not a good idea to merely do the bare minimum when it comes to this crucial component of a work comp case. Keep reading to learn more from one of the best work comp attorneys in Chicago, Brent Eames, about how to handle giving your employer proper notice of a work accident ..read more

If a person is injured as a result of someone else’s actions or inaction, said person can pursue a personal injury claim or lawsuit against the at-fault party. If victorious, the Plaintiff will be entitled to recover economic and non-economic damages sustained as a result of the accident.  Present and future medical bills directly related to the accident, lost wages, and property damage expenses are examples of economic damages compensable in a typical personal injury case. The non-economic damages are awarded to reimburse the injured party for intangible losses associated with the accide ..read more

This month, we are happy to welcome Olga Beznashchuk to Eames Law Group, Ltd as our new associate attorney! Prior to joining our law practice, Olga was employed by Farmers Insurance. After working for Farmers, Olga worked for another insurance company in Mount Prospect, Illinois, where she was directly involved in the defense of car accident claims all across the Chicagoland area. This experience working for insurance companies has provided Olga with the unique and valuable perspective of observing firsthand how insurance companies come to analyze and attempt to dispute personal injury claims ..read more

Technology seems to be advancing on a daily basis across the country.  Whether it’s higher powered cameras or GPS tracking technology, it is becoming nearly impossible for people to stay completely off the grid.   It should come as no surprise that when big dollars are involved, insurance companies will attempt to take advantage of technology to build defenses against injured victims with pending claims.  Should you be worried that someone might be watching you if you have a pending injury case in Illinois?  The answer should be yes!  Keep reading to learn more ab ..read more

It is becoming more and more common for employers in many industries to actively encourage their employees to exercise and stay physically fit and active. Studies have indicated that physically active employees are generally less stressed, and demonstrate better memory and concentration skills. For these reasons, employers frequently implement wellness and exercise programs for their employees, with many employers actually maintaining gyms and exercise equipment on the premises. So, what happens if an employee suffers an injury while participating in an employer’s exercise program? Does it mak ..read more

Hit-and-run accidents are on the rise during recent years, and according to AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, a hit-and-run happens in the U.S. every 43 seconds. Unfortunately, in Illinois many people become victims of hit-and-run drivers annually. Just this past Friday, a 65 year-old woman was killed as a result of being struck by a hit-and-run driver while attempting to cross Milwaukee Avenue.  Although hit-and-run accidents claim the lives of dozens of people each year, most of the hit-and-run encounters do not result in fatalities, but can nevertheless cause thousands of dollars in m ..read more