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Horwitz Attorney Wins Supreme Court Victory for Illinois Labor

Horwitz Workers' Compensation attorney, Mark Perper, has won a big victory for Illinois labor in the Supreme Court, reinstating Temporary Total Disability (TTD) benefits for a local 174 carpenter in need of surgery whose TTD benefits were cut off after being fired. 

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Attorney Jeff Schlapp Named Illinois Rising Star

Recognized as a leading advocate for residents who have been injured by nursing home abuse and neglect, Attorney Jeff Schlapp is named as 2010 Super Lawyers Rising Star

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State of Illinois Employee Awarded College Education, Penalties and Attorneys Fees

We hear it every day; injured workers who trust that their Workers’ Compensation benefits will be there, trusting too, that their employer’s Worker’s Compensation insurance company has their best interests at heart and have been very nice.

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Local 1 General Contractor Wins Right to Sue Employer to Injured Employee

Uniquely Structured Settlement Allows Injured Ironworker to Recover between $2.8 and $5.6 million by Suing Employer on behalf of General Contractor

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Horwitz Attorney Prevails in Supreme Court Challenge

In a landmark case spanning twelve years, lead trial attorney Jay Luchsinger of Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates prevailed before the Illinois Supreme Court, securing justice for two families in in the death of their sons.

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Insurance Company Attempts to Use ‘Soldiers & Sailors Act’ to Deceive and Delay …and Loses

 It’s not all that unusual; a teen borrows a parent’s full size 4X4 pick up and along with a few friends, decides to have some off-road fun in a corn field. As these stories often go, fun turns to tragedy and someone gets seriously hurt. Such was the case in Lake County, July of 2002.

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The Yamaha Rhino; A UTV or DTV (Death Trap Vehicle)?

Most people see the popular and sporty Yamaha Rhino, a UTV (Utility Terrain Vehicle) with its supped up bucket seats, a steering wheel instead of handlebars and sturdy roll cage, and instantly get visions of off-road family fun.

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Worker's Independent News Interview with Labor Injury Attorney Jay Luchsinger

Attorney Jay Luchsinger speaks with Doug Cunningham of Workers Independent News (LaborRadio.org) about current laws hurting injured laborers brought about by the Bush administration, and his hopes and expectations of change within the Obama administration; Workers' Comp, Third Party claims, Tort Reform and other important worker rights.

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Medical Device Makers Immunized from Lawsuit by Persons They Exploit.

It’s interesting to note the number of federal agency insiders stepping up to the plate during these final Bush hours, all wanting to spill the beans to President Elect Obama about the corruption and mismanagement found within the their agencies under the Bush Administration.

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Fraud Puts Union Pension Funds at Risk

Union pension funds have continued to suffer unnecessary losses due to corporate fraud and mismanagement.

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When Workers’ Compensation benefits are denied following an on the job injury, the success or failur

When Workers’ Compensation benefits are denied following an on the job injury, the success or failure of the case is often determined by the quality of skilled attorneys representing the laborer and their commitment of resources to accept nothing but full justice for their clients.

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Two Local 1 Ironworkers Recover $1.8 Million

During the construction of Millenium Park in 2003, two Local 1 ironworkers were injured, resulting in a recovery of $1.8 million between the two – a compromise of highly disputed claims.

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Local 11 Roofer Recovers $2 Million

After falling through a hole in a roof causing multiple fractures to both wrists (requiring surgical placement of pins and screws), a local 11 roofer lost his career due to the restrictions caused by his injuries.

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Delay, Deny, Dispute …and Then Blame the Trial Lawyers

For the victims of personal injury  with even modest medical bills of $10,000 or less, insurance companies have adopted tactics to deny claims and add to their fortune.

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Woodstock Residence Nursing Home Deaths Linked to Morphine Overdose

Chicago Tribune Reports Two Women Endangered Patients At Local Woodstock, Illinois Nursing Home

A year after authorities quietly exhumed the bodies of three elderly patients who died at a Woodstock nursing home, a former employee (Marty Himebaugh) dubbed the 'Angel of Death' and her supervisor (Penny Whitlock) were arrested on charges related to overdosing residents with morphine.

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Chicago: Local 272 Carpenter Receives $825,000 in Third Party Case Once Dropped

Nobody believed a Hispanic carpenter out of local 272.  His workers' comp case settled, however, his Third Party case was dropped by his attorney.  The carpenter ultimately came to Horwitz, Horwitz and Associates, Ltd for a second opinion and received the justice he had been due all along.

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Accident Victims with Only “Soft Tissue Injuries” Gaining Long Overdue Justice

For the second time in recent months, the personal injury law firm of Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates, Ltd has proven that jurors have the capacity to prove an insurance company wrong regarding the chronic impact of certain soft tissue injuries.

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Jury Awards Local 93 Plumber $11 Million after 30 Foot Fall from Catwalk

At forty-nine, he had been a union plumber spanning over twenty years on the job until a brisk February day in 2003 when a thirty-foot fall left him in critical condition with a fractured heel, fractured ankles, multiple severe fractures to both legs, three fractured vertebrae in his back and a herniated disc in his neck.  He fell because a general contractor and the consulting engineer permitted metal grating to be installed contrary to the jobsite’s plans and specifications.

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Michael Carter Appears on GoLeft TV

General Motors' Deadly Cutbacks

Michael Carter talks with Mike Papantonio of Air America's Ring of Fire about the deadly decisions that have been made by General Motors regarding your safety. Apparently to GM, your life isn't worth an extra nine dollars a car. Michael Carter is representing victims who have been injured or killed by "roof crush" in rollover accidents.

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For Returning Soldiers and the Aging, Illinois Nursing Homes Worsen

Injured soldiers returing from the Middle East face rehab hardships; forced to endure inadequate care within traditional nursing home facilities. As the need for quality care grows with an expanding aging population, the state of nursing homes in Illinois continues to decline.

Our four-part  audio series covers an overview of what families must know before choosing a care facility, the role of the Ombudsman & Family Councils, are nursing homes really capable of caring for our injured soldiers returning home, and new legislation that will require nursing homes to carry liability insurance for licensing -- currently, most don't.

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Outreach Alert in Support of House Bill 3445

Nursing Home Liability Insurance
 

It’s virtually unthinkable that the state of Illinois would license any type of nursing home, long-term care or assisted living facility without requiring basic liability insurance. Yet, that’s exactly what occurs today. 

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Labor Bytes Streaming Content Continues the Conversation

Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates continue the dialogue between labor leaders and workers through Labor Bytes, an online audio program hosted by Rosemary Roberts

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Rand Bragg named "Consumer Attorney of the Year"

The National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) has awarded Rand Bragg the title of Consumer Attorney of the Year at their annual meeting held recently in Miami, Florida.

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Worker Recovers Lost Wages and 4-Yr College Degree

As insult often follows injury, his employer’s workers’ compensation provider had gone bankrupt and no new coverage had been obtained.

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Local 916 Carpenter Recovers $2 Million

A local 916 carpenter reached an approximately $2 Million settlement shortly after opening statements during a jury trial regarding an on-the-job injury that left his leg fractured in three places.

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Tax Incentives Attracting Local Business Ignore Local Labor

For the large-box retail chain deciding between two possible expansion locations in two neighboring cities, the community that offers the most attractive tax break stands a better chance of getting the project. However. there are, sadly, no strings attached to the construction of their new tax-supported location regarding the use of local labor.

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Who are the Good and Bad Automobile Insurance Companies?

That our law firm, or any other in the state, should have to engage representatives of insurance companies in pitiful games of hoop-gymnastics, deferral marathons, or blatant disregard for the law -- a large portion of our practice -- suggests an industry in dire need of oversight that appears to be ‘out of sight’.

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Shattering ‘Martha Stewart Brand’: Glass Top Patio Tables Results in Class Action Lawsuit

Martha Stewart Brand “Glass Top” Patio Tables – Shattered Pleasures

On July 27, 2005, a Class Action Complaint (lawsuit) was filed against Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc., and Sears Holdings Corporation, d/b/a, Kmart Corporation ...

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Healthcare Drug Benefits for Union Families at Risk

If brand name pharmaceutical companies get their way, your ability to purchase new generic prescription drugs at a reduced cost over expensive name brands will disappear, and along with it, future union drug benefits that remotely resemble those afforded union families today.

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Local 272 Carpenter Recovers $1 Million Settlement after Balloon Wall Fall

On a residential jobsite in Bollingbrook, Illinois, a carpenter from Local 272 fell sixteen to eighteen feet when a crane swung a second balloon wall into the one he was positioned on during windy conditions and without warning. 

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Tradesmen and Cancer: The Benzene Effect

What level of benzene exposure is considered dangerous? According to many researchers outside of industry controls and influence, that would be any number above zero. Yet, an estimated half-million workers are needlessly exposed to benzene annually, either through direct skin contact or toxic fumes.

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$16.4 Million: Justice for Injured Youth

Once again, had defense attorneys and the insurance company negotiated in good faith within a reasonable time frame to arrive at a just settlement on behalf of an injured youth, they would have saved their clients millions. Instead, they gambled with the life of another.

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Crisis Liability ...Are You Covered?

Just as an umbrella protects us from a downpour, an Umbrella Liability Policy can save you from getting financially drenched.

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Jury Awardes Laborer $1.8 Million

Nobody believed an injured construction worker until a jury awarded him $1.8 M for chronic neck pain and post concussion syndrome.

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