Monthly Archives: December 2013
The Basics of Workers Compensation in Illinois
James Hamman, a Chicago workers compensation lawyer at Newman Boyer & Statham Ltd., recently settled a workers comp case for a truck driver who slipped and fell while making a delivery. Mr. Hamman settled the case for $240,000 on behalf of his client. While negotiating the settlement, the injured worker’s employer paid all of the… Read More »
Parking Lots and Premises Liability
If you are injured in the parking lot of a commercial establishment, apartment building or other property owned by someone else, are you entitled to compensation? In some cases, yes. The law firm of Newman Boyer & Statham Ltd. obtained a jury verdict of $379,366 for a 64-year-old woman who tripped and fell in the… Read More »