Illinois and MIssouri Workers Compensation Claims
FAST FACTS:
You don’t pay unless you win your Illinois or Missouri workers compensation claim. The fee is 20% of total settlement plus reimbursement of advanced costs (i.e.) your medical records. If the insurance company voluntarily pays you while you are off, pays your medical bills and doesn’t take you to court, then there is no charge. The percentage fee is based on your settlement, reimbursement for our expenses, and any money collected that was not voluntarily paid by weekly benefits or medical bills
Many times, Illinois and Missouri workers compensation claims are complex. At Drummond Law, we believe that the earlier we get involved in a case, the better we do. Getting into an Workers Compensation case in Illinois and Missouri at the beginning allows us to have input as to the medical treatment and evidence that might be needed to be developed to prove your claim in the event a problem occurs. If you wait until you have a problem, you probably really have a problem!
Too often, our clients try to handle their Illinois and Missouri Workers Compensation claim themselves and they end up getting "set up" by the insurance company. All to often, the insurance company sends the injured worker to "their doctor". Likewise, "their doctor" often finds the accident did not occur at work, that the accident was a pre-existing condition, that the facts of the accident don't match the injury, that the symptoms of the claimant are far greater than are medically warranted, that if the claimant was injured, it was caused by an intervening accident and not the work, the claimant was injured, but he is totally cured and needs no more medical treatment, that the claimant was injured, but he can go back to work full time and should not receive any more work comp checks and no further medical treatment would be authorized.
Unfortunately, when a client waits to come to us after the above scenario has occurred, the claim becomes much more difficult to win. A client in the above situation usually is sitting in front of our desk with no money, no insurance, no job and a physical condition where he is currently unable to return to work.
Don't let yourself get set up. If you think you have a legitimate Illinois and Missouri Workers Compensation claim, give us a call. The call is free. The consultation is free. And remember, if you are like most people, this is not just a little ripple in your life. This is a main traumatic event. This is your future, your fortune and your family and you cannot afford to lose.
