Monthly Archives: June 2020

Client Wins 10 Times the Insurance Company’s Offer

We recently tried, appealed and won a work comp case for a wonderful client with a serious shoulder injury. Below you will see the offer from the defense attorney. He offered us $4,250.00. After the appeals process was over we won $42,500.00 and payment of her medical bills. We were confident we would win everything…

Meet Roo Short

We are pleased to welcome our new Head of Security, Roo Short. Roo was born in Indiana and recently moved to Madison County. She jumped right into her job, marking her territory in my office...and Dawn's office... and the hallway. She is short for her height, but we're assured she will grow into 100 lbs…

Work Comp: Winning often comes down to one thing. / Ganar a menudo se reduce a una cosa.

Often, the single most important document in every workers’ compensation claim in the first medical visit. Most of the time this visit is before the client sees a lawyer. Many times it is before the client even tells the employer they're injured. The history given to the doctor by the patient is, frequently, the most…

WORK COMP CASE SETTLES FOR $100K AND OPEN MEDICAL FOR LIFE / CASO DE TRABAJO COMP RESOLVIDO PARA $100K Y MEDICAL ABIERTO PARA LA VIDA

This week, Keith Short and Associates settled an Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act Case for $102,000.00, plus payment of all bills to date and future medical for life. We had the case set for trial next month (assuming the world returns to normal). The insurance company offered us $100,000.00 for the injury, and another $400,000.00 for…