The Accident
The client worked in roofing — one of construction’s most dangerous trades — in the Illinois area.
In 2020 he was injured on the job. The injury was serious enough to require advanced imaging (a CT scan) and ongoing medical care. This was not something that healed with a few days’ rest.
Withheld Benefits and a Stalled Case
Roofing means height and risk, and when something goes wrong the consequences are severe. But the path to justice was full of obstacles.
First, the insurer stopped paying his disability benefits — the wage replacement owed while he couldn’t work. Second, his case had come from a prior attorney where it had stalled and stopped moving. The client was injured, without income, and with no one advancing his claim.
Turning Strategy Into Justice
When the client came to our office, our legal team took over the case immediately.
We did not sit and wait. We filed Section 19(b) petitions for an immediate hearing to force the case forward, and petitions for penalties against the insurer for withholding the benefits it owed. We assembled the full medical record and pressed every point before the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission.
Jack Epstein, with 30 years of experience in the Illinois legal market, oversaw the strategy. Throughout, the client paid nothing until we won the case.
The Result
The client secured a settlement of $249,968.31 — nearly a quarter of a million dollars.
After taking over a stalled case and fighting every denial and every withheld payment, the record confirmed what the client lived: a serious injury from a workplace accident. Every benefit the insurer had withheld, we pursued. Every delay tactic, we met head-on.
Why This Case Matters
Roofing is dangerous work, and an injury there can change a life. When an insurer withholds benefits — or a prior attorney lets a case stall — you can change attorneys, demand an immediate hearing, and even seek penalties against the carrier.
If your benefits have been cut off or your case has stalled, our Illinois legal team can help you recover what you rightfully deserve.
