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Workplace Chemical Exposure: Ridge Law Group wins Major Occupational Disease Case Involving Herbicide-related Exposure of Illinois Forest Preserve Employee
Ridge Law Group represented a client who dedicated over three decades of service to the Lake County Forest Preserve, working as a landscape equipment operator and natural resource technician. During his tenure, he was routinely exposed to hazardous chemicals, ultimately leading to a diagnosis of lymphoid leukemia on June 20, 2017. Despite the severity of his condition, the employer and its insurance carrier denied all medical and workers’ compensation benefits, including re
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Workers’ Compensation Victory at Trial for Injured Worker Exposed to Toxic Smoke at Worksite
Our firm is proud to represent an injured worker in a significant Illinois Workers’ Compensation case involving toxic chemical exposure...
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Successful Settlement in Hit-and-Run Scooter Crash
Our firm recently secured a favorable settlement for policy limits on behalf of a client who was the victim of a serious hit-and-run...
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No Work Order, No Problem: How Our Firm Secured Justice for an Injured State Employee
Our firm successfully represented an injured stationary engineer in a contested workers’ compensation case before the Illinois Workers’...
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Pre-Trial Settlement Secured in Will County for Pedestrian Hit in Fast-Food Parking Lot
Our client was struck by a vehicle in a bustling fast-food restaurant parking lot in Will County. In the seconds before impact, the...
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Navigating the Complexities of Securing Workers Compensation benefits for Treatment-Related Injuries
Our client, a 60-year-old truck driver, sustained injuries to both shoulders following a severe rollover accident. Initially, the...
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Courageous Client Pursued & Won Justice in Sexual Abuse Claim
Ridge Law Group is pleased to announce the successful resolution of a significant legal matter on behalf of our client * , who...
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Firefighter Wins Substantial Settlement
Ridge Law Group is pleased to announce the successful settlement of a workers compensation claim on behalf of our client, a firefighter...
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Injured State Trooper Settles Case For $1 Million
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, impaired elderly drivers are involved in approximately 15% of traffic...
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Repetitive Trauma
Many workers are not injured by a specific incident, but rather through a course of repetitive trauma to a specific body part. It is...
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Penalties
Ridge & Downes recently settled a case wherein the Respondent agreed to pay penalties of over $12,000. The claimant slipped on a box at a...
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Suburban Firefighter's Workers' Compensation Rights
Appellate Court upholds judgment in favor of suburban firefighter. Village claimed the injury to claimant's knee was not covered under...
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17 Year-Old Girl Killed in Car Accident
Settlement reached on behalf of a 17-year-old girl killed in car accident caused by a drunk driver for just under $1,000,000.00. The...
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Truck Accident, $1.0 Million Settlement
Settlement of $1.0 million reached on behalf of the estate of a 71-year-old driver whose vehicle was struck by a semi-tractor trailer at...
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