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

Our firm is proud to represent an injured worker in a significant Illinois Workers’ Compensation case involving toxic chemical exposure...

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...

Our firm successfully represented an injured stationary engineer in a contested workers’ compensation case before the Illinois Workers’...

Our client was struck by a vehicle in a bustling fast-food restaurant parking lot in Will County. In the seconds before impact, the...

Our client, a 60-year-old truck driver, sustained injuries to both shoulders following a severe rollover accident. Initially, the...

Ridge Law Group is pleased to announce the successful resolution of a significant legal matter on behalf of our client * , who...

Ridge Law Group is pleased to announce the successful settlement of a workers compensation claim on behalf of our client, a firefighter...

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, impaired elderly drivers are involved in approximately 15% of traffic...

Many workers are not injured by a specific incident, but rather through a course of repetitive trauma to a specific body part. It is...

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...

Appellate Court upholds judgment in favor of suburban firefighter. Village claimed the injury to claimant's knee was not covered under...

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...

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...