Ankin Law attorney, Josh Rudolfi represented a fabricator/welder who injured his hand while tightening a clamp while on the job. The employee, Jason Kleich, was awarded surgery and a portion of Temporary Total Disability by an arbitrator during a case that included a disputed carpal tunnel claim and depositions. Kleich worked for G.M. Sign, Inc.
Ankin Law attorney Jonel Metaj gained a favorable arbitrator decision for his client, Trina White, an employee of the State of Illinois, Shapiro Developmental Center. White was awarded payment of medical bills, TTD, and a permanency award against the State of Illinois after she slipped and injured her knee while tending to patients. (Read the full Arbitrator Decision here)
Jill Wagner of Ankin Law won shoulder surgery, back benefits and medical bills for her client who injured her shoulder working for Lurie Children’s Hospital. The arbitration hearing concluded that 52-year-old Diane Smith injured her shoulder in the course of her workday as a support service tech. The Arbitrator awarded Smith temporary total disability benefits
Ankin Law attorney Derek Lax represented a Chicago Sanitation worker who received $156,550 for injuries sustained on the job. Michael Stefanik, an 18-year employee of the City of Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation stepped down from his truck onto a pile of bricks in an alley, causing him to twist and fall to the ground. Stefanik
Ankin Law attorney, Joshua Rudolfi, represented Kelvin Lett following a shoulder injury that occurred while Mr. Lett was doing administrative work duties. Kelvin Lett worked for Respondent’s Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA) as an Investigator II. On December 2016, Mr. Lett was taken off of investigative duties and was assigned administrative duties, which Petitioner described
Ankin Law attorney Scott Goldstein represented in arbitration, a 52-year-old Quaker Manufacturing machine operator who slipped on an oily substance located under a conveyer he was working near. As a result of the arbitration hearing the injured man, Anthony Kolinski, was awarded permanent partial disability benefits of $750.59/week for 60 weeks, totaling $45,039.60, because the injuries sustained caused a 12%
A plumbing laborer was awarded $130,000 in bills and TTD along with a cervical fusion surgery while being represented by Ankin Law attorney, Josh Rudolfi. The petitioner, Robert Heilmann injured his neck and right shoulder when he fell down a staircase while carrying a countertop and sink. Although he has already had a previous surgery in 2005 the arbitrator ruled in
Derek Lax of Ankin Law secured temporary total disability and accrued benefits for a personal care assistant who sustained a laceration of the flexor tendon while performing his duties as a PCA. The PCA, Terrence Bakowski, explained that his job duties included assisting his client with activities of daily living, maintaining his client’s house and performing
A 51-year-old woman working as a registered nurse for Kelly Services at the Ford Motor Plant suffered a medial meniscus tear and osteoarthritis when she slipped and fell as she stepped in water dripping on the floor. Her attorney, Jill Wagner, of Ankin Law secured medical rights and permanency in an arbitration ruling. On the
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