Belleville Personal Injury Law Articles

As a workers compensation attorney in Belleville, IL, a lot of times injured workers call my office and they ask why in the world they would need a lawyer to represent them on their workers compensation case. The simple answer to this is that...

As a personal injury lawyer and a workers comp lawyer in Belleville, IL, one of the questions I commonly get as far as workers compensation goes is: Can i still have a workers compensation case if i previously injured a particular part of my body...

I enjoy volunteering with the Missouri Veterans History Project (https://mvhp.net) This is an organization that documents the stories of veterans and then sends these recordings to the Library of Congress and the Missouri State Capital. We also...

What is Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)? Necrotizing enterocolitis is a devastating intestinal disease that mainly affects premature babies. The walls of the intestine are invaded by bacteria which cause local infection and inflammation that can...

Hi my name is Eric Kirkpatrick. I'm an injury lawyer in Belleville, IL, and what I would like to talk to you about today is the importance of reporting your work injury sooner rather than later. First, let's go over what the law says. In Illinois...

A lot of times people with workers compensation cases they ask me what happens if i can't go back to my regular job? What happens if the doctor releases me with restrictions but my employer won't accommodate those restrictions? Well it's a it's a...

Underinsured Motorist Coverage and Uninsured Motorist Coverage Today i'd like to talk about underinsured motorist coverage and uninsured motorist coverage. These are things that people have on their insurance policies for their automobiles, but...

Even though it's still tough to watch 20 years later, anyone can see that the seemingly endless video footage of 9/11/2001 shows Americans at their best... when life is at its worst. We see what was supposed to be a normal day in America. We see...

Trusting Your Employer in Your Workers Compensation Case Q: I've been hurt at work and now I have a workers compensation claim filed with my employer. Should I trust my employer to do the right thing and compensate me fairly? A: Workers Compensation...

Understanding Your Temporary Disability Rate In A Worker's Compensation Claim Q: Before I got hurt I worked a lot of overtime. But I've heard that employers or his insurer doesn't want to include my overtime in my workers'  compensation settlement....