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Peter D. Corti Law Group, PC. I've been practicing law for 49 years, focusing on workers’ compensation in the Chicago area and the state of Illinois. If you have questions about workers' comp, the odds are that you will find answers here, in both our Ask an Attorney section and Blog, using the menus on the right. If you want to learn about recent Illinois workers' comp cases, there are many examples we analyze. There are many topics to cover and endless varieties of controversial cases in Illinois workers' compensation law.
Oct 26, 2016 | Case Law News, Illinois Workers' Comp Info
Can you get workers’ compensation for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)? Yes, you can. Such cases are known as repetitive trauma work injuries. You can get workers’ comp if you can: Properly document your job duties. Have a qualified doctor provide a... Oct 24, 2016 | Case Law News, Illinois Workers' Comp Info
If you slip and fall at work, can you get workers’ comp benefits? The short answer: Yes. The more complete answer: Yes, but it depends on certain key factors. One very important key is the ability to prove the facts that are claimed by the injured worker. The... Oct 14, 2016 | Case Law News, Illinois Workers' Comp Info
I was recently talking to a friend of mine who told me that he got into an argument with a landlord about the stairs leading to his porch. They were, in his words, “the most uneven stairs on this green earth.” He was sure someone was going to break their neck. But, he... Oct 13, 2016 | Case Law News, Illinois Workers' Comp Info
What happens if you’re attacked on the job? Can you get workers’ compensation benefits? The answer to this question depends on a number of different facts. The aggressor may be someone that the employee is exposed to by reason of the employment: Either... Oct 3, 2016 | Case Law News, Illinois Workers' Comp Info
You work in a cafeteria. Your job involves reaching out and up, and even standing on your toes, to place a very light plate of food onto a glass partition. One day, while doing this, you hear a pop in your shoulder, and feel pain. Obvious work injury case, right?... Jul 18, 2016 | Case Law News, Illinois Workers' Comp Info
An Illinois workers’ compensation case can be strongly affected by a positive drug test, and for obvious reasons. When a person is under the influence of any drug, performance can be affected in the areas of reaction time, judgment, coordination, vision, and... Jun 7, 2016 | Case Law News, Illinois Workers' Comp Info
If you are injured at work through repetitive trauma, or, in other words, the act of repeating some action or actions which lead to physical problems, you may be entitled to benefits under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act. “Repetition is... May 17, 2016 | Case Law News, Illinois Workers' Comp Info
If your workers’ compensation claim ends, sometimes, it really isn’t over yet. It depends on the exact circumstances of your situation. One way this happens is when a condition at least in part causally related to your work injury ends up causing you serious medical... May 16, 2016 | Case Law News, Work Comp Info
In the recent Illinois workers’ compensation case of Kenneth Wright v. FCN Publishing Co. and State of Illinois, as Ex-Officio Custodian of the Injured Workers’ Benefit Fund: Mr. Wright was a staff photographer at the Final Call Newspaper, which is owned by FCN... May 3, 2016 | Case Law News, Illinois Workers' Comp Info
In an Illinois work injury case, one of the more complicated things that can happen is for there to be, before a case resolves, a second accident (or intervening accident) that is not work related—such as a car accident completely outside of work—which may or may not... 
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