Death and Dependency Claims

Chicago Death Claim Lawyers

Workers who are killed in the course of employment often leave behind spouses and/or children who were dependent on them. Legal remedies for survivors include Workers’ Compensation and wrongful death claims against negligent parties other than employers.

Information and Help From Dependency Claim Lawyers — Illinois Workers’ Compensation Survivor Benefits

A workplace accident is normally compensable through a Workers’ Compensation claim. Workers’ Compensation in Illinois has provisions for death and survivor’s benefits as follows:

• An $8,000 burial benefit for the survivor or person paying for the burial
• Survivors’ benefits calculated as two-thirds of the employee’s gross average weekly wage during the 52 weeks before the injury, subject to minimum and maximum limits.

The survivor or survivors may be: (1) spouse and young children, (2) totally dependent parents or (3) persons who were at least 50 percent dependent on the employee at the time of death. An attorney at Anesi, Ozmon, Rodin, Novak & Kohen Ltd., can explain the process of filing successful Worker’s Compensation death and dependency claims in Illinois. Contact us for a no-obligation consultation.

Third-Party Liability Claims — Personal Injury, Product Liability, Premises Liability

Sometimes a workplace accident involves third-party liability — fault of someone other than the employer. The liable party may be a manufacturer or a subcontractor, to name two possibilities. In this case, a personal injury claim against the liable party may help survivors recover compensation for the death of a loved one on the job. Illinois Statute 740, Section 180, provides compensation for survivors “whenever the death of a person [is] caused by wrongful act, neglect or default.”

Compensation After the Death of a Loved One Recognizes Loss of Companionship As Well As Income of the Deceased

Financial compensation cannot replace a husband, wife, mother, father, son or daughter. It can, however, enable a survivor to have the means with which to move forward to recovery after the death of a loved one. Loss of the society and companionship is an even greater loss than loss of income of the deceased for many people. Discuss with one of our attorneys the types of compensation that are available to you after your next of kin was killed in a workplace accident.

Protecting the Legal Rights of Surviving Family Members of Fatally Injured Workers in Illinois

Read about successful verdicts and settlements that we have obtained in the area of Workers’ Compensation. Also see comments from satisfied clients.

Contact our Chicago death claim attorneys to schedule a free initial consultation.

Anesi, Ozmon, Rodin, Novak & Kohen Ltd., with offices in Chicago, represents clients throughout the state of Illinois, in communities such as Joliet, Rockford, Aurora, Peoria, Kankakee, Rock Island, Wheaton, Champaign-Urbana, Ottawa, and Springfield.