Etzler Lawhead Legal Group, PC is a law firm serving Indiana and Illinois. We concentrate in Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury Law and Social Security Disability.
Our firm is recognized as a leader in Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury litigation, with attorneys whose experience spans decades.
Our location in Crown Point, Indiana gives us the privileged position of being able to represent clients throughout Indiana, the Chicago metropolitan area and Illinois.
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In Barickello v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, the Illinois Appellate Court did not rule on the merits of the worker’s claim or the employer’s defenses. Instead, it dismissed the employer’s appeal because the court lacked jurisdiction to hear it.  The worker injured his back on the job and later settled his workers’ compensation case. Years after the settlement, he…
Refusing Light-Duty Work Can End TTD Benefits in Illinois
An Illinois appellate court recently confirmed that an injured worker can lose temporary total disability (TTD) benefits if they are medically able to return to work within restrictions and refuse a valid light-duty job. The case involved an insulator who injured his lower back at work and later underwent spinal fusion surgery. After surgery, his doctor cleared him to return…
When Road Rage Turns Into a Work Injury: Illinois Court Reinstates Benefits for Delivery Driver Beaten on the Job
A recent Illinois appellate decision looks closely at when an assault on a traveling employee is covered under workers’ compensation. Although the ruling is nonprecedential, it provides a clear roadmap for how courts analyze street risks, the “aggressor” defense, and causation in cases involving third-party attacks. The Incident Jose Avila worked as a delivery driver for Amazon. On August 1,…