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Leslie Johnson Makes Partner at SmithAmudsen

05/19/2009
SmithAmundsen LLC appointed a member of its Workers' Compensation Practice Group as a partner in the Chicago law firm. Leslie Johnson was one of five new partners who were appointed last Friday the law firm said. Johnson focuses his practice primarily on workers' compensation matters including

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Seminar to Focus on Recreational Pot's Implications for Employers

10/29/2019
Recreational marijuana and its impact on the Illinois workplace will be the topic of a Dec. 12 seminar at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Effingham. The seminar from 830 a.m. to 1230 p.m. is presented by the Illinois Chamber of Commerce in partnership with business law firm SmithAmundsen

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Weed Now Legal in State, but Employers Can Still Test Injured Workers

01/03/2020
lawyer with the SmithAmundsen firm in Chicago. Such a policy is not necessarily an ironclad workers' compensation defense however The worker can still rebut the employer's presumption that THC contributed to the accident Risch said. Drug testing has been made easier by saliva-based test kits

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Providers Bringing Civil Collections Claims under Theory of Assigned-Right, Defense Attorneys Say

03/23/2015
WorkCompCentral last week Keefe said he hasn't seen any other medical provider assert a civil claim for payment based on a purported assignment of rights by a worker but defense attorneys at SmithAmundsen said that they've seen doctors file cases in Circuit Court in order to recover for outstanding bills

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IWCC to Stop Mailing Decisions

10/07/2015
requested. For each decision the IWCC is presumably sending at least one letter to each party. In 2014 the IWCC reported that it issued 2693 arbitrator decisions and 1069 commission decisions. That adds up to over 50000 in postage. Defense attorney Alexis Maimonis of SmithAmundsen said Tuesday

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12/20/2020
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ValadezJerry1

12/20/2020
PATRICK G SEROWKA 211 W WACKER DR SUITE 1450 CHICAGO IL 60606 . 1295 SMITHAMUNDSEN GAIL A GALANTE 3815 E MAIN ST SUITE A-1 STCHARLES IL 60174 . STATE OF ILLINOIS 0 Injured Workers' Benefit Fund. 4d 0 Rate Adjusent Fund Sg 0 Second Injury Fund 8e18 IZJ None of the above

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7th Cir.: Carrier Owed Coverage for Defense of 'Groundless' Claim

08/26/2013
. Milone said he also had not heard from Safety National as to whether it intends to seek further review of the case. Michael L. Resis of SmithAmundsen appeared on behalf of Safety National. He could not be reached Friday for comment. Christie Smith the carrier's corporate communications manager

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Court Orders Penalty for Employer's Unreasonable Denial of Claim

12/22/2015
Friday's ruling from the Appellate Court. Alexis Maimonis a defense attorney with SmithAmundsen who reviewed the court's decision said she thought the Oliver case "serves as a reminder of the dangers employers face when they engage in 'accident-reporting games.'" Although she said she believed

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Paramedic Trainee Can't Pursue Tort Claim after Collecting Comp Benefits

03/10/2016
could not then allege those injuries fall outside the Act's provisions as the product of an intentional tort by the fire academy staff. Alexis Maimonis a SmithAmundsen defense attorney who reviewed the ruling said she believed "the thought process behind the rule is equity" with the idea being

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