Legal Question in Discrimination Law in Illinois
employment
I started a new job november 2006 in a high rise building downtown chicago at a law firm on the 13th floor. By my third day i became very ill: symptoms included, stuffy and runny nose, pressure in the head, dizzy spells, and a chronic cough. prior to me working this job i had a clean bill of health. By the end of my second week I had to seek urgent care. Since then I have had multiple visits to the emergency room and Dr's offices.
I became so ill that I had to find another job. Sep 19, 2007 I had a sever asthma attack , i was intubated because i went into respiratory failure. My life has not been the same since i worked at this job. I went from taking no pills a day to taking several pills and other steroid inhalers every day sometimes twice a day just to get through my day. I would like to know if this a possible law suit? If so, what is the statue of limitation on this particular matter?
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: employment
If this did occur at your place of employment, it would be covered under workmen's compensation and a lawsuit would not be available unless you could prove that their actions were intentional.
If this were a lawsuit in tort, the statue of limitations is 2 years.
Patrick Tracy
Re: employment
There are a few time-bars to workman's compensation claims. Did you notify the old employer of your injury? You cannot file suit in civil court if you have a workman's compensation claim, you need to go through an administrative agency first. Please feel free to contact us if we can be of any assistance.
Re: employment
Besides a possible workers comp case there may be an action against the landlord if this is an environmental issue throughout the building. You have 2 years to file suit.
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