Multi car accidents can happen anywhere and anytime. Often, multi car pile ups occur on the expressways and major roads in and around Elgin and the greater Chicagoland area. Due to the number of people and cars involved, they can cause significant physical injuries. Lawyers can help you to solve the hassle of dealing with… Read More
Category: Personal Injury
What It Means When Your Car is Totaled in Illinois
Serious car accidents often result in having your car totaled. This is insurance speak for a total loss on a vehicle. Totaling out a car is the result of a mathematical formula. It is used to decide that your car is no longer worth repairing because it would cost more to fix than what it… Read More
Can I Use a Medical Lien to Pay Bills After a Car Accident?
When faced with medical bills after a car accident, many people prefer to have a medical lien placed on their bills. When a lien is placed on a bill, this means that the bill does not have to be paid until a case is settled or until the end of a court case. This scenario… Read More
Fault in Car Accident Cases
Car Accident is the term most often used when there is a crash. The word accident implies that it was no one’s fault, but that is usually not true. Determining who was at fault for a car accident becomes especially important under Illinois law, if someone was seriously hurt. Who Decides Fault Following a Car… Read More
What do Do if Hit by a Distracted Driver
Distracted driving is the cause of a vast majority of today’s car accidents. If you think that you were hit by a distracted driver, Illinois law is on your side. You still need to prove that the distracted driver actually was negligent, meaning that they did something wrong. Most distractions will be legally considered to… Read More
Is shoveling required of Illinois homeowners?
Falling on a patch of ice is painful and can be downright dangerous. Who is legally responsible for a fall when ice or snow is involved? This is a question that comes up every winter in Chicago. Victims of un-shoveled or badly shoveled sidewalks want to know if the homeowner can be held liable, and… Read More
How Much Does It Cost To Hire A Personal Injury Attorney After An Accident?
In Illinois, most personal injury law firms work on a contingency fee basis. This means that you do not have to pay any money up front, but will pay at the end of the case when you receive payment from whomever caused your injury (or their insurance company). The benefit to this is that you… Read More
Do Online Personal Injury Calculators Work To Tell Me My Case Value?
Online injury award calculators are misleading. If you were hurt in a serious car accident, slip and fall accident or other kind of accident in which you were injured because of someone else’s carelessness or negligence, it is normal to wonder how much money you can expect to see by way of compensation. Don’t be… Read More
I Fell Down At A Store And Am Being Blamed For It. What Now?
Its not uncommon to be unfairly blamed for your fall or other injury at a place of business. If you fell down at a store, place of business, or other public location and were injured to the point where you required medical treatment, hopefully a report was made at the time. If you are trying… Read More
Am I Legally Responsible For A Car Accident If My Car Slid On Ice Or Snow?
Car accidents caused by bad weather such as patches of ice are common in Chicago. Will a driver be legally held liable for losing control on ice or snow? Possibly, since drivers must still exercise due caution in all weather conditions. Bad weather, black ice, snowy roads, and even rain are no excuse for causing… Read More