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Knowing what mistakes to avoid in a personal injury claim is essential for victims seeking compensation. If you have been involved in a personal injury accident, you are likely hurt and confused. You may be out of work and facing mounting medical bills. The Chicago personal injury lawyers at Ankin Law are dedicated to helping accident

Accidents and injuries can happen anytime and anywhere and, in some cases, the government or one of its employees may be responsible for the accident. For instance, c person could be injured in a slip and fall accident at a city park, a child may be the victim of a swimming pool accident at a

A deposition in a personal injury case is part of the fact-finding process of the lawsuit, referred to as discovery. This out-of-court testimony serves as a question and answer session between one party and another. From a client’s perspective, one of the most confusing and challenging parts of a personal injury lawsuit is the deposition.

It is important for victims to understand that there are a number of steps in a personal injury lawsuit to get money for their injuries. If you have been injured in a personal injury accident – whether a car accident, slip and fall accident or medical error – you want financial recovery as soon as possible.

Suffering injuries in an accident and navigating a personal injury claim is stressful enough. If you’re an injured victim whose native language is Spanish, however, language barriers add another layer of hardship. The Spanish-speaking injury lawyers at Ankin Law can help.  When you hire our law firm to handle your case: For a free consultation

When negligence causes hazardous conditions, some property owners may try to shift blame onto the injured party in slip and fall accidents. Although premises liability laws make negligent property owners liable for injuries that occur on their property, the burden of proof is on the injured party when filing slip and fall liability claims. Premises

Settlements and Damages in Wrongful Death Cases Wrongful death settlements can help ease the financial burden faced my surviving family. Wrongful death actions are complicated, as the wrongful acts of several parties may have contributed to an individual’s death. Pre-trial, out of court settlements are common in wrongful death cases, because most defendants want to

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Information After a fatal accident, surviving family members like you may wonder, “what is a wrongful death lawsuit?” A “wrongful death” occurs when a person is killed due to the negligence or misconduct of another individual, company, or entity. Every state has a civil “wrongful death statute,” or set of statutes, which

In recent years, mold and so-called “toxic mold” has become the subject of mounting health concerns as well as numerous lawsuits brought by toxic mold personal injury lawyers. Because the scientific explanations of mold are both complex and technical, numerous misconceptions have crept into the popular perception of toxic mold and its dangers. These misconceptions only