While every individual who is injured in Illinois deserves to receive compensation for their damages, those with catastrophic injuries experience such devastating consequences that they are considered to be in a class of their own. They often have life-long physical, emotional, and financial consequences that leave them without any hope for a different future. Although
Words like negligence, torts, and personal injury are often tossed around after an accident or injury, but many people are confused about what these words actually mean and, more importantly, how these words impact liability or the ability to collect money damages. Torts are basically civil wrongs that allow the victim of the wrongdoing to
When a child is injured in an accident, the child’s parents can file a personal injury lawsuit on the child’s behalf when injuries are caused by another person’s negligent actions. However, the child can not sue for damages until he or she reaches age 18. The Impact of Child Injuries When a young child or
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the widely-used herbicide paraquat is highly poisonous. The effects of paraquat poisoning depend on the route, amount, and duration of exposure in addition to the person’s health condition when he or she is exposed. While the makers of this weed killer allegedly knew about the
Victims of paraquat poisoning may be able to recover compensation in a paraquat class action lawsuit. Mounting evidence suggests that there is a link between the widely used, toxic herbicide paraquat and conditions such as Parkinson’s disease. Although manufacturers of the weed killer were allegedly aware of the health risks, they failed to warn users.
Patients may be able to recover compensation in the NP thyroid recall lawsuit. The recall includes multiple strengths of Acella Pharmaceuticals’s medication used to treat hypothyroidism, NP Thyroid. Hypothyroidism is where the patient’s thyroid is underactive. Lab tests and patient reports reveal that the recalled medication does not have sufficient amounts of the medication to
Winter is upon us and, in recent weeks, Chicago and the surrounding suburbs has been blanketed with snow and ice. As a result of the treacherous conditions that snow and ice create, accidents tend to happen more frequently. Not only can auto accidents happen as a result of snow and ice, but slip and fall
The law requires that restaurant owners take measures to reduce the likelihood that a customer will slip and fall in a restaurant. A slip and fall in a restaurant can cause an array of injuries, such as broken or fractured bones, traumatic brain injuries, or lacerations. Victims of slip and fall accidents in restaurants may
After an accident, you may be wondering what to do if you slip and fall in a store. You may have a negligence or premises liability claim against the store. A slip and fall at the store can lead to severe injuries, such as broken bones, traumatic brain injuries, or lacerations. Crowded stores, icy parking
Contingency fees for lawyers in a personal injury case mean the lawyer only receives compensation for his/her legal services if there’s a successful outcome for the client. Lawyers that work on contingency fee basis tend to include personal injury and workers’ compensation attorneys. In those cases, the client is already hurting physically and financially, this
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