Vehicle collisions. Drivers who fail to yield to people on sidewalks or in crosswalks can cause serious injuries, as pedestrians have no protection at all. Distracted driving and drunk driving are common factors in these crashes.
Wrongful Death
Workplaces are typically safe places, where workers perform their daily tasks without having to worry about serious injuries, and certainly without having to worry about death. However, some workplaces are inherently more dangerous than others, and serious workplace accidents that result in fatal injuries can occur. When a death as a result of a work-related incident happens, surviving family members need to understand their rights regarding the recovery of death benefits through workers’ compensation insurance, as well as potentially bringing forth a wrongful death lawsuit.
Traffic Violations
Robbery
Truck drivers are not just at risk of injuries that are incurred in collisions, but also injuries related to lifting cargo, being struck by an object, or even falling. OSHA (the same source cited above) states that some of the most common truck driver injuries are derived from transportation incidents, contact with object incidents, falling, and overexertion, and include bruises, sprains and strains, fractures, cuts and lacerations, soreness and pain, and multiple traumatic injuries. Robbery can also be a threat for truck drivers.
Hit and Run
The state of Illinois requires insurance companies to include uninsured motorist coverage as part of every automobile policy they sell. The main exception is when a motorist declines this inclusion in writing and reduces the coverage to its minimum requirements. Uninsured motorist coverage covers you and members of your household who are injured in an accident in which the other driver has no insurance or has insurance that isn’t enough to pay for the damages. Typically, uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage also covers minor children not living in the insured’s household or children who are off attending college. This coverage also applies to hit-and-run accidents and also covers pedestrians, bicyclists, and passersby injured by uninsured drivers.
At Brassfield & Krueger, Ltd., we’ve spent more than seven decades representing individuals and families in Illinois injured because unsafe or dangerous conditions existed on another person’s property. Whether our clients’ injuries resulted from the property owner’s failure to care for the property, building code violations, or insufficient security measures, our attorneys aggressively seek and maximize compensation. We leave no stone unturned when compiling evidence that supports your claim, whether those injuries happened on residential or commercial properties. Brassfield & Krueger, Ltd., is the trusted Illinois name for superior premises liability and slip and fall accident litigation.
. When that happens, it results in some of the most serious accidents on the road. If you or someone you love has been hurt by a commercial vehicle, it is critical that you speak with a Streator personal injury lawyer that can help.
Medical Malpractice
When the injury or death of a patient is caused by an act of negligence or omission on behalf of the patient’s healthcare provider, medical malpractice may apply. In most cases, the malpractice involves medical error, which affects one in ten patients worldwide and causes 7,000 deaths per year. Other types of medical malpractice include birth injury, medication errors, failure to treat, and surgical errors. In Illinois, victims of medical malpractice have a limited time to file a claim for compensation. It’s important to contact an experienced malpractice law firm as soon as possible to have the best chance of recovery.
Auto Accidents
Dog Bites
The Illinois dog bite law pertains to injuries that are caused by not only dog bites, but also by other behaviors of the dog. For instance, if you are walking down the road and a dog runs up to you, jumps on you, knocks you down, and causes you injury, you can pursue compensation under the Illinois dog bite statute.
Slip and Fall Injury
The law entitles you to compensation for slip and fall injuries on someone else’s property even if you are partially at fault. The amount of compensation you are entitled to depends upon the extent of your injury, time lost from work, the amount of your medical bills, and any other expenses the injury has cost you. You may be able to recover compensation even if the other party did not have homeowners insurance, renters insurance, or property insurance.