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Illinois Personal Injury Law

How long do I have to file a claim for personal injury?

The Statute of Limitations in Illinois is limited to two years after the event that caused your injury

How do I find out who is responsible for my injury under this state`s personal injury law?

To be awarded damages in Illinois, you need to prove that the person who caused the injury was “negligent”, that is they failed to take a reasonable amount of care. Under Illinois personal injury law there are 4 things which must be proven in a personal injury lawsuit:

• The defendant owed you a duty of care
• The defendant failed to carry out that duty
• That failure was the cause of your injury
• As a result of that failure, damages were suffered

As Illinois operates a form of comparative negligence any compensation you are awarded will be decreased in proportion to your negligence in the injury. In the event that you are found to be more than 50% responsible for your injury, you will be barred from claiming. Under Illinois joint and several liability, each person liable for any payments owed is responsible for the entire amount of the compensation.

If your injury was caused by a consumer product, the manufacturer of the product may be responsible for your injury under the legal doctrine of strict liability. In this case, there are again 4 things that need to be proven in Illinois:

• The product was faulty thus dangerous
• You used the product in the correct manner
• It was faulty when it left the manufacturer
• The defect was the cause of your injury

What can I claim compensation for?

Under Illinois personal injury law, the person responsible for your injury is liable for:

• Medical costs as a result of the injury, past, present and future
• Lost work time, for example as a result of therapy or doctor’s appointments
• Damaged property
• The cost of hiring a home help for the period when you couldn’t do housework
• Any permanent scarring or disability
• Pain and suffering, whether physical or emotional
• Any other costs that are directly attributable to the injury.

In order to best pursue your claim for personal injury, especially with regard to any necessary expert testimony, we recommend you contact a personal injury lawyer.

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• Types of Personal Injury

• Brain Injury
• Car Accidents
• Construction Accidents
• Class Action Lawsuit
• Defamation of Character
• Dog Bite
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Product Recall
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Toxic Mold
• Trucking Accidents
• Wrongful Death