Personal Injury Blog

Many Illinois residents have been in a car accident, from minor rear-end collisions to serious multi-car pileups. After an accident that results in minor injuries and few damages, you may ask yourself if it is worth it to hire a Chicago personal injury lawyer to handle your claim. You may also wonder if you...

If you are filing a personal injury lawsuit, your medical records are very important. In most cases, your medical records are completely confidential, meaning that you will have to provide permission for another person to examine them. After an accident, however, many people may need to examine them. In a lawsuit, these records are...

After an accident, you can suffer from physical, emotional, and financial losses. These may include unexpected medical bills, weeks or even months of lost wages, and intangible damages, such as emotional distress. If someone else is responsible for your accident, you could recover monetary damages for these losses by filing a personal injury lawsuit....

In the United States, insurance laws typically fall into one of two categories: fault and no-fault. 12 states follow a no-fault system, which requires each individual injured in a car accident to pay for their damages with their own insurance coverage. However, most states follow a fault-based system, which requires the driver responsible for...

Even though it is dangerous and highly illegal, some people drive without a driver’s license. There are many reasons why an unlicensed driver may be on the road; the driver may have forgotten to renew the license, be unable to obtain one, or have a license suspension or revocation on his or her record....