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Types of Personal Injury

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Personal injuries can range from broken bones to the most devastating and life-changing of injuries. Common types of personal injury include:

Brain injury
Spinal cord injury
Head injury
Neck injury
Back injury
Paralysis
Amputation
Blindness
Burns

In addition to these physical injuries, personal injury cases sometimes include emotional or mental harm. When you are facing missed work, lost income, and physical pain or disfigurement, you may also suffer depression, anxiety, emotional distress and mental anguish.

When caused by someone else’s negligence, these injuries can become the grounds for a personal injury claim. Common sources of personal injury include:

After suffering because of someone else’s actions – or failure to act – you deserve.

If you have been injured by someone else’s negligence, please contact the experienced Chicago personal injury lawyers at Harvey L. Walner & Associates, Ltd., to schedule a free initial consultation.

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Types of Personal Injury

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Personal injuries can range from broken bones to the most devastating and life-changing of injuries. Common types of personal injury include:

Brain injury
Spinal cord injury
Head injury
Neck injury
Back injury
Paralysis
Amputation
Blindness
Burns

When caused by someone else’s negligence, these injuries can become the grounds for a personal injury claim. Common sources of personal injury include:

After suffering because of someone else’s actions – or failure to act – you deserve.

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Medical Malpractice- Statute of Limitations

Monday, March 28th, 2011

Any action for personal injury or death against a physician or hospital must be filed within two years from the date the claimant knew or reasonably should have known of the injury. 735 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. Section 5/13-212. However, in no instance, may a claimant bring an action more than four years after the date on which the alleged act or omission occurred.

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What to do if you are involved in an automobile accident

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

If you are involved in an automobile accident, immediately call the police. The police will talk to all parties and get necessary information (insurance info) to make a police report. You then must notify your insurance company within 24 hours and advise them of the details, i.e. damage to your vehicle, time, place, etc. If you are injured as a result of the accident, go directly to the emergency room for treatment.

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Attorney fees for personal injury

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

The typical attorney fee for personal injury cases in Illinois is 1/3 of the total settlement, or 33%. If the case goes to trial, the fee then goes to 40%.

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Burr Oak

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

At the settlement hearing of 7/13/10, the Judge approved a total settlement amount of $7.65 million. This is Step 1 of a 2 step process, as now a plan of reorganization has to be confirmed. Therefore, the case is still pending.

To date, there are over 6500 claimants that have filed proof of claim forms in the bankruptcy court.

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