Personal Injury in Illinois

Personal injuries are defined in Illinois as a slip and fall on an accumulation of ice and snow that is unnatural, injuries that are job related or from a car accident. Elements of your damages are what you are entitled to recover by law and each element has its own multiplier.

It is possible to have soft tissue damage to your back or neck after you have incurred a personal injury. It is also possible to have cuts, scrapes or broken bones and you might also have emotional injury. You will then have medical bills from these injuries and so you will file personal injury claims. Lost wages or missing time from work is another element and is you are a part time worker and miss work, it is possible that you can recover this from the person who was the cause of the accident.

Proving that you lost time from work might be needed but if you get a salary and were paid during your time of being injured, you might still be entitled to compensation of anther kind. Pain and suffering does not have a set amount to collect but these amount can be added up. The insurance adjuster will use a computer program to come up with a number that represents your pain after the accident.