Why Workers’ Compensation Differs from Personal-Injury Claims
We have previously written about how workers’ compensation claims differ from personal-injury claims in Illinois. Three of the biggest differences are that: An injured worker doesn’t have to prove that his or her employer was at fault in causing the employee’s injury. In a personal-injury case in Chicago, the plaintiff must prove that the defendant […]
Alternative Dispute Resolution in Illinois Personal Injury Cases
These days, relatively few legal disputes are resolved by going to trial. The clear majority are resolved outside of the courtroom as a result of what’s known as alternative dispute resolution (ADR). ADR is actually a broad class of strategies for avoiding trial, but the most common forms of ADR are negotiation, mediation, and arbitration. […]
Can You Be Fired for Filing a Workers’ Compensation Claim in Illinois?
When a worker is injured in the course of his or her employment, the legal remedy for that injury is to file a workers’ compensation claim. But some workers are reluctant to file a workers’ compensation claim, fearing that their employer may fire them, give them a bad performance review, or otherwise discriminate against them […]
The Blame Game in Court
In a personal injury lawsuit, a plaintiff claims that the defendant caused some bodily injury to the plaintiff. In turn, the defendant will often claim that the plaintiff is at fault for his own injury—or at least part of it. The parties play this blame game because it can mean a greater or lesser recovery […]
Statutes of Limitations in Illinois for Personal Injury Claims
In Illinois, statutes of limitations set a time limit on how long after being injured a person can file a lawsuit. If a lawsuit is filed after the statute of limitations has run—that is, after the time limit expires—then the defendant can ask the court to dismiss the lawsuit as untimely. Different statutes of limitations […]
