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(314) 500-HURTCar Accident Lawyer in Highland, IL. If you were harmed on the road due to someone else’s irresponsible driving in Highland, IL, call a Burger Law car accident lawyer today at (312) 500-HURT or contact us online for a free case review. We help our clients in Highland and anywhere in Northern Illinois secure full compensation for their damages. We do not charge any fees until we win your case.
In an ideal society, everyone would operate cars in a safe manner without injuring anyone. In a slightly less ideal society, when people injure others they would admit culpability for their behavior and their insurance company would give you equitable compensation without you having to fight for it. In the real world, negligent drivers often do not want to be held accountable for injuring you and their insurance companies will do whatever they can to diminish your claim. That is where Burger Law steps in. Our car accident lawyer team assists the injured and vulnerable in Highland and throughout Northern Illinois in insisting on the best possible compensation for their damages, and we do not let up until you get it. Your life can change in a fraction of a second because of another person’s irresponsible behavior, and Burger Law will fight by your side to make sure you get the justice and economic security you are owed for your injuries.
In more than three decades of experience, our car accident lawyer team has delivered upwards of $175 million in verdicts and settlements for our Illinois clients. If you were harmed because someone else broke the rules of the road, see the value of your case by filling out our complimentary personal injury calculator.
According to reporting from Illinois Department of Transportation, in 2020 there were 246,752 motor vehicle collisions in the state, which caused 72,989 injuries and 1,195 fatalities. In 2021, almost 50 percent of deadly wrecks happened in metropolitan areas such as Chicago and Cook County. Over 25 percent of Chicago and Illinois crashes involved alcohol and over a third of the drivers who died had drunk alcohol before the collision. Illinois is the 10th most dangerous state for winter driving, and the 10th most dangerous state altogether.
While there is the atypical collision that may be unavoidable, such as an animal running out in front of your car, close to every Highland, IL traffic crash is avoidable. Human error is the principal cause of traffic collisions, as it causes 94 percent of crashes. When you are left to pick up the pieces after you are hurt owing to a driver’s inattention or thoughtless actions, you may experience a wide array of emotions, such as vulnerability, distress and apprehension about how you will pay for all the medical bills, particularly if you have to miss work. You do not have to go through this process by yourself. Every car accident lawyer at Burger Law has devoted their life to offering expert and compassionate advocacy and legal counsel to injured individuals and families in Highland, IL. We will help safeguard you and your family’s future by winning you complete compensation not only for your medical bills, but for any mental or physical agony and inconvenience you experienced. Call us now at (312) 500-HURT to start on your road to recovery.
There are myriad ways in which people can get injured on the road. The National Safety Council has determine 23 factors that commonly contribute to auto collisions. Below are some of the most frequent causes that your Burger Law car accident lawyer sees in Highland, IL:
Drunk driving and drug-impaired driving are major causes of death and injury in car collisions cases. About 28 people lose their life each day due to driving while intoxicated, or one person every 52 minutes. Drunk driving wrecks are one of the only cases in personal injury lawsuits where you may also be able to get punitive damages. When we sue drunk drivers on your behalf, we do it so they know precisely how dangerous and impulsive their actions were.
Multitasking is a myth. While we may trust ourselves to multitask behind the wheel, frequently to save time, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ascribed 3,142 deaths to distracted driving in 2020. It is never worth those two extra minutes to finish getting dressed in the car.
Texting and driving can reduce a driver’s reaction time more than when they are impaired by alcohol.
According to reporting from 2020 Illinois Crash Facts and Statistics, of the 246,752 motor vehicle accidents in Illinois, 32.9 percent entailed speeding, including 37.3 percent of wrecks that resulted in injury and 44.9 percent of deadly accidents. Speeding is hazardous because it significantly lessens the reaction time of both the at-fault driver and others on the Highland, IL roads, and it produces more force in crashes.
While many people know about the risks of distracted driving or drunk driving, driving while drowsy has similar effects to driving while impaired. Losing merely two hours of sleep is the the same as having three beers. Drivers should always pull over to the side of the road and rest if they are feeling fatigued.
You cannot sue the weather, but the Illinois Rules of the Road puts in place clear safety measures that drivers need to bear in mind in poor conditions, such as signaling far before making a turn in fog or expanding following distance when in winter conditions. If someone else in Highland, IL does not account for weather conditions and causes you injury, your Burger Law car accident lawyer will be able to hold them liable for negligent driving.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that faulty components were the chief factor in approximately 2 percent of traffic accidents. Manufacturers must safely design vehicles, test them and issue recalls whenever a defective components is discovered. If your injuries were caused by defective brakes or an airbag that did not deploy, your Burger Law car accident lawyer will help you file a claim against a manufacturer.
Regardless of the cause of your damages, the Highland, IL car accident lawyer team of Burger Law will discover the reason your crash transpired, find out who is at fault, hold them accountable and get you maximum compensation for your damages. We pride ourselves on offering skilled and understanding legal representation to Highland, IL residents who have been harmed through no fault of their own, irrespective of of their economic standing. If a careless driver hurt you, call a Highland, IL Burger Law car accident lawyer right away at (312) 500-HURT.
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In order to win your claim, your car accident lawyer must prove the five elements of negligence found in tort law:
If you were partly to blame for your car collision in Highland, IL, your car accident lawyer will still be able to get you a financial recovery, yet the total will be less. Illinois is a modified contributory fault state, which means that your recovery will be decreased by the portion of fault you share in your wreck.
Meaning, if you are granted $100,000 for damages sustained in a rear-end collision, but a jury finds that you are liable for 30 percent of the blame because you stopped suddenly, you will recover $70,000 in total. It is important to note that 735 ILCS 5/ §2-1116 states that:
The plaintiff shall be barred from recovering damages if the trier of fact finds that the contributory fault on the part of the plaintiff is more than 50 percent of the proximate cause of the injury or damage for which recovery is sought.
That means that if you are over 50 percent to blame for the accident, you will not be able to receive any financial recovery in Highland or anywhere Illinois.
Transferring responsibility onto you is a familiar tactic insurance adjusters employ to diminish claims or avoid paying them altogether. The Highland, IL car accident lawyer team of Burger Law stands up to bullies like insurance companies who implement dishonest tricks to eschew their obligation to pay you the money you are rightfully owed. If an insurance company in Highland, IL is unjustly attempting to place blame for your collision on you, call a Burger Law car accident lawyer now at (312) 500-HURT.
Following an injury in an auto accident, the state of Illinois’s statute of limitations lays out how long you have after the date of the injury to file your claim.
If you have been harmed in a motor vehicle accident, the clock is already winding down for when you can file your claim. Do not delay, reach out to a Burger Law car accident lawyer now at (312) 500-HURT to get justice and the best possible financial recovery for your injuries. We get to work on your case straight away and do not rest until we win your case.
Over 75 percent of people killed in car wrecks are drivers. Every Burger Law car accident lawyer has seen firsthand the wreckage that a negligent driver can cause. While you cannot always control what other people do, there are various measures you can take to ensure your own safety in addition to the safety of others on the Highland, IL roadways.
You can take every possible precaution when driving, but unfortunately the thoughtless actions of irresponsible drivers can still cause you harm. When you get hurt because someone else broke the rules of the road, you are owed complete compensation for all of your damages. Every Highland, IL car accident lawyer at Burger Law takes on and wins the tough cases, and knows how to attain great results.
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You should never have had to carry the financial, physical and emotional hardships of someone else’s selfish decisions and reckless behavior. Fortunately, the law provides a path to restitution, but you only have one opportunity to get it. Trust in a car accident lawyer in Highland, IL who has gotten results and won tough cases before. Burger Law persistently pursues litigation so insurance companies know we will settle for nothing less than the best possible compensation. Insurance companies are afraid of us because they know we use our hard work, knowledge, experience, tenacity and devotion to always get the best possible results for our Highland, IL clients and see them made whole again. When you hire a Burger Law car accident lawyer, we get started on your case at once and do not stop until you get the full financial recovery you deserve. Call a Burger Law car accident lawyer in Highland, IL today at (312) 500-HURT or fill out our online form for a complimentary consultation.
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