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(314) 500-HURTCar Accident Lawyer in Palatine, IL. If you were injured on the road due to another person’s negligence in Palatine, IL, call a Burger Law car accident lawyer immediately at (312) 500-HURT or contact us online for a free consultation. We help our clients in Palatine and anywhere in Northern Illinois secure the best possible compensation for their damages. We do not charge any fees until we win your case.
In a perfect world, everyone would drive carefully without harming anyone. In a slightly less perfect world, when people cause others injuries they would take responsibility for their behavior and their insurance company would give you full compensation without you having to fight for it. In the real world, irresponsible drivers all too often do not want to be held accountable for hurting you and their insurance companies will do anything possible to diminish your claim. That is where Burger Law steps in. Our car accident lawyer team assists the injured and vulnerable in Palatine and throughout Northern Illinois in insisting on full and fair compensation for their damages, and we do not let up until you get it. Your life can be upended in the bat of an eye because of another person’s reckless actions, and Burger Law will fight by your side to make sure you get the justice and financial security you deserve for your injuries.
In over 30 years of defending the rights of the vulnerable, our car accident lawyer team has secured more than $175 million in verdicts and settlements for our Illinois clients. If you were hurt because somebody else broke the rules of the road, see the value of your case by using our complimentary personal injury calculator.
According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, in 2020 there were 246,752 traffic collisions in the state, which led to 72,989 injuries and 1,195 deaths. In 2021, nearly half of fatal accidents happened in metropolitan locales like Chicago and Cook County. Over 25 percent of Chicago and Illinois crashes involved alcohol and over a third of the drivers killed had drunk alcohol before the collision. Illinois is the 10th most hazardous state for winter driving, and the 10th most dangerous state in general.
While there is the rare accident that may be unavoidable, such as an animal jumping in front of your automobile, just about every Palatine, IL auto accident is avoidable. Human error is the main cause of motor vehicle crashes, as it causes 94 percent of crashes. When you have to pick up the pieces after you are hurt owing to a driver’s inattention or irresponsible behavior, you may undergo a wide range of emotions, such as vulnerability, distress and uncertainty about how you will get out from under the rising pile of the medical costs, especially if you have lost wages. You do not have to go through this process alone. Every car accident lawyer at Burger Law has pledged their career to offering expert and passionate support and legal representation to injured residents of Palatine, IL. We will help preserve you and your family’s future by winning you the best possible financial recovery not just for your medical expenses, but for any mental or physical distress and inconvenience you experienced. Call us immediately at (312) 500-HURT to take the first step toward becoming whole again.
There are a lot of ways that people can become injured on the road. The National Safety Council has established 23 factors that typically cause car wrecks. Below are some of the most common causes that your Burger Law car accident lawyer sees in Palatine, IL:
Drunk driving and drug-impaired driving are main causes of fatalities and injury in auto collisions cases. About 28 people die each day due to driving while intoxicated, or one person every 52 minutes. Drunk driving collisions are one of the only instances in personal injury lawsuits where you could also be able to collect punitive damages. When we sue drunk drivers on your behalf, we do it so they know just how dangerous and irresponsible their actions were.
The idea that we can multitask is a lie. While we may trust ourselves to multitask behind the wheel, frequently to save time, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration attributed 3,142 deaths to distracted driving in 2020. It is never worth those two extra minutes to finish eating breakfast in the car.
Texting and driving can lessen a driver’s reaction time more than when they are drunk.
According to data from the 2020 Illinois Crash Facts and Statistics, of the 246,752 auto collisions in Illinois, 32.9 percent involved speeding, including 37.3 percent of crashes that led to injury and almost half of fatal collisions. Speeding is hazardous because it considerably reduces the reaction time of both the at-fault driver and others on the Palatine, IL roads, and it causes more force in accidents.
While many people know about the dangers of distracted driving or drunk driving, driving while fatigued has similar effects to driving while drunk. Losing merely two hours of sleep is the the same as drinking 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 establishes clear safety procedures that drivers need to bear in mind in inclement conditions, such as signaling much before making a turn in fog or expanding following distance when it is snowing. If another person in Palatine, IL does not drive responsibly for weather conditions and causes you injury, your Burger Law car accident lawyer will be able to hold them responsible for negligent driving.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that defective components were the main factor in about 2 percent of traffic crashes. Manufacturers must safely manufacture vehicles, test them and issue recalls whenever a faulty components is discovered. If your injuries were caused by faulty brakes or an airbag that did not deploy, your Burger Law car accident lawyer will help you make a claim against a manufacturer.
No matter the cause of your damages, the Palatine, IL car accident lawyer team of Burger Law will discover the reason your crash took place, determine who is to blame, hold them responsible and deliver you full and fair compensation for your damages. We pride ourselves on offering professional and understanding legal advocacy to Palatine, IL individuals and families who have been harmed through no fault of their own, regardless of of their financial status. If a reckless driver injured you, contact a Palatine, IL Burger Law car accident lawyer now at (312) 500-HURT.
Check out some of the links below to see the great results Burger Law’s Palatine, IL car accident lawyer team has gotten for our clients:
In order to prove 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 auto crash in Palatine, IL, your car accident lawyer will still be able to secure you a financial recovery, although the total will be less. Illinois is a modified contributory fault state, which means that your compensation will be lowered by the percentage of fault you share in your crash.
Meaning, if you are granted $100,000 for damages experienced in a rear-end collision, but a jury finds that you share 30 percent of the blame because you stopped abruptly, you will collect $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 share over half at fault for the collision, you will not be able to collect any financial recovery in Palatine or anywhere Illinois.
Shifting fault onto you is a familiar tactic insurance companies use to minimize claims or circumvent paying them at all. The Palatine, IL car accident lawyer team of Burger Law stands up to bullies like insurance companies who utilize dishonest ploys to eschew their duty to pay you the money you rightfully deserve. If an insurance company in Palatine, IL is unjustly trying to place responsibility for your crash on you, call a Burger Law car accident lawyer now at (312) 500-HURT.
After an injury in a motor vehicle collision, the state of Illinois’s statute of limitations dictates how long you have after you sustain your injuries to bring your claim.
If you have been injured in an auto collision, the clock is already ticking for when you can make your claim. Do not delay, call a Burger Law car accident lawyer immediately at (312) 500-HURT to get justice and maximum compensation for your injuries. We start working on your claim at once and do not rest until we win your case.
More than 75 percent of people killed in traffic collisions are drivers. Every Burger Law car accident lawyer has seen personally the wreckage that a thoughtless driver can cause. While you cannot always control how other people drive, there are several actions you can take to protect yourself in addition to others on the Palatine, IL roads.
You can take every precaution imaginable when you get behind the wheel, but regrettably the negligent behavior of irresponsible drivers can still hurt you. When you get hurt because somebody else broke the rules of the road, you deserve maximum compensation for all of your damages. Every Palatine, IL car accident lawyer at Burger Law takes on and wins the tough cases, and knows how to achieve great results.
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You should never have had to carry the financial, physical and emotional burden of another driver’s poor choices and irresponsible behavior. Fortunately, the law offers a path to restitution, although you only have one shot to get it. Trust in a car accident lawyer in Palatine, IL who has achieved results and won the hard cases before. Burger Law persistently pursues litigation so insurance companies know we will settle for nothing but a full financial recovery. We intimidate insurance companies because they know we use our hard work, knowledge, experience, grit and devotion to consistently deliver the best possible results for our Palatine, IL clients and see them made whole again. When you hire a Burger Law car accident lawyer, we begin working on your case right away and do not stop until you get the full financial recovery you are owed. Call a Burger Law car accident lawyer in Palatine, IL today at (312) 500-HURT or fill out our online form for a free case review.
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