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(314) 500-HURTPersonal Injury Attorney North Chicago, Illinois. Burger Law’s North Chicago, IL personal injury attorneys demand justice when you have been harmed. Call us at (312) 500-HURT or send us a message right away when you or a loved one have been injured by another person’s negligence.
When your day to day life or entire future are thrown off course because another person’s behavior left you injured, you deserve to be restored. In Illinois you can make a personal injury claim to recover financial compensation for your damages, but to truly get justice, you need a trustworthy and reputable North Chicago, IL personal injury attorney representing you, fighting fiercely for you and your future and demanding maximum payment for your injuries and damages.
The North Chicago, IL personal injury attorneys of Burger Law have more than 70 years of combined experience fighting on behalf of those who have been wronged and holding negligent people accountable. We will do the same for you. Having recovered more than $170 million for our deserving clients, we are the North Chicago, IL law firm you want on your side.
A personal injury case can arise from all kinds of situations. If you suffered injuries because of something another person did or did not do, you could have a personal injury claim in Illinois. Personal injury cases are cases of preventable injuries that are caused by negligence. If it was not for that person’s inattention or recklessness, you would not be injured.
When you have been injured through no fault of your own, it is important to get prompt medical care and speak to an experienced personal injury attorney in North Chicago, IL as soon as possible. If you have been hurt, call (312) 500-HURT now. Some of the most common types of personal injury claims our North Chicago, IL attorneys handle and win are described below.
Traffic wrecks involving one more more vehicle often lead to injuries. If someone else’s behavior, such as another driver, behaved in a way that caused an accident and injured you, you may have an Illinois personal injury claim. Motor vehicle-related personal injury cases can come from any number of various causes and can involve cars, trucks, busses, motorcycles, pedestrians, bicycles and other vehicles and types of transport.
Car collisions and other motor vehicle accidents can happen due to all kinds of variables. A few of the most frequent causes of car accidents include speeding, distracted driving, drunk driving and drugged driving and drowsy driving. While many of us have seen figures that tie human error to around 95% of car crashes, often there are also external factors at play such as poor weather, poor lighting and other road conditions. Nevertheless, if another driver or other individual caused you to be injured in a motor vehicle accident in North Chicago, IL, you may have a right to recover compensation in a personal injury claim. Burger Law’s personal injury attorneys in North Chicago, IL have more than 70 years of combined experience in car accident cases and the resulting injuries. We will help you receive a great recovery in your North Chicago, IL car accident personal injury case.
Construction accidents are one of the top causes of accidental injuries in North Chicago and the United States. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the U.S in 2020 there were 74,520 cases of injuries on the job resulting in time off work solely in the field of construction. And of all workplace violations recorded by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in 2021, five of the top ten most common violations applied to the construction industry. While an individual can become injured on the job in any environment and injurious events happen in all kinds of workplaces, there is no denying that construction sites can be dangerous, and accidents in construction often lead to serious injuries.
Some of the most common types of injuries and fatalities on construction sites are falls, being struck by an object, being crushed between two objects and equipment malfunctions. If you were hurt on the job while working in construction, you may have an Illinois workers’ compensation claim through your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance.
In many cases of those who have been injured on Illinois construction sites, the primary means of recovery will be from a personal injury claim in Illinois. If you were on the construction site for work purposes, you could also make another claim against a third party — a negligent person involved in the cause of your accident, and if you were injured outside of work, your only remedy will be a personal injury claim. Your North Chicago, IL personal injury attorney from Burger Law will help you make sense of your options for legal recourse and demand maximum compensation from all liable parties. After you have been injured on a construction site, you must speak to a personal injury lawyer in North Chicago, IL has experience winning cases involving construction accidents. Our expert personal injury team in North Chicago, IL will bring you the recovery you deserve.
Injuries caused by falls are numerous. Even the most graceful among us will trip or stumble at some point. When it comes to personal injury cases, most fall injuries happen due to a hazardous condition that the person in control of the property neglected to fix or warn visitors of. This could be a slip and fall accident — such as when the gas station employee neglects to get a sign up in a timely manner to warn about a wet floor or the landlord of a retail complex neglects to clear ice and snow from the parking lot after a snow storm — or a fall from a height — it could be that a hole in the floor has no markings, covering or rope around it to make visitors aware of it or a broken piece of wood on an old deck or staircase gives out under a standard amount of weight.
Each year, there is an average of 8 million emergency room visits in the United States due to slip and fall accidents. While a slip and fall might sound like a minor, albeit embarrassing incident, that is unfortunately not always so. In fact, slip and fall accidents lead to more than half a million hospitalizations and 20 thousand deaths every year in the United States. While anyone can fall when a property is unsafe, older adults are most vulnerable and likely to be severely injured or killed in slip and fall accidents.
Slip and fall and other falling accidents can happen at a residence, at work or another place like a store, an attraction or a cafe. When you are harmed because of a dangerous condition on someone else’s property, you may file a premises liability personal injury claim in Illinois. The North Chicago, IL personal injury lawyers of Burger Law have more than 70 years of experience helping slip and fall and other premises liability victims win full compensation.
If you are like all of us at Burger Law’s North Chicago, IL personal injury law firm, you love dogs. In fact, some of our staff regularly foster dogs and other pets who need loving homes. Still, we realize that dogs sometimes bite, and those bites can cause major injuries. According to the CDC, there are around 4.5 million dog bite incidents in the country annually. Many of them are minor and can be treated with simple over-the-counter home measures; about 800,000 dog bite injuries are significant enough to require some kind of medical treatment. If you are bitten by a dog that you did not provoke, and you become injured as a result, an experienced personal injury attorney in North Chicago, IL will work on your behalf and demand a great settlement for you.
Dog bites can cause a number of different injuries, depending largely on where on your body you were bit by a dog. Dog bite wounds range from light superficial scrapes to serious puncture wounds, broken bones and internal bleeding and damage in addition to permanent scarring and disfigurement. It is important to know, whatever initial injuries they inflict, dog bites come with a high risk of complication due to infection. It is vital to practice proper wound care and do anything you can to evade infections.
We humans can have a challenging time comprehending what a dog or any animal is thinking or feeling, and a dog bite attack can be an extreme shock. Understanding fundamental dog behavior can reduce the chances that you are bit by a dog and injured. Dogs bite when they are threatened; they might feel scared, startled, trapped, in pain, or could be trying to protect or guard something they care about — even a member of the family. An innocuous action could be perceived as a threat and trigger the dog to go on the offense. This can happen with any dog, but is most likely in dogs with the trauma of abuse. We all have a duty to treat dogs with respect and protect them from an environment that could be threatening, but this does not give dogs and dog owners an excuse or free pass to bite. You could have an Illinois personal injury claim if a dog bit you and injured you in the North Chicago, IL area. Burger Law’s personal injury attorneys in North Chicago, IL possess extensive experience in dog bite cases and will demand that you get maximum compensation for your dog bitedamages.
When you receive medical care from a professional, they must adhere to a certain standard of care. Health complications happen, but you should be confident that your physician is qualified to treat you and will treat you to the best of their ability. You should not face the worry of encountering a preventable injury because of the failures of your doctor. When your medical care provider fails to give the care that “a reasonably prudent and careful health care provider would have under similar circumstances,” causing you to be injured or get sick in a way that you would not have otherwise been, you can file a medical malpractice claim in Illinois civil court. Burger Law’s North Chicago, IL medical malpractice lawyers have helped those in North Chicago injured by their medical providers recover millions of dollars in compensation and will do the same for you.
Preventable injuries due to medical provider error is often expensive and, sometimes, lethal. In fact, current estimates attribute up to 400,000 deaths per year, earning medical errors the designation of number three cause of death in the country. When a physician prescribes the wrong dosage or medication, fails to document critical information to another treating physician, makes a surgical error or misses a treatment or diagnosis that they should have realized, and you become sick or injured as a result, it is important to speak to a personal injury lawyer in North Chicago who has worked and won cases involving medical treatment failures. Cases against medical professionals and entities are very convoluted, and you need an attorney in North Chicago, IL with talent and experience leading the charge in your recovery.
Some personal injury cases arise from the use of a consumer product that is defective and dangerous. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is the federal agency responsible for enacting and enforcing the legal standards regulating consumer products t shield the public. When a a manufacturer releases a product that is found to violate these standards or poses undue safety hazard when used, the product will be recalled by the CPSC. You have a right to further legal remedy. If you were injured by a product that was dangerous, you deserve to make a recovery in a personal injury claim in North Chicago, IL. If a manufacturer irresponsibly sells a product to the public that is dangerous to use, you have a product liability case in North Chicago, IL.
Any kind of product could lead to an Illinois product liability case if it is dangerous. If you used a toy or game, an article of apparel, hygiene product, sports good, household item or any other consumer good and were injured as a result, Burger Law’s North Chicago, IL personal injury attorneys specializing in product liability claims will help you recover and hold the manufacturer responsible. You could even have a case if you are injured in a car accident or machine accident because of a defective automobile or machine part. Product liability injuries are also caused by medical equipment and pharmaceutical goods which are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. If your prescription medication or medical device damages and injures you, call (312) 500-HURT right away to discuss your case with a Burger Law personal injury attorney.
While no exact data is available, the Bureau of Justice Statistics estimated that in 2005 – the last year with available data – about 26,950 civil cases went to trial. Sixty percent, or 16,170, of those cases were personal injury claims. As only four to five percent of personal injury cases go to trial, there are likely over 400,000 personal injury claims in the United States annually.
Our North Chicago-based Illinois personal injury attorney team has seen injuries caused by negligence can occur in a variety of accidents and know how to build your case and demand your full compensation. Call our North Chicago, IL personal injury team now at (312) 500-HURT to discuss your case for free with an experienced North Chicago, IL personal injury attorney.
In personal injury claims, you are legally entitled to economic damages, noneconomic damages and, in some rare cases, punitive damages. The amount of compensation you receive will depend on the severity of your injuries, how they have impacted you financially, emotionally and physically and the skill of your personal injury attorney in North Chicago, IL.
Economic damages have clear monetary value, and will typically be the sum total of all of the money you spent or lost because of your injuries. Examples of economic damages your Illinois personal injury attorney in North Chicago, IL will help you receive are:
Noneconomic damages are less tangible, and are meant to compensate you for the physical and emotional pain you experience from your accident. According to 735 ILCS 5/ §2-1115.2, the state of Illinois states that noneconomic loss is, including but not limited to:
Punitive damages seek to punish the liable party for gross misconduct and to deter future misconduct. According to 735 ILCS 5/ §2-1115.5 stipulates that in order to receive punitive damages, your personal injury attorney must prove:
by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant’s conduct was with evil motive or a reckless and outrageous indifference to a highly unreasonable risk of harm and with a conscious indifference to the rights and safety of others.
The burden of proof is much higher than the preponderance of the evidence standard used to award noneconomic and economic damages. In Illinois, punitive damages cannot be more than three times the economic damages you receive.
The North Chicago-based Illinois personal injury attorney firm at Burger Law investigates every aspect of your case and insists that you recover the maximum compensation possible. Only you know the full scope of the consequences your injury has had on your life. If you have been playing piano since you were a child and now no longer have use of your hand, it is impossible to put a true dollar amount on how your injury has affected you. The North Chicago and Illinois personal injury attorney team at Burger Law does everything possible in order to help make you as whole as possible. We know how to put North Chicago, Illinois insurance agents, judges and juries in your shoes and ensure you receive the best possible financial recovery for your injuries.
You did not deserve to be injured by a negligent actor. It is not fair that you now have to deal with pain and disability, the hassle of ongoing medical care, the emotional trauma of the incident, and many other consequences ranging from inconveniences to major limitations and life changes. You have a chance to recover and be made whole, but you have only one shot, limited time and will need the help of an experienced professional. Burger Law’s North Chicago, IL personal injury attorneys will fight for your recovery and demand justice in the form of maximum compensation for you.
Our North Chicago, IL personal injuries are committed to not only providing you the best available legal representation and advocacy from collecting evidence at the beginning of your case to securing full compensation by negotiating a great settlement to bring this matter to a close, but also to offering you the resources and education you need to feel confident and prepared as a plaintiff in your personal injury case. Check out our wealth of online resources from ebooks, podcasts, videos, a directory of resources in the state of Illinois.
Do not waste another moment; speak to a personal injury attorney in North Chicago, IL today. Call (312) 500-HURT or reach us online to speak to an experienced lawyer about your case today.
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This law firm is absolutely amazing. They took on my case, when nobody else would! They fought hard for me when it seemed there was no hope. They kept me informed and always asked for my input before making decisions on my case. Gary puts himself into every case unlike most law firm owners. Gary and his team really care about every one of their clients, and fights hard to get you a fair settlement. They actually won my case out of court, and then reduced my fees to make sure I could get my car fixed and be able to get back to some normality. I would recommend Burger Law over and above any other firm! If you go somewhere else you aren’t getting the best!
7 months ago I am very happy with the staff at Burger Law. I mostly worked with Michael Sheldon, and he did an amazing job. I trusted him completely with my case, and he did not disappoint. I would definitely recommend this team if your ever in need of good attorneys.
3 months ago Burger Law Firm is fantastic. Laura and Genevieve were so amazing and helpful throughout the entire process. They helped me with my personal injury case every step of the way and succeeded at getting me the results I desired.
a year ago We had a great experience with Burger Law for representing us after a serious car accident. Truly impressed by how professional and supportive the entire team is. And, many thanks to Genavieve and Laura – you are amazing!
a year ago They did an amazing job on my case! Communication with them was great!!! Kept me informed and in the loop with everything that was going on!!! Will definitely be the 1st ones I’ll call if ever I’m in another accident!!! Thank you very much!!!
5 months ago Let me tell you something about Burger Law.. they are so attentive and kind. Jennifer is my savior!! I love the whole team!!! They are truly a miracle team!! I appreciate their business and would recommend it to others.
2 months ago Absolutely the best law firm in the St. Louis area. No matter the size of your case you are treated as if you are the only client on the roster. Will explain anything thoroughly and they work around your availability. Very impressed and appreciative of the service.
11 months ago Gary and Casey took great care of me for 2.5 years as my lawsuit was finally settled. I feel he helped me achieve justice for me and my 4 children after their father died from medical malpractice and neglect. Thanks to Gary, my kids now have a great start to their college and adult lives. Thank you Gary and Casey, for fighting for us so hard at our most trying and difficult time in our lives thus far. Love and God bless from my family to yours!
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Genevieve and Laura have assisted me in my personal injury claim and have made the process so much less stressful. They are extremely knowledgeable, professional, and attentive. Laura is always on top of everything and very sweet. I had no idea how to navigate this process and they have made me feel at ease and like they truly cared about the outcome.
It has been a long 4 years, but it is finally over! Burger law did a great job handling my case. Grant Doty answered all my questions, promptly returned my phone calls, frequently kept me updated and insured me that he was fighting for me. Jennifer Zini also did a wonderful job, great customer service. It was pleasure getting to know the Burger Law team!
After a driver unexpectedly pulled out right in front of my motorcycle & I suffered injuries, the at-fault driver’s insurance company offered me a $10,000 settlement. I hired Burger Law & they won a $109,000 settlement. I was very happy with the outcome. They were easy to work with & fully explained each step of the process & kept me informed along the way.
At Burger Law | St. Louis Personal Injury Lawyer, we are a team of personal injury attorneys who have earned many distinctions and peer-reviewed awards for our civil litigation and trial work in Missouri and Illinois. A few of the honors we have earned include the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Top 100 Trial Lawyer Award, a Martindale-Hubbell AV rating, Super Lawyers selection as one of the top attorneys in the field of personal injury and board certifications in Civil Litigation.
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