10/05/2017
HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE A PERSONAL INJURY CASE?
If you have been injured in an accident and you’re considering bringing a personal injury lawsuit, how do you know if you’ve really got a case? Here are a few things to consider:
First of all, if you suspect that you do have a personal injury claim, contact Goldsmith Law Firm, P.C. immediately at (312) 265-9722 or [email protected] to discuss whether or not you are entitled to compensation for your injuries. The time you have to act following an accident is limited, don't let the Statute of Limitations prevent you from recovering the damages you are entitled to!
ARE YOUR INJURIES DUE TO SOMEONE ELSE’S NEGLIGENCE?
Negligence is a legal term that describes an individual's careless behavior which causes or contributes to an accident. Generally, all people have an obligation, or duty, to act with ordinary and reasonable care in any given situation, and someone is considered to have been negligent when he or she fails to do so. In most personal injury cases, a person must be found negligent in order to be held responsible for someone else’s injuries.
DID YOU SUFFER COMPENSABLE DAMAGES?
Most recoverable personal injury damages are intended to compensate injured persons for their losses. Personal injury lawsuits generally seek to recover damages for the pain and suffering you experience as a result of your accident related injuries, for your permanent disabilities, to recover your related medical expenses both past and future, to recover your lost wages, and to recover for funeral expenses in wrongful death situations.
WERE YOU AT FAULT (EVEN PARTIALLY) FOR YOUR INJURY?
Sometimes an injured person’s contributory role in causing an accident can decrease their recoverable damages. For example, if you were partially at fault, or Comparatively Negligent for the accident that resulted in your injury, your recoverable damages award might be diminished by the percentage of fault attributable to your own actions which contributed to the accident.
Michael J. Goldsmith
Goldsmith Law Firm, P.C.
123 W. Madison Street, 20th Floor
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: (312) 265-9722
[email protected]
Michael J. Goldsmith specializes in personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, trucking accidents, workplace injury, premises liability, nursing home malpractice and other law