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Suffering a personal injury caused by another's negligence can be emotionally draining, traumatic, and expensive. In addition to the physical consequences, the victims are often left with mounting medical bills, lost wages, pain, and suffering.

Were you injured in an auto accident through medical malpractice, or did you lose a loved one in a preventable death caused by another's negligence? The personal injury attorneys at Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers, LLC can take care of all the legal heavy lifting involved and ensure your family receives the full and fair settlement you deserve.

Call an experienced personal injury lawyer today at (888) 424-5757, a toll-free phone call, or fill in the contact form to schedule a free consultation. All information you share with our law office remains confidential through an attorney-client relationship.

Champaign, Central Illinois, Facts and Statistics

The area was founded in 1855 when the Illinois Central Railroad came within just 2 miles of West downtown Urbana. In 1860, the citizens renamed West Urbana to Champaign, Illinois.

Champaign, Illinois, is about 124 miles south of Chicago, with farm communities in its backyard, and has a 22.457 square-mile landmass. The city is built on high ground and drains its water overflow from Boneyard Creek into the Embarras River and the Kaskaskia River.

Its sister city, Urbana, IL, shares the campus of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Champaign is known as the hub of Silicon Prairie due to the university and many technology companies, such as Caterpillar, Deere, and Dow Chemical.

Champaign County

Champaign County citizens say the area has everything. The big city environment and culture are close by, as is the comforting nature of rural life and the stimulation of a big-time college campus. The Midwestern city, with a population of more than 88,900 (2019 figures), has been called one of the nation's best places to live if you are looking for a healthy work-life balance.

Significant employers in Champaign include the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Carle Hospital, Champaign Unit Four School District, Kraft Hines, and Christy Clinic. Landmarks include the Art Theatre Co-op, The Virginia Theatre, Campus town, Orpheum Children's Science Museum, and Krannert Art Museum.

Local area interstates and freeways include Interstate 57, Interstate 72, & Interstate 74, US 45, US 150, and Illinois Route 10.

By all counts, Champaign, Central Illinois, is an excellent and safe place to live. If you are a resident of Champaign, then you can rest easy knowing that experienced Champaign accident attorneys are only a telephone call or email away. We have the professional experience to care for any legal problems involving you and your family.

Personal Injury Definition

As part of civil tort law, personal injury allows injured people to file a lawsuit against any party that caused them harm to get a legal remedy and recover damages. The personal injury system was designed to financially compensate or "make whole" an injured party who has suffered harm caused by another's intentional or negligent conduct.

A personal injury attorney typically specializes in various practice areas, including motor vehicle accidents, surgical mistakes, defective products, premises liability, harmful drugs, nursing home abuse, and wrongful death.

Various situations could be involved in a personal injury case, including:

Accidents - Most Champaign, IL personal injury cases involve injury victims harmed in motor vehicle crashes, pedestrian accidents, and motorcycle crashes . Other potential accidents leading to a personal injury lawsuit include slip and fall incidents , birth injuries , surgical mistakes, and drowning .
Intentional act - Any person harmed by another's intentional act can file an injury claim based on assault, battery, or another intentional tort.
Defective product - Many product designers and manufacturers face civil lawsuits and injury claims when their consumer product, vehicle component, pharmaceutical medication, medical device, or other product is unreasonably dangerous or defective.

Under "strict liability" law, civil lawsuits can be filed against the designer, the manufacturer, or the distributor of a defective product, even if the product never actually harmed anyone.

Negligence - In Illinois, negligence is a leading contributing factor in most personal injury claims and lawsuits where the victim suffered some harm caused by someone else’s negligence. These cases include slips and fall injuries at grocery stores, elder home neglect, drunk driving accidents , and medical malpractice that led to severe injury or wrongful death.
Defamation - Any individual making a defamatory statement that causes another person harm could face civil action to stop the defaming and provide financial compensation to make the injured party "whole" again.

A successful Champaign, Central Illinois, personal injury attorney will represent clients who have suffered severe injuries, including traumatic brain injury, spinal cord damage, amputation (dismemberment), disfigurement, scarring, cuts, and lacerations.

Typically, personal injury attorneys deal directly with insurance companies and claims adjusters to help the injured parties settle their cases or present evidence before a judge and jury. Statistically, approximately 95% of all personal injury cases are resolved during a negotiating settlement meeting where the plaintiff's lawyer argues with the defendant's legal team to reach an agreement.

If the defendant or their insurance company makes a bad faith offer and does not provide sufficient compensation based on the case's value, the injured party can file a lawsuit and take the case to trial.

Champaign Personal Injury Lawyers

Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers, LLC proudly serves people injured in central Illinois. Our Urbana-Champaign, IL, personal injury attorneys represent individuals and families who have suffered a severe injury or fatality due to someone else’s negligence.

All of our central Illinois motor vehicle accident cases are handled on a contingency fee basis. There are no legal fees charged unless we successfully recover compensation for you.

Types Of Personal Injury Cases

Many of our past and current Champaign, IL, personal injury cases involve:

Bicycle accidents
Car accidents
Cerebral palsy & birth injuries
Construction accidents
Medical malpractice cases
Medical negligence
Truck accidents
Motorcycle accidents
Slip & fall accidents
Nursing home neglect
Pedestrian injury
Sexual abuse
Wrongful death

Contact our office today and begin the legal process to resolve your claim.

Safety First in Accident Prevention

Auto accidents number about ten million yearly in the United States. Even with all the technological improvements, crashes usually happen because one driver is at fault. Proving who the at-fault driver is, requires gathering the relevant evidence from the accident scene.

Illinois is a "fault" car insurance state, meaning that the person legally judged to be at fault must compensate the person or persons who suffered physical and emotional trauma, plus any property damages because the accident occurred.

The minimum car insurance requirements in the state are:

$20,000 covering injury or fatality of one person
$40,000 covering injury or fatality of two persons
$15,000 covering property damage

If you are involved in an auto crash or a motorcycle accident, we will work towards recovering compensation for all your injuries and losses.

Experienced Champaign Lawyers

As Champaign personal injury lawyers, we can potentially recover financial compensation for personal injuries through negligence laws on your behalf in the following areas:

Worker’s compensation accidents: If you as an employee were injured while performing your duties at your place of employment, through someone else’s negligent actions
Truck and car accidents: If you were injured or a loved one suffered a fatality in a truck or car accident, due to another person’s negligence
Defective equipment or malfunction: If you were injured due to a broken and defective product or parts of the product malfunctioning.
Medical malpractice cases: When you were injured due to the negligent care of a doctor or hospital staff.
Elder home abuse: If you or a family member has been neglected or abused in a senior care facility.
Medical negligence and wrongful death cases: If you suffered an injury due to using the incorrect medication or dosage.

Champaign, IL Personal Injury Lawyer FAQs

Our lawyers know that many families have unanswered questions about what many insurance companies require to file a compensation claim. An attorney from our law firm has answered some of those questions below.

Call our law offices today at (888) 424-5757 toll-free phone call, or fill in the contact form for additional information to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation. Let our legal team protect your rights and ensure you receive an adequate financial settlement.

What Is Personal Injury?

Personal injury is built on civil tort law, dating back to British common-law rules. Most personal injury cases are based on negligence, intentional act, or strict liability that involves damages sustained by an innocent victim.

A personal injury attorney typically represents clients involved in automobile accidents, medical malpractice claims, slip and fall incidents, birth injuries, senior home abuse, defective products, or wrongful death claims. In strict liability cases, a designer or manufacturer could be held liable for any personal injuries caused by a defective product.

Do People Hire Personal Injury Lawyers After Motor Vehicle Accidents?

Hiring an experienced personal injury lawyer immediately after being involved in a car crash can ensure that the law firm can quickly gather evidence, speak to eyewitnesses, and build a compensation case for their client. The possibility of obtaining maximum compensation increases tremendously when obtaining legal services from a professional attorney handling car accident cases.

Usually, an experienced personal injury attorney will hire medical experts to verify medical records, accident reconstructionists, and financial advisors to understand what happened and what the injured party will need during and after the healing process. Lawyers typically obtain full and fair compensation to cover their clients' expenses, including loss of wages, medical bills and physical therapy, lost future earnings, physical and emotional pain, and suffering.

What Does It Mean to Settle A Personal Injury Case?

A lawyer working on behalf of clients can settle cases by agreeing to accept money in exchange for dropping the lawsuit against any individual, business, or government agency that injured victims. In exchange for the negotiated settlement amount, personal injury victims will sign releases absolving the defendants of further liability.

An injured individual should only accept the settlement offer until speaking with a personal injury attorney who can evaluate the case's value based on a realistic assessment of the evidence and facts surrounding the case. Attorneys will ensure that fair compensation is recovered on any negligence claim.

What Happens If I File a Civil Lawsuit?

A personal injury attorney can help you seek justice through the legal system and file a civil lawsuit against any individuals, businesses, or government agencies that have injured you. Once the case is filed, you will become the plaintiff (injured party), and those you file against will be the defendants (responsible parties).

Your injury lawyer will represent your legal issues and argue with the defendant's professional legal team concerning all case matters. Your lawyer will gather facts, exchange documents, take depositions and submit interrogatories as a part of the discovery process.

Once every step of the discovery process has been completed, the lawyers will begin negotiating, attempting to resolve the claim without taking the case to trial. Usually, resolving a case requires a combination of negotiation skills and ensuring that the client's rights are being protected on both sides.

Does A Personal Injury Claim Have to Be Filed Within A Specific Time Frame?

Under Illinois law, the injured party typically has two years from the date of the crash or incident to file a claim based on the statute of limitations. Any individuals waiting too long, past the time-restricted deadline, forfeit their ability to seek compensation from potential defendants at any time in the future.

A personal injury attorney with years of experience can ensure that the injured parties can file a claim or lawsuit to obtain compensation before the statute expires.

What Are the Different Types Of Compensation You Can Claim?

There are three types of compensation you can claim, economic and noneconomic damages or punitive damages.

Non-economic damages refer to compensation for non-monetary losses such as:

Pain and suffering
Emotional toll and distress
Loss of consortium
Loss of companionship
Loss of enjoyment of life
Mental anguish

Economic damages refer to compensation for monetary losses such as:

Hospital bills
Past and future medical expenses
Loss of use of property
Cost of repairs to property
The cost of rehabilitation and therapy
Lost wages due to time off from work
Loss of past and future earning capacity due to a temporary or permanent disability
Funeral and burial costs in a wrongful death claim

Punitive damages or "exemplary damages," are monies that are paid to punish a defendant for negligence. Punitive damages are used to make an example of the offender and prevent any other person from acting in the same wrongful manner.

Champaign Attorneys At Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers, LLC Are Here for You

Champaign, Illinois, is a desirable location to work and live in, and by helping accident victims, Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers, LLC fights to keep it that way.

Are you an injured party of an accident or personal injury with extensive medical bills? Did you sustain serious injuries? If so, put our lawyers' commitment and years of experience to work for you.

Contact a skilled personal injury attorney at (888) 424-5757 or use the contact form for more information on bicycle accidents, motorcycle crashes, truck collisions, and other personal injury case types.

Our personal injury lawyers have a proven track record and years of dealing directly with insurance company claims adjusters throughout Illinois, including in Cook County.

Our legal team provides injured people with the best legal advice in handling their personal injury claims and will seek to obtain compensatory and punitive damages on your behalf.

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Jonathan Rosenfeld was professionally objective, timely, and knowledgeable. Also, his advice was extremely effective regarding my case. In addition, Jonathan was understanding and patient pertaining to any of my questions or concerns. I was very happy with the end result and I highly recommend Jonathan Rosenfeld. Michonne Proulx

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Extremely impressed with this law firm. They took control of a bad motorcycle crash that left my uncle seriously injured. Without any guarantee of a financial recovery, they went out and hired accident investigators and engineers to help prove how the accident happened. I am grateful that they worked on a contingency fee basis as there was no way we could have paid for these services on our own. Ethan Armstrong

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This lawyer really helped me get compensation for my motorcycle accident case. I know there is no way that I could have gotten anywhere near the amount that Mr. Rosenfeld was able to get to settle my case. Thank you. Daniel Kaim

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Jonathan helped my family heal and get compensation after our child was suffered a life threatening injury at daycare. He was sympathetic and in constant contact with us letting us know all he knew every step of the way. We were so blessed to find Jonathan! Giulia

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Jonathan did a great job helping my family navigate through a lengthy lawsuit involving my grandmother's death in a nursing home. Through every step of the case, Jonathan kept my family informed of the progression of the case. Although our case eventually settled at a mediation, I really was impressed at how well prepared Jonathan was to take the case to trial. Lisa

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