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Skokie, Illinois was once referred to as Niles Center. The beautiful village is a suburb of Chicago located in Cook County. The community makes reference that it is the “World’s Largest Village.” Many of its residents have direct access to the Chicago Transit Authority, with direct connections to downtown Chicago.
Once a rich German farming community, Skokie became more of a residential suburban village after World War II. With a diverse population of well over 65,000 residents, many enjoy the attractions in parks in the community. This includes the North Shore Center of Performing Arts, Symphony Orchestra, Northlight Theater, and the Illinois Holocaust Museum.
The Skokie personal injury attorneys at Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers LLC represent residents and visitors of Skokie, Illinois who were injured in a serious accident or job-related incident. Was your loved one injured at work or involved in an accident? If so, we urge you to schedule an appointment to discuss your legal rights and options during a free case review with our law firm. Our law firm accepts every lawsuit and compensation claim through a contingency fee arrangement. This agreement postpones payment of our legal services until after our attorneys have successfully resolved your case through a negotiated out-of-court settlement or jury trial award. We provide every client a “No Win/No-Fee” Guarantee that will ensure you will owe us nothing if we are unable to obtain compensation on your family’s behalf. You have nothing to lose and compensation to gain. Contact us today.
The community has a strong economic base founded on many health science jobs, retail commerce and strong manufacturing. Pfizer, North Shore University Health System, and the Skokie Hospital are the main employers in town. This beautiful community has become highly populated in the last few decades, with a recent rise in personal injury cases filed in Cook County.
Hiring Skokie Personal Injury Attorneys
As a suburb of Chicago, Skokie has experienced a rise in truck accidents, where semi-truck trailers cause serious accidents with injuries. Eighteen-wheeler accidents can be catastrophic, causing serious injuries or even death. Many times, victims of a truck accident will hire a skilled team of Skokie personal injury attorneys to build a strong case in an effort to receive enough financial compensation for their injuries. Attorneys use a variety of methods for determining critical factors that could have caused the accident that include:
- An inexperienced truck driver
- Sleepy or tired driver
- Improperly loaded truck
- Improperly maintained truck
- Excessive speed
- Semi-truck driver failing to take necessary precautions while driving in dangerous weather conditions
- Truck drivers operating vehicles drunk or under the influence of drugs
Receiving Compensation For Injuries & Damage To Property
Anytime a victim is seriously injured in a semi-truck accident, it is essential they receive enough financial compensation to handle all of their ongoing and future expenses. Skilled Skokie personal injury lawyers work hard to ensure that their client receives the full amount of they are compensation their entitled to, including money for:
- Hospital bills
- Medical expenses for all injuries related to the accident
- Any major or minor damage to the motor vehicle involved along with any damaged property
- Past, current and future lost wages directly resulting from the injury
- Physical, mental and emotional pain and suffering
- Punitive damages through the court system to punish the driver and/or the driver’s employer for actions or inactions that caused the accident.
Time is always of the essence when filing a claim or lawsuit in a semi-truck accident. This is because Illinois tort law has an established statute of limitations based on the type of accident, and the length of time to file necessary paperwork. Because of that, it is essential to hire the skills of experienced Skokie personal injury attorneys as soon as possible.
Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers LLC can develop an effective plan or strategy for handling the case. The lawyers will work directly with the claims adjuster through the negotiation process to provide an adequate out-of-court settlement. In some incidences, the case may need to go to trial, which can be an wide-ranging and expensive process. In any event, the attorney will need to complete interviews and depositions along with possibly reconstructing the scene of the accident.
Fortunately, reputable personal injury attorneys work on contingency. This means that through a contingency agreement, the victim will pay no upfront fees, and the attorney will only receive payment for their services after an award at trial, or when a settlement has been reached out of court.
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