What falls under the Illinois personal injury law?
Personal injury is a broad area of the law designed to provide economic compensation to a person who is injured due to the negligence of another person or …
corporation. Sometimes referred to as tort law, personal injury laws entitle injury victims to recover compensation for all past and future medical expenses, pain and suffering, permanent disability, and lost wages.
Most cases involve injuries sustained in car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, or slips and falls. Medical malpractice claims are also considered personal injury cases and may involve surgical errors, anesthesia mistakes, and birth injuries that occur during labor and delivery.
In the event that a person dies in an accident, because of a defective product, or due to medical negligence, the surviving family may pursue a wrongful death lawsuit. Most wrongful death cases involve a recovery for the deceased’s medical expenses, loss of economic support, loss of consortium, or loss of emotional support.
Other examples could include construction accidents, nursing home abuse, dog bites, motor vehicle accidents, birth injuries, premises liability cases, product liability cases, brain injury, and workplace accidents.