If you’re in need of legal assistance in central Illinois following an accident caused by the negligent of another person, Urbana personal injury lawyers at The Kryder Law Group, LLC Accident and Injury Lawyers, are here to help. Our experienced team is committed to supporting and advocating for fair compensation for Urbana’s accident victims.
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Common Types of Personal Injury Accidents in Urbana, IL
Each experienced personal injury lawyer in our law firm, has handled cases for clients like:
Car Accidents
Car accidents involve collisions between vehicles or with pedestrians, like a car accident involving a texting-while-driving incident.
Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice is negligence by healthcare professionals that cause patient harm and can encompass things like a birth injury, misdiagnosis, or medication error.
Slip and Fall Accidents
These occur when a victim slips, trips, or falls due to hazardous conditions on someone else’s property. These often happen in busy retails stores, bars, and restaurants in Urbana.
Nursing Home Abuse
Abuse or neglect is mistreatment or lack of care of a resident of a nursing facility in Urbana.
Truck Accidents
When smaller passenger vehicles, crash with large commercial vehicles, the injures can be devastating. If you’ve been injured, it’s important to hold a negligent truck driver, trucking company, or manufacturer responsible.
Motorcycle Accidents
Common on busy roads, motorcycle accidents may result in debilitating injuries to the rider including road rash, head injuries, broken bones, or worse.
Construction Accidents
When a worker is involved in mishaps at construction sites, they can end up with a serious injury like those suffered when falling from scaffolding.
Workers Compensation
Illinois law requires all employers to carry insurance to provide benefits to employees injured on the job that covers lost income and medical care.
Wrongful Death Claim
Fatalities caused by someone’s negligence or misconduct, like accident victims of a drunk-driving crash, may qualify for a wrongful death claim.
Apartment Fires
Apartment fires are blazes in residential complexes, often due to negligence, like unattended cooking or electric heaters.
Boating Accidents
Mishaps on water vessels, often due to reckless operation, like a speed boat collision incident.
Other Personal Injury Cases our Urbana Personal Injury Attorneys Represent
Our team of Urbana personal injury attorneys also represent seriously injured victims suffering from:
Dog Bites
Pedestrian, E-scooter, or Bicycle Accidents
House Fires with Injuries
Swimming Pool Accidents
Funeral Home Negligence
Catastrophic Injury
Birth Injury
Rideshare Accidents
Common Types of Injuries in Personal Injury Claims
A personal injury case often involves injuries like traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, fractures, burns, emotional trauma, and psychological distress.
Types of Financial Compensation for a Personal Injury Victim
A skilled personal injury attorney can help you recover monetary compensation for your losses, including:
Hospital bills, medical bills (past and future) and other expenses related to medical care
Lost wages and earning capacity
Pain and suffering
Property damage
Emotional distress
Loss of enjoyment of life
What Is My Case Worth?
An Urbana personal injury attorney considers factors like the severity of the injury, extent of the negligence, medical costs, loss of income, and the impact on the client’s quality of life to determine the value of a case. A frank conversation with an experienced injury lawyer can help you determine what your case is worth.
How Long Will It Take to Settle My Personal Injury Lawsuit?
The timeline to settle a personal injury lawsuit is influenced by various factors. A straightforward negligence claim, a cooperative defendant and insurance company, and clear evidence of negligence may expedite the process; whereas, disputes over liability or complex injuries requiring ongoing medical attention could prolong the case.
Contact an Urbana Personal Injury Lawyer Today
Do not face this difficult time alone, call us at The Kryder Law Group, LLC Accident and Injury Lawyers for a free consultation. During the free initial consultation, our Urbana personal injury lawyers discuss the details of your case, evaluate its potential worth, and outline the legal strategies available.
Call Us for a Free Consultation
This meeting allows you to ask questions, learn about the process, and decide on the best way to proceed with your personal injury claim.
Urbana Personal Injury Lawyer
$7.5 Million
Recovery for a construction worker injured when a support wall fell and struck him. (Highest award on record for a construction injury in DuPage County at the time).
$3.2 Million
Recovery for a construction worker injured when he fell in an uncovered foundation trench, ranking as the highest award on record for a construction injury in McHenry County at the time.
$3 Million
Recovery for the family of a man struck by a garbage truck that was making an illegal turn.
$2.2 Million
Recovery for a salesman injured in an automobile collision.
$2 Million
Recovery for a man struck by a speeding vehicle as he waited for the CTA bus.
$1.5 Million
Recovery for a truck driver that was struck by another car on the expressway while his vehicle was disabled.
$1.4 Million
Recovery for a computer programmer that slipped and fell in the washroom at work.
Recovery for a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in a parking lot. At the time, this was the second-highest recovery on record in DuPage County for a similar injury.
$800,000
Recovered for a disputed wrongful death claim against a trucking company. The company denied they were involved in the collision.
$660,000
Recovery for a truck driver that was injured while unloading his trailer.
$550,000
Recovery for a person who slipped and fell in a grocery store.
$550,000
Recovery for a woman who injured her neck in a motor vehicle collision.
$500,000
Recovery for a pedestrian that was struck by a vehicle while standing on the sidewalk.
$460,000
Recovery for a truck driver that tripped and fell in the parking lot while making a delivery.
$450,000
Recovery for a dental assistant who slipped and fell at work on an unnatural accumulation of ice.
$425,000
Recovery for a union worker struck by a speeding vehicle.
$425,000
Recovery for a passenger in a vehicle struck by an inexperienced driver.
$415,000
Recovered for a woman that required neck surgery after aggravating an existing neck injury in a truck accident.
$400,000
Recovery for a lab technician injured while transporting equipment.
$370,000
Recovery for a construction worker injured on faulty equipment at a construction site.
$315,000
Recovery for a motorist struck by a falling utility pole.
$310,000
Recovery for a person injured in a motor vehicle collision.
$300,000
Recovery for a bicyclist struck by a vehicle.
$250,000
Recovery for a young woman struck by another vehicle.
$250,000
Recovered for a woman who sustained a partial finger amputation and other injuries in a rollover car accident. (Policy Limits)
$250,000
Recovered for a man injured in a motor vehicle collision.
$250,000
Recovered for a 60-year-old woman involved in a car accident. (Policy Limits)
$250,000
Recovered for a man hit by a semi-truck while operating a go-cart.
$240,000
Recovery for the injured party struck by another vehicle.
$235,000
Recovery for a person injured in a motor vehicle collision.
$235,000
Recovery for an inventory clerk injured when shelving toppled onto her.
$219,000
Recovery for a restaurant patron that slipped and fell in the bathroom.
$200,000
Recovered for an airline employee struck on the runway at O’Hare International Airport.
$190,000
Recovery for a person injured in a motor vehicle collision.
$175,000
Recovered for a child injured by fireworks at a fourth of July celebration.
$170,000
Recovered for a person injured when she slipped and fell exiting a major retail store.
$150,000
Recovered for a woman who fractured her leg when she was struck by a vehicle.
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