Guide to Obtaining Compensation

For Your Personal Injuries

EVALUATING YOUR PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM

To determine whether or not you have a cause of action, David N. Rechenberg of Franks & Rechenberg, P.C., will consider whether another person's conduct wrongfully caused your injury. There are several kinds of wrongful conduct, negligence, intentional misconduct, and strict tort liabilities.

Negligence is the most common form of recovery for losses resulting from an accident. Motor vehicle collisions are the most common types of recoverable injuries. The law in Illinois holds individuals responsible for their own careless actions. In Illinois, if a driver disregards a stop sign and causes an automobile collision, that person would be responsible for your injuries. If you are injured in an intersection accident, you could be compensated for those injuries only if your portion of the fault for the entire accident did not exceed 50%. Any fault attributable to you would be deducted on a percentage basis from the amount of money you could recover for your injuries.

The law provides that you can recover money damages for injuries you received as a result of the Intentional Conduct of someone that had deliberately caused you harm. The most common example of an intentional tort is where a person hits you without your permission, or detains you against your will. There are various state statutes that make a person strictly liable for your injuries if they have engaged in dangerous activities such as keeping wild animals as pets, or manufacturing a defective or dangerous product. Attorney David N. Rechenberg will be able to review the facts of your case to determine if you have a strict liability claim that is compensable.