Illinois Auto Accident Attorneys
A traffic accident can change your life forever. If you were injured in the crash, you may be facing life-long disability and chronic pain. And it is not just those injured in the accident who suffer. A traffic accident can derail your entire family’s future. But that does not have to happen. An experienced auto accident lawyer can protect your legal rights and fight for justice for you.
Types of Illinois Traffic Accidents
An experienced Illinois auto accident lawyer can help you recover maximum compensation in any type of traffic accident case including those involving one or more of the following:
- Car, van, SUV or passenger truck
- Motorcycle
- Bicycle
- Pedestrian
- 18-wheeler
- Garbage truck
- Bus
- School bus
- Taxi cab
- Rideshare service
- Limousine
- Shuttle bus
- Rental car
- Messenger service
- Rollover
- Single vehicle accident
- Multicar pileup
- Defective vehicle
- Defective roadway
- Distracted driver
- Drunk or drugged driver
- Hit and run
- Uninsured or underinsured motorist
- Construction zone
- Railroad crossing
- Catastrophic injuries such as brain or spinal cord injury
- Wrongful death
Drunk Driving Accidents in Illinois
Drunk driving accidents are still far too common, and they often result in debilitating or fatal injuries. If the drunk driver is a repeat offender there is a good chance that they are also uninsured and unable to pay for your injuries even though you are likely to win a lawsuit against them.
In Illinois, you may be able to recover compensation from the bar, restaurant, store or other vendor that sold or provided the alcohol to the drunk driver who caused your injuries or the death of a loved one, under the Dram Shop Act. There is a cap on the damages you can receive and you only have one year to file your lawsuit, as opposed to the two years you have to file suit against the actual drunk driver.
Most states with dram shop laws only hold establishments liable if they serve someone who is visibly intoxicated or under the legal drinking age. Illinois allows injury victims to sue alcohol vendors simply because they provided the alcohol, as long as you can prove that the alcohol they served caused the intoxication that caused your accident.
If you have been injured in an auto accident in Illinois or if you lost a loved one in a fatal crash, please contact one of the experienced Illinois auto accident lawyers in this directory to schedule a free consultation.