Personal Injury

Personal Injury - November 11, 2025

When you’re recovering from an injury, managing a settlement can feel like you’re being pulled in every direction, especially when you’re suddenly responsible for managing more money than you’ve ever handled at once. Many injured people worry about losing benefits or not having enough to cover future medical needs. If you’re in that position, it’s…

Personal Injury - October 28, 2025

Any time someone causes you intentional or careless harm through their actions, it can be considered personal injury. Therefore, defamation is considered a personal injury if you suffer emotional distress or harm to your reputation. However, pursuing a lawsuit based on defamation, libel, or slander can be complicated and requires experienced help from a Chicago…

Personal Injury - October 20, 2025

If you’re hurt at work, you most likely will turn to workers’ compensation insurance instead of filing a claim against your company. Yet, you can sue your employer for a personal injury under some circumstances. Doing so requires a deep understanding of how workers’ compensation laws operate and what situations qualify for a lawsuit. Below,…

Personal Injury - September 19, 2025

When you’ve been hurt by someone else’s negligence or intentional behavior, you may decide you need to take legal action against them. Most attorneys are cautious and only accept cases they believe will be successful, but sometimes things go wrong. You may have the right to appeal, but only if a legal error occurred during…

Personal Injury - September 12, 2025

Like doctors, we expect all lawyers to know what they’re doing and serve our best interests. Unfortunately, some attorneys aren’t as skilled in certain kinds of lawsuits, and you may wonder, “Can I switch attorneys in a personal injury case?” While it doesn’t happen often, you do have the option to move to another law…

Personal Injury - August 25, 2025

Police officers injured in the line of duty or while performing other job-related activities can file for workers’ compensation in Joliet and other locations in Illinois. However, when the insurance company fails to honor the claim or when other circumstances apply, a police officer can sue for personal injury against those responsible. Doing so is…

Personal Injury - July 17, 2025

Yes, you can sue the city for negligence, but your personal injury case will have complications that those filed against a private party (person or corporation) won’t. Filing a claim for damages against a government entity or a government employee involves the legal concept of sovereign immunity. There’s also a much narrower statute of limitations…

Personal Injury - July 8, 2025

If you were seriously hurt and the insurance company refuses to pay what’s fair, your case might go to court. The process of a personal injury trial can seem overwhelming, especially if you’ve never been to court before. In a personal injury trial, your lawyer presents evidence to show how the injury happened and what…

Personal Injury - July 2, 2025

When individuals lose their financial stability due to mismanaged or embezzled trust funds, can the trust be sued for personal injury? Those who ignore their fiduciary responsibility to the trust’s beneficiaries can be held accountable for causing harm to others. With help from an Aurora personal injury lawyer, you can seek justice for careless or…

Personal Injury - May 2, 2025

One of the benefits of renting is that you aren’t responsible for many of the more expensive repairs of the property. This responsibility falls on the property owner or manager. You may be entitled to recover compensation if your landlord fails to address safety concerns that injure you. An Aurora personal injury lawyer with Horwitz,…