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FIND OUT WHAT YOUR CASE IS WORTH!
Personal injury victims can recover compensation for various damages. The amount they’re able to recover depends on a number of factors. Each case is unique and differs based on the situations and circumstances involved.
There’s no set amount for how much a personal injury claim can be worth. By filling out the form above, you can receive an estimate from our personal injury settlement calculator. For further questions or more information, contact The Illinois Hammer Injury Attorneys online or call 888-742-6637 for a free case evaluation.
How Much is My Personal Injury Claim Worth?
The nature and severity of your injuries will typically be the most influential factor in determining the value of your personal injury claim. How your injuries impact your life and how long those impacts will linger will determine the types of damages you can seek and how much they will be worth.
Economic damages, or those with a specific economic value, include lost wages and expenses like medical bills or property damage. Your injuries can influence economic damages based on how much medical treatment they require, how long they prevent you from working, and whether they force you into lower-paying work.
You may also recover for your non-economic damages, compensating for the more subjective impacts on your life. Pain and suffering, scarring, loss of enjoyment of life, and emotional trauma are examples of non-economic damages that can arise from your injuries.
The nature of the accident can also affect how much a lawsuit is worth. The severity of the defendant’s behavior, the strength of the evidence, and their insurance policy limits can all play into the value of a claim. If you can show that extreme negligence or malicious intent led to your injuries, you may also be able to recover punitive damages.
Some factors can decrease the value of your claim, such as preexisting injuries or sharing responsibility for the accident. Under Illinois’ modified comparative negligence standard, the compensation you can recover will be reduced in proportion to your share of the blame for the accident. You cannot recover any damages if you are more than 50 percent at fault for your injuries.
What Does a Contingency Fee Mean?
For over 30 years, our team of personal injury lawyers have won 97 percent of our cases and hammered insurance companies for more than $500 million in verdicts and settlements.
We work on a contingency fee basis, meaning you won’t pay us anything unless we recover compensation for you. Our fee is a pre-agreed percentage deducted from your award. You keep most of your award without any up-front costs or risks. If we lose, you won’t owe us anything.
Most personal injury firms use a contingency-based fee structure. Some will ask for a greater percentage of your award than others, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they would handle your case better than those who charge less.
The experienced attorneys at The Illinois Hammer will tirelessly pursue insurance companies until they pay the highest possible compensation. Personal injury claims rarely go to trial, but we are not afraid to take your case to court to win you what you deserve.
We fight with passion and genuinely care about your well-being, going above and beyond to ensure your peace of mind.
While our office is based in Chicago, we proudly serve clients across Illinois. If needed, we can even meet you at your home or in the hospital.
Are There Limits to How Much I Can Receive in a Personal Injury Claim in Illinois?
There are no strict legal limits on personal injury damages in Illinois. However, any applicable insurance policy limits can cap the amount you can recover. Insurance companies won’t agree to a settlement that exceeds their coverage limits.
Some policies contain separate limits for different types of exposure, allowing you to pursue additional damages even if some of your claims are capped. Illinois auto insurance policies are required to include a minimum limit for total liability, covering economic damages like medical bills, but might include a separate coverage cap or no coverage at all for non-economic damages like pain and suffering.
If You Have Questions Regarding the Potential Value of Your Personal Injury Claim, We’re Ready to Hammer Them Down!
If you’re curious about how much your lawsuit might be worth, fill out our personal injury settlement calculator form for an estimate. To get started on your claim, call us today at 888-742-6637. Our tenacious attorneys will hammer away at insurance companies until you get the compensation you deserve.
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