Kankakee Car Accident Lawyer
Compensation For Your Car Accident
If you or someone you care about has been injured in an accident involving a motor vehicle, a good Kankakee, IL car accident lawyer may be able to help the victim seek compensation for expenses that are the result of their injuries. Pioletti Pioletti & Nichols has been helping people with legal matters since 1938 and today is a full-service law firm that specializes in many different areas of law, including personal injury and car accidents. We have several offices in Illinois and one in Missouri, and we are available by phone and email 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays. If you or someone you love has been injured, call us any time of the day or night, any day of the year.
Car Accidents
Even though most people who get into car accidents do not mean to do this, the reality is, that they are not accidents, they are car crashes caused by one or more persons or entity’s negligence. This can be the negligence of another person who is operating a motor vehicle, riding a bicycle, or even a pedestrian. Sometimes car collisions are caused by poorly maintained or marked roads and when this happens, the fault can be placed on a public or private entity, such as a Department of Transportation or a construction company. If you have been injured in a car “accident” caused by negligence, even if you were partially at fault, you may be entitled to compensation. A good Kankakee car accident lawyer can help you determine whether or not your situation warrants your enlisting the help of a lawyer who is experienced with successfully defending the rights of accident victims.
Compensation For Your Injuries
Illinois is an at-fault state which means that the driver who is found to be at-fault for causing a collision is responsible for compensating the parties who were injured physically and/or suffered material damage, such as to the car, motorcycle, or bicycle they were operating or a passenger of. Illinois requires that drivers carry liability insurance with minimum coverages of $25,000, per person for bodily injury, $50,000 per accident for bodily injury, and $20,000 per accident for property damage. These amounts are only what the state requires drivers to carry and are not guarantees of the compensation you may or may not be entitled to. The severity of your injuries and the expenses that they have already incurred and that they are projected to incur, as well as your pain and suffering, will determine the amount that your lawyer decides is appropriate to ask for. If the negligent party’s insurance does not agree to the amount you are asking for, you may need to file a lawsuit.
If you need a trustworthy and skilled Kankakee car accident lawyer on your side fighting to get you the maximum amount of compensation you are entitled to, contact the compassionate team at Pioletti Pioletti & Nichols for a free consultation any time of the day or night, any day of the year.
