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Learn how Illinois law holds landlords liable for carbon monoxide poisoning in apartments, including CO detector requirements under 430 ILCS 135 and negligence claims.
MDL and class action lawsuits are not the same. In an MDL under 28 U.S.C. § 1407, your case keeps its individual value. In a class action under FRCP 23, recovery is shared. Most mass tort injury cases are MDLs.
Illinois tolls the injury statute of limitations for minors until age 18, giving them until age 20 to file. Settlements over $10,000 also require court approval and a restricted account under 755 ILCS 5/19-8.
You can switch personal injury lawyers at any time under Illinois law, but your former attorney retains a lien on your case under 770 ILCS 5. Learn what that means for your recovery.
Claims against the City of Chicago, CTA, Park District, and Chicago Public Schools must be filed within 1 year under 745 ILCS 10/8-101 — half the standard Illinois deadline. Learn the rules.
735 ILCS 5/2-1303(c) requires defendants to pay 6% annual prejudgment interest from the complaint filing date, with a 5-year cap and a settlement-offer offset mechanic. Learn how it works.
Illinois families can pursue nursing home wrongful death cases under three statutes: the Wrongful Death Act, the Survival Act, and the Nursing Home Care Act. Learn how each applies.
A special administrator represents an estate in an Illinois wrongful death case. Learn who can serve, when one is needed, and how the Cook County appointment process works.