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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.
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 follows the Kahn v. James Burton foreseeability standard for attractive nuisance claims involving children injured by swimming pools, trampolines, construction sites, and similar hazards.
Learn how the open and obvious doctrine works in Illinois premises liability cases, including the distraction and deliberate-encounter exceptions recognized in Bruns v. City of Centralia.
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Not every surgical mistake qualifies as a “never event,” but that does not mean you have no case. Free consultation with a Chicago injury lawyer.
Yes, a delayed cancer diagnosis can be medical malpractice in Illinois even if the cancer was eventually caught. Here is what Illinois law says.
Illinois is a strict liability state for dog bites under the Animal Control Act (510 ILCS 5/16). Free consultation with a Chicago injury lawyer.
Birth asphyxia means a newborn’s brain was deprived of oxygen before, during, or shortly after delivery. Free consultation with a Chicago injury lawyer.