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Most Chicago personal injury cases settle in 6 to 18 months. Cases that go to trial take 2 to 4 years. The timeline depends on injury severity, liability clarity, and whether the insurer cooperates. Here is what each phase looks like.
Surgical never events — wrong-site surgery, retained objects, wrong patient, wrong procedure — are so clearly preventable that Illinois courts treat them as near-automatic proof of malpractice. Here is how these cases work and what victims can recover.
Attorney guide to Illinois anesthesia malpractice: common errors, the anesthesia record as evidence, proving the breach, and the catastrophic injuries that follow.
Attorney guide to Illinois personal injury legal fees: standard contingency rates, what’s included, case costs explained, and a worked example of net recovery.
Attorney guide to wrongful death standing in Illinois: who can be appointed personal representative, opening the probate estate, the next-of-kin hierarchy, and the survival action distinction.
Attorney guide to Illinois failure-to-diagnose cancer claims: standard of care, recurring scenarios, the 4-year repose trap, causation proof, and how stage difference drives case value.
Attorney guide to ERISA self-funded plan liens on Illinois personal injury settlements: why ERISA preempts state law, what controls the lien, and the levers that reduce it.
Attorney guide to the Illinois eggshell plaintiff rule: how aggravation cases work, what the insurance carrier argues, and how to develop the medical proof.
Attorney guide to Illinois wrongful death (740 ILCS 180) vs survival actions (755 ILCS 5/27-6): who recovers, what each covers, statute of limitations, and probate distribution.
Attorney guide to pain and suffering damages in Illinois personal injury cases: no statutory cap, multiplier vs per-diem methods, what moves the number up or down, and FAQs.