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A work injury can involve two cases: no-fault workers’ comp against your employer (820 ILCS 305/5(a)) and a third-party tort claim for full damages, plus the Section 5(b) employer lien that links them, reduced 25% for fees.
Illinois rideshare insurance depends on the driver’s app ‘period’ under 625 ILCS 57: Period 1 contingent $50k/$100k/$25k, Periods 2-3 primary $1M plus UM/UIM. Why proving the period decides your Uber or Lyft crash claim.
How Illinois UM/UIM coverage (215 ILCS 5/143a) and stacking rules can multiply the money available after a serious crash, and why signing a release too early can forfeit it.
What the RD number is, how to pull your Illinois Traffic Crash Report (625 ILCS 5/11-406), and why the officer’s “contributing factors” box does not decide fault.
How Illinois proves future-care costs in catastrophic cases: the life-care plan, the Frye methodology gate reaffirmed in In re Commitment of Simons (213 Ill. 2d 523), and Rule 702.
How Illinois construction-injury claims work after the Structural Work Act’s repeal: the Restatement § 414 retained-control doctrine, the evidence that decides it, and the comp lien.
Why insurers seek a recorded statement in the first days after a crash, when you must give one and when you can decline, and how Illinois (215 ILCS 5/154.6) limits claims tactics.
How to prepare for a deposition in an Illinois injury case: discovery and evidence depositions, the three-hour limit, objections, reviewing the transcript, how to answer, common traps, and remote depositions.
How medical liens and reimbursement claims are resolved in an Illinois injury settlement: the 40% cap under the Health Care Services Lien Act, Medicare, Medicaid, ERISA health plans, workers’ compensation, and the settlement statement.
How to preserve digital evidence after a Chicago crash: business, home, city, transit, and body-worn camera video, vehicle and fleet data, phone and rideshare app records, and the legal tools that keep them available.