Personal Injury Lawyers in Lake County

Car accidents are one of the leading causes of preventable injury in Lake County. According to the most recent data, there are nearly 320,000 Illinois car accidents each year. These collisions are responsible for more than 1,000 deaths and nearly 68,000 injuries. More specifically, there are about 14,000 Lake County car accidents, resulting in about 40 deaths and 3,400 injuries.

However, if drivers were to take the necessary precautions when behind the wheel, almost all of these accidents could be avoided. The most common causes of car crashes include distracted driving, speeding, drunk driving and traffic violations.

Each year, there are more than 120 fatalities and 2,200 deaths caused by Illinois truck accidents. Ninety percent of those killed or hurt in a truck accident are other drivers, passengers, pedestrians and bicyclists.

Truck drivers have a legal duty to drive safely. However, they also face significant pressure from their employers to travel as many miles per day as possible. This creates tension between safety and efficiency, and truck drivers too often prioritize the latter. Drowsy driving, drunk driving and distracted driving are all common causes of Lake County truck accidents.

Motorcycle accidents make up only about three percent of all traffic accidents; however, they are responsible for nearly ten percent of traffic-related fatalities. Motorcycle accident victims face some significant hurdles when bringing a Lake County personal injury lawsuit, not the least of which is the misplaced belief that motorcyclists are aggressive drivers who are frequently at fault for an accident. At Briskman Briskman & Greenberg, we are prepared to negate this untrue assumption and show that your injuries were the result of another driver’s negligence and not your own.

Walking and cycling are common forms of transportation in Lake County. However, pedestrians and bicyclists have virtually no protection in the event of an accident and often suffer some of the worst injuries when struck by a car or truck. While pedestrian and cycling accidents make up less than three percent of all Illinois traffic accident victims, they represent nearly 20 percent of all fatal accident victims. If you have been injured in a Lake County pedestrian or bicycle accident, you need an attorney who is prepared to seek maximum compensation for your injuries.

When you go to the doctor, you assume that you will leave in better health than you arrived. However, that is unfortunately not always the case. Doctors are human and make mistakes. When a doctor’s mistake harms a patient, they can pursue a medical malpractice claim. Medical malpractice cases involve the professional negligence of doctors, surgeons, dentists, nurses or other healthcare professionals.

Property owners have a legal responsibility to provide a safe location for their invited guests. This includes taking the necessary steps to fix any known hazards and, in some cases, conducting regular inspections of the premises to identify unknown hazards. Slip and fall cases occur in many ways. Some of the most common causes include wet floors, uneven or cracked pavement, defective stairs, accumulations of snow or ice, electrical wires or other debris, poor lighting and bunched-up carpeting

Thousands of people are seriously injured or killed each year due to dangerous and defective products. Product liability cases allow accident victims and their families to pursue compensation from manufacturers after their dangerous or defective product causes an injury. Often, these cases do not require you to prove that the manufacturer was negligent, only that their product suffered a design flaw or manufacturing defect. You can also succeed in a Lake County product liability claim by establishing that the manufacturer failed to include the necessary warnings with the product.

Sometimes Lake County workplace accidents are due to the negligence of someone other than your employer. Independent contractors, customers, product manufacturers, vendors or negligent drivers can cause a workplace accident. If you were injured in an on-the-job accident caused by someone other than your employer, you can pursue a third-party workplace injury claim against them. These cases fall outside the scope of the Illinois workers’ compensation system, meaning you are not limited to pursuing a workers’ comp claim, as you would be if your employer was responsible for the accident.