Much depends on the homeowner's insurance policy and what your living arrangements are. Do you pay rent? How long have you been living there? Is it a temporary or a permanent arrangement? The first thing I would do is ask you friend about his/her homeowner's policy and find out how you... View More

Yes. Oftentimes the defendants would include the part manufacturer. the designer, the distributor, end seller, etc. There may be a whole host of parties in any product liability lawsuit who had a hand in the product defect that caused harm to users.

With the assistance of counsel you will learn from the medical/hospital records who may have been providing the care that caused your injuries. You may also find that the hospital records do not reveal who that party might be, but consider getting the audit trail which will show each medical... View More

Yes. The reason to bring a lawsuit for medical malpractice is when a medical provider has acted or failed to act in such a way that was below the standard of care that caused an injury or death to a patient. Whether the doctor's license was revoked makes no difference as to bringing a viable... View More

Intent is different that negligence. Negligence is an unintentional act or omission by definition whose elements are duty, breach of duty, causation and damages. For example, a doctor does not intend to injure a patient, but can be negligent. A driver texting a friend does not intend to crash... View More

Yes. I can only assume that the product your speaking about was warranted by someone orally. That statement of warranty of this product would be difficult to prove up.

If you already filed the lawsuit on your own, you would send a notice to produce (request to produce documents) to the attorney representing the nursing home.

As long as you were not more than 50% at fault in Illinois you may recover for your injuries with a percentage of contributory negligence reducing your recovery. Some insurance companies pre-suit will try to assess the liability between its insured and you and thus make its offer by reducing the... View More

If you're referring to the insurance company of the party that may have cause this incident, then no you would wise to refuse to give a statement. If your own insurance company is calling you for a statement, then you would be contractually obligated to respond.

It depends on your claim. If the employee's acts or omissions were so egregious, the person's work history may be relevant and thus subject to discovery.

A life insurance policy is a contract that usually names a person or persons as beneficiaries. If you were named the beneficiary, no one else would be entitled to the proceeds. The insurance company would contractually bound to pay the proceeds to the beneficiaries, not to heirs of the decedent.

No. $10,000 is the threshold for both getting the probate court involved with the opening of a minor's estate and placing the funds in an acceptably safe, long term (or until majority reached) investment vehicle that the court would have to approve. It's not just the settlement amount,... View More

The product manufacturer who has published the recall should notify owners of the product with such notice. If the product is a car for example, that notice may be an actual mailed notice of the recall. If the recall is any variety of products out in circulation, it depends. For example, a home... View More

Optometrists do fall under the Illinois Medical Malpractice Act as a medical provider who does provide the service of a healing art professional under the statute; 735 ILCS 5/2-622, et seq.

In any product defect case we would want to include as potential party defendants the manufacturer, distributor, component part maker, if applicable, and the end seller.

When the offer to settle is deficient as to the issue of liability and damages, those cases go to trial. There is no set of facts that would turn on a decision to go forward with the jury trial or accept an offer. It truly depends on all of the circumstances surrounding the facts, the witnesses,... View More

Yes. If your father is competent, he should make the request.

Assuming the statute of limitations has not run, you would be able to bring a product defect case. The defective part is the key. Make sure to preserve it if you still have it or know where you can obtain it if your vehicle has been repaired. Please contact a local lawyer to sort this out, but I... View More

If the product was in fact defective you would have a claim for breach of implied warranty, product liability and the failure to warn possibly. The fact that fireworks are not allowed or used in Illinois is not a big problem given the expectation by the seller, distributor and maker of the... View More

You may have a claim against both. The softball park may however, if a park district or municipal run park, have protection from suit unless willful and wanton or gross negligence were shown, by your state's tort immunity law. Make sure to check that out with a local attorney. Otherwise, you... View More