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1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law, Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation for Illinois on
Q: Can I sue my employer after developing chronic degenerative orthopedic diagnosis that was likely caused by my job?

I, 33 year old female, was recently diagnosed with lower lumbar facet arthrosis. I was told by my chiropractor that this typically isn't seen in patients my age, this is something that occurs in older patients. I have been working at a factory for over 12 years and believe this diagnosis was... View More

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Aug 16, 2023

First of all, when you are injured at work, you can never sue your employer. Your sole remedy is to file a claim with the Illinois Worker's Compensation Commission. To succeed in a Worker's Compensation claim, it is essential that you provide a sound causation opinion from a credible... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Civil Rights for Illinois on
Q: A neighbor was bulling me and wss making load noises at 2 am i thought he was shooting a

So i walked over and plitly ask him to stop he choked me out can i sue him i have pic , went to doctor

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Jul 8, 2023

You should have called the police. There was no reason for you to confront your neighbor. Nobody believes that you were polite at 2:00 AM. That said, your neighbor cannot commit a battery on you (choke you). If you were injured AND the neighbor was convicted, you MAY be able to recover for your... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Landlord - Tenant for Illinois on
Q: A Realtor moved my pregnant girlfriend and I into an apartment with a gas leak and mold and told me i was wrong about it

We were coughing up mucus and just not feeling healthy the whole time we were there. It was a back and forth hassle with everything and then they ended up saying I was wrong and didn’t know what I was talking about. We got out of the lease because the other apartment they tried to move us into... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Jun 19, 2023

An Illinois attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. In terms of the personal injury aspect of your matter), you could reach out to attorneys to discuss. However, some firms are reluctant to handle mold cases - the symptoms and correlations to an incident can be... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice for Illinois on
Q: Doctor hit me during a procedure and tried it with the local anesthesia not working do I have legal action?
Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Apr 26, 2023

What is the procedure? What is the protocol for that procedure? Does your insurance require that the procedure be performed with a local? Was a local ineffective on you in the past? What harm, if any, did you suffer? General anesthesia carries many risks (including that you may not wake up)... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury, Car Accidents and Construction Law for Illinois on
Q: Is there a minimum bridge clearance for a unposted overpass in the city of Chicago

I hit an unmarked overpass that belong to the railroad with my semi trucking done considerable damage to the trailer

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Apr 26, 2023

An Illinois attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. Until you're able to consult with a local attorney, you could look into whether the Chicago Department of Transportation has information on this. Good luck

1 Answer | Asked in Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury for Illinois on
Q: What if after 10 years another Dr tells you that you had unnecessary surgery
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Apr 22, 2023

An Illinois attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for four weeks. No one here can say whether your surgery was unnecessary, or whether your situation is a matter of differing medical opinions. You'd need to consult with an Illinois med mal firm to discuss - a health care... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice for Illinois on
Q: Thanks for reading! I'm wanting to know if I should speak to a lawyer about my father's care in a skilled nursing..

Facility. I ordered his chart after he passed away to see if any testing was done that could've provided treatment needed and found that the issue of a failing liver was not addressed with any of us and additional testing was never ordered. Upon request of myself the nursing home called 911... View More

Joel Gary Selik
Joel Gary Selik
answered on Mar 19, 2023

Yes you should Consult with experienced nursing home/medical malpractice attorneys in your state.

3 Answers | Asked in Personal Injury and Products Liability for Illinois on
Q: while cycling a part of the fork shot into my eye, my eye had to be removed and could not be saved, is this case solvabl

While I was riding the thread on the right upper part got loose and part of the fork shot out. The pressurized part hit firstly my face (my cheekbone was broken) and then it hit my right eye so badly that it damaged my eye completely (eye nerve was damaged, eye was broken onto 3 parts, lower eyelid... View More

John Michael Frick
John Michael Frick
answered on Feb 10, 2023

It sounds like you have sustained damages from the part coming off sufficient to justify a product’s liability action.

I would take the bicycle and fork part to a competent lawyer in the county where the incident happened with experience in products liability law. Also bring your medical...
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2 Answers | Asked in Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury for Illinois on
Q: Piece of foley balloon left inside of my bladder after I had my C-section in December 2021

Doctors thought it was a tumor from ultrasounds I had until I had my cystoscopy done, and we seen that it was part of the foley balloon. So it was in my bladder for thirteen months.

David Wolkowitz
David Wolkowitz
answered on Feb 15, 2023

You are of course correct if you think surgeons should not unintentionally lave items in your body after surgery. It sound like you might have a strong case for medical malpractice. However, consider that the amount of damages you might recover depends upon various factors, and is not clear cut.... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Nursing Home Abuse, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death for Illinois on
Q: Can you sue a John Doe or John Doe corporation as the Defendants in a nursing home neglect civil suit in Illinois?

My situation is, my mom fell or was dropped in a nursing home, a lawyer called me and said he was on the case 1y and 9m later he called and said he passed the case to another firm but that firm had no records and urged me to get the records which has pushed up to the deadline to file tomorrow. The... View More

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Dec 16, 2022

On your facts, the statute of limitations (SOL) is two years. You need to file on or before that date. No attorney or law firm was "on the case" unless your mother signed documents, hiring that attorney or that law firm. The SOL is all that matters. Whether your mother hired two... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Landlord - Tenant and Personal Injury for Illinois on
Q: There was a bad leak that caused mold nothing was done for 3 years now my rent is raised and my family is sick all the

Landlord wouldn't do any repairs for years and there was a leak and mold every where my son is always sick and now that she fixed it she raised the rent from 925 to 1200 what can I do I do not want to sign a new lease

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Dec 23, 2022

An Illinois attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. I'm sorry for your family's ordeal. For the personal injury aspects of your question, reach out to local attorneys to try to arrange a free initial consult. Unfortunately, not all injury law firms handle... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury for Illinois on
Q: I fall down on landlord property off the broke deck stair and broke tailbone
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Dec 28, 2022

An Illinois attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for three weeks. There wasn't a question here, but it seems likely you are wondering about your rights. If that's the case, try to arrange a free initial consult with an Illinois personal injury attorney. A law firm... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury for Illinois on
Q: is the hotel responsible for a escalator fall if if the person is intoxicated?

My brother and I had just gotten on the escalator. I was in front and him behind. I fell backwards on top of him. Even though the escalator continued to go up we stayed at the bottom. Both of us received many lacerations. I received several on my right calf. My brother received several on his calf,... View More

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Nov 29, 2022

On your facts, there was no defect or malfunction of the escalator. Rather, you lost your balance from drinking too much and fell backwards, on your brother which caused him to fall. If you were overserved in a hotel bar or restaurant, it may be possible for you or your brother to bring a... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Civil Litigation, Libel & Slander and Personal Injury for Illinois on
Q: State Agency Rep committed slander and put Red Flag report on person after 40 second phone call.

SBDC office rep was to transfer me to their office manager to go over business plans for services. The Receptionist spoke to me for 40 seconds. After, transferred me. She then continued to file a State police complaint claiming I was a threat to society. Googled my name, saw images of me over... View More

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Nov 23, 2022

You cannot sue a State Agency in Civil Court. You must sue them in the Court of Claims and then only after filing a Tort Claims Notice (usually within 6 months). That is probably a very bad idea for many reasons, including limited recovery and a long wait time to be paid.

The suggestion...
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1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Appeals / Appellate Law for Illinois on
Q: Can't find the decision before Ill Appellate Court First District in 1997: Moll v. Mt. Prospect Fire Dept.Pension Fund.
Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Oct 18, 2022

There are no reported Decisions involving a litigant by the name of "Moll" and "Mount Prospect" from the late 1980's, to present. It would be helpful to know why you are looking for it/what proposition it stands for. Please provide that information and I'll check.

2 Answers | Asked in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice for Illinois on
Q: medical injury cannot find lawyer due to case won't net enough of money for their law firm any suggestions? arbitration?

i feel the doctor should be held accountable for causing me additional injury pain and suffering here in life!

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Oct 18, 2022

I do not know anything about your situation. If a law firm has confirmed to you that the physician's actions constituted medical negligence, you can always file a complaint with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. That is the State agency that licenses all... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Domestic Violence and Personal Injury for Illinois on
Q: Victim lures defendant to place where no contact order is to humiliate cyber bully attack and cause distress to cause ha
Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Sep 18, 2022

You only provide part of the scenario. The way this works is that you need to ask a question so that we may respond. Please repost with a question.

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Education Law for Illinois on
Q: My son is in 1st grade, today he was hit multiple times by another student who he doesn’t even know.

He’s never even spoken to this kid. He walked up to my son during lunch and started kicking him and hitting him. There is supposed to be lunch attendants making sure this stuff doesn’t happen. No body helped until my son was crying. His friend was screaming and asking for help. A teacher came... View More

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Aug 31, 2022

There have always been bullies. There probably always will be bullies. There is no law to invoke. If the school has a zero-tolerance policy about violence, the aggressor should be reprimanded. Request a meeting with the principal to express your concern and to request that the student be... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury for Illinois on
Q: Could screaming be assault if directed at a stroke victim in a real estate office owner doing the screaming
Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Jul 23, 2022

There are no lottery winners in personal injury. If you have a doctor who provides a nexus between the screaming and the stroke, THEN we can ask if the stroke was a foreseeable consequence of the screaming. Probably not.

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury, Civil Rights, Identity Theft and Land Use & Zoning for Illinois on
Q: First of all house. My house at 7229 South Harvard in Chicago they took me to court I w o n of my case a rule 23 return

The managers in the work program man have stole all my stuff then I got me to the other building they change my rent to $1,000 or $37,000 I they won't take me to court and I can't get nobody help me how to build a change my property my unit told me I wasn't the owner but they... View More

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Jun 23, 2022

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