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If You Have Been Injured in an Accident in Cass County, Call the Virginia Personal Injury Lawyer at the Noll Law Office Today

Someone who is injured in a motor vehicle accident, slip and fall, nursing home incident, or any other type of injury-causing accident should contact an experienced Virginia personal injury lawyer at the Noll Law Office for help. Victims and their families may be entitled to compensation under Illinois law, including for pain and suffering, lost wages, medical bills, and other damages. Although no one thinks that they may be injured in an accident, statistics reveal that over 227,000 people are killed and another 50.5 million go to the doctor or hospital for personal injuries every year in the United States. In fact, accidental deaths are the third-leading cause of death for people under the age of 44 and the third-leading cause of death for all residents in Illinois. As for injuries, Illinois statistics reveal that the rate of injury for all types of accidents is roughly 394 per 100,000 residents, with falls being the top cause and traumatic brain injuries being the top injury.

Here at the Noll Law Office, their compassionate legal team can help victims and their families recover compensation for their personal injuries after nearly any type of accident in Cass County or anywhere else throughout Illinois. Whether you were injured in a motor vehicle accident, slip and fall, nursing home incident, or another type of negligent accident, their Virginia personal injury lawyer can help you and your family the compensation that you need and are entitled to under Illinois law. To learn more about your rights to compensation, schedule your free consultation by dialing (217) 414-8889.

How a Virginia Personal Injury Lawyer Can Help You

At the Noll Law Office, their compassionated and skilled legal team understand that suffering a personal injury can be a life-altering experience. That’s why their dedicated team of secretaries, paralegals and personal injury lawyers are committed to helping victims and their families navigate the complex legal system and recover the compensation that they need and deserve under Illinois law. That’s why the Noll Law Office offers clients and their families the following:

  • Free initial consultations to evaluate your case
  • They can meet you at the hospital, your home, over the phone, virtually, or at their law office
  • Direct communication with your attorney and paralegal throughout your case
  • Thorough investigation of your accident and injuries/damages
  • Use of expert witnesses when necessary to support a claim
  • Stern negotiation with insurance companies and defense lawyers, focusing every effort to obtain a pre-commencement settlement whenever possible
  • Should a defense lawyer or insurance carrier fail to play fair, they can protect your rights be commencing a lawsuit and seeking your legal remedies in court
  • All litigation costs and expenses are paid upfront by their law office, and they are only reimbursed after a recovery is made from your favor
  • All legal fees are paid from a percentage of what is recovered for you, and only after a recovery is made on your behalf
  • Cases are not farmed out to new associates across Illinois, but handled locally at the Noll Law Office by the people that you meet with, and
  • Other personalized and dedicated services that most other law firms do not offer, but as fifth generation lawyers, both Sarah Noll and Dan Noll offer to their clients and their families.

Types of Compensation You May be Entitled to Under Illinois Law

Personal injury victims in Illinois may be entitled to “damages,” which is what relief that a court could award a party in a lawsuit. Although there are many different types of damages, monetary compensation is often the type of damages that are awarded in personal injury cases. Generally, there are two categories of monetary damages, and many different types of damages under each category. What is available to victims and their families may vary depending on the type of case and the type of injuries, which is why an experienced Virginia personal injury lawyer should always be retained to review your case.

The two categories of damages and their various types include the following:

Economic Damages

Economic damages are a type of damages that can be calculated without much difficulty. That could be adding up medical bills to be reimbursed, or determining the difference in salary between a pre-accident and a post-accident carrier change. Sometimes the calculations can be performed by a party’s attorney, but other times an expert may be needed – especially if the other party is contesting any calculations.

Some of the most common forms of economic damages include the following:

  • Medical bills, including reasonably proven future medical bills
  • Lost wages
  • Lost earning capacity, also known as lost future earnings
  • Property damage
  • Rehabilitation costs and nursing care
  • Home or vehicle modification expenses
  • Medical equipment costs
  • Medication expenses, and
  • Other costs related to a personal injury accident in Illinois.

Non-Economic Damages

In contrast, non-economic damages are those which are not calculable. These are damages that are intangible and often require subjective proof (what the victim feels or experiences) and objective proof (what can be established by other means, such as imaging studies or testimony from a doctor). Oftentimes this type of damages is the largest component of a lawsuit, and is usually the most important aspect of a case to focus on. As a result, it is also the most contested by a defendant or insurance carrier.

Some of the most common types of non-economic damages that a victim may be entitled to include the following:

  • Past pain and suffering – from the date of the accident to the date of recovery
  • Future pain and suffering – an estimate based on the number of remaining years that a victim will likely live from the date of the recovery
  • Loss of consortium, affection, services, guardianship, guidance, education, and other familial services between the victim and a spouse, but also between children, parents, siblings, and other family members or dependents
  • Permanent disability or disfigurement (usually as part of pain and suffering)
  • Mental anguish and emotional distress, and
  • Other injuries related to the actual harm sustained in an accident that a Virginia personal injury lawyer at the Noll Law Office could recover for victims and their families.

Types of Cases the Noll Law Office Can Handle

Personal injuries could happen in a number of different ways, most often due to the negligence of a defendant that could have been prevented. Some of the most common types of personal injury cases that the Virginia personal injury lawyers at the Noll Law Office could handle for you include the following:

Car Accidents

Vehicle collisions remain one of the leading causes of personal injury throughout the United States, including right here in Illinois and Cass County. There are many different types of car accident, and some of the most common that the Noll Law Office could handle for you and your family include the following:

  • Head-on collisions
  • Rear-end accidents
  • T-bone crashes
  • Multi-vehicle accidents
  • Distracted driving incidents
  • Drunk driving accidents
  • Road rage or aggressive driving
  • Side-swipes
  • Rollovers
  • Single-vehicle accidents, and
  • Any other type of serious car accidents in Virginia, IL.

Trucking Accidents

Commercial truck accidents often result in catastrophic injuries due to the size and weight of these vehicles. Although there are many similarities to other types of car accidents, trucking accidents are unique because of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations that govern commercial vehicles like big rigs, semi-tractor trailers, tankers, buses, flatbeds, and other big rigs.

Liability in 18-wheeler accidents could be based on all of the same factors as car accidents, but may also include some of the following unique issues:

  • Hours of Service (HOS) violations
  • Disabled vehicle issues with warning signs and flashers
  • Inclement weather rules to slow or stop
  • Logbook issues
  • Cargo securement systems and requirements for lashing
  • Size and weight restrictions
  • Inspections of trucks and cargo
  • Drunk and alcohol use
  • CDL and licensing requirements
  • Delivery schedules
  • Tire and brake system requirements, and
  • Other issues related to trucking accidents that could be handled by the Noll Law Office.

Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

The Virginia personal injury lawyers at the Noll Law Office handle all types of nursing home abuse, neglect, or negligence cases throughout Illinois, especially right here in Cass County. Our elderly loved ones deserve proper care and respect, as that is what families pay for. Although many facilities do a good job of keeping our loved ones safe, that is not always true. Some of the most common types of cases that the personal injury lawyers at the Noll Law Office can handle include the following:

  • Physical abuse
  • Sexual abuse
  • Neglect and abandonment
  • Medication errors
  • Malnutrition and dehydration
  • Fall injuries
  • Bedsores or pressure sores
  • Elopement and wandering injuries
  • Negligence or malpractice
  • Failure to transfer a resident
  • Understaffing
  • Burn injuries from hot water
  • Infections or sepsis (usually secondary to a bedsore), and
  • Other types of very serious or fatal accidents at nursing homes or long-term care facilities in Virginia or Cass County.

Motorcycle Accidents

Motorcycle riders face unique risks on the road because they have less protection than other motorists, have a smaller frame, but are entitled to equal space on the roads. The Virginia personal injury lawyers at the Noll Law Office advocate for riders injured due to many different types of accidents, including due to the following:

  • Driver negligence
  • Road hazards
  • Defective equipment
  • Negligent repairs
  • “Dooring” accidents
  • Road rage
  • Drunk driving or drugged driving
  • Distracted driving, and
  • Any other type of serious motorcycle crash in Illinois.

Pedestrian Accidents and Hit by a Car

When pedestrians are struck by vehicles, the injuries are often severe such as traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, or broken bones. Some of the common cases that the Noll Law Office handles for victims include the following:

  • Crosswalk accidents at both marked and unmarked crossing
  • Parking lot incidents
  • Sidewalk collisions or jump a curb
  • Hit and run accidents
  • Distracted driving incidents
  • Right-of-way violations
  • School zone accidents
  • Construction zone accidents where a pedestrian is hit, and
  • Other types of serious personal injuries that could be caused from being hit by a car.

Bicycle Accidents

Cyclists deserve safe access to roads and are entitled to full use and access of nearly all roadways in Illinois. However, that does not guarantee that a motorist will respect that right or guard against hitting a bicyclist, which is why the Noll Law Office handles cases such as the following:

  • “Dooring” accidents
  • Intersection collisions
  • Bike lane violations
  • Turning accidents
  • Clipping or side-swiping
  • Failure to yield, and
  • Any other type of bicycle accident that a Virginia personal injury lawyer could handle for you.

Medical Malpractice

Healthcare providers must satisfy the appropriate standard of care that a reasonably prudent provider would have in similar circumstances and with similar training, resources, and education. Where a healthcare provider fails to do so, he or she may have “deviated” from the standard of care and could be liable for any damages caused by that deviation. The personal injury lawyers at the Noll Law Office handle certain medical malpractice cases involving significant or catastrophic damages, including the following:

  • Surgical errors
  • Misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis cases, especially cancer cases
  • Medication errors
  • Anesthesia mistakes
  • Emergency department errors, including triage mistakes
  • Birth injuries, including those causing cerebral palsy, brachial plexus nerve injuries, and other harm
  • Bedsores or pressure sores
  • Falls, and
  • Other types of negligent medical errors resulting in serious personal injuries or the wrongful death of an innocent person.

Dog Bites

Some of the most traumatic types of personal injuries are those caused in animal attacks such as dog bites. The Noll Law Office can help victims and their families recover compensation for dog bites, including injuries such as the following:

  • Nerve damage
  • Significant disfigurement
  • Broken bones
  • Torn muscles or tendons
  • Loss of eyesight or vision
  • Dislocated or separated joints
  • Neck or back injuries
  • Amputations, especially of a finger, and
  • Other types of significant injuries due to a dog bite in Illinois.

Injured in a Cass County Accident? Schedule a Call With a Virginia Personal Injury Lawyer at the Noll Law Office

If you or a loved one were seriously injured in any type of personal injury incident in Illinois, especially in Cass County or right here in Virginia, schedule a free consultation with the Noll Law Office. Unlike other personal injury law firms, their dedicated legal team handles all matters on a case-by-case basis – meaning there are no cookie-cutter approaches to representing victims and their families. Rather, Sarah Noll and Dan Noll offer personalized care and attention to each matter, working with you to recover the compensation that you both need and deserve under Illinois law.

To learn more about your rights under Illinois law and how the Noll Law Office can help you, schedule your free consultation with their Virginia personal injury lawyer today by dialing (217) 414-8889 or by sending a message.