One of the most common reasons people talk themselves out of calling an attorney after an accident is that they don’t think their injuries are serious enough. They assume personal injury cases are only for big things, like compound fractures or traumatic brain injuries. That assumption costs a lot of people money they are legally entitled to recover.
If you’ve experienced a personal injury you believe someone else is liable for, even a minor one, a Schaumburg personal injury attorney can tell you whether you have a case. The answer might surprise you.
Does Illinois Have a Severity Threshold for Personal Injury Claims?
There is no minimum injury requirement to bring a personal injury claim in Illinois. There are no outlines about what kinds of injuries qualify or how much pain a person has to suffer. What matters is whether someone else’s negligence caused your injury and whether your injury had a real impact on your life.