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Personal Injury - March 28, 2024 by Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates
To help reduce the amount paid out to you, insurance companies are known to hire private investigators and other surveillance experts to watch you after the accident. Their goal is to find you doing activities that diminish the severity of your injury. An attorney helps to even the playing field against the insurance company. However,…
Construction Accident - March 28, 2024 by Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates
Getting injured on the job is no picnic. While a workplace injury will generally entitle the victim to workers’ compensation, additional compensation may be available if a construction worker’s injury was caused by the negligence of a third party, such as a landscape architect. If you or a loved one has been injured on the…
Catastrophic Injury - March 28, 2024 by Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates
Some industries are more at risk of experiencing injuries, such as power press operators, who account for around 10% of all amputation injuries each year, with some 49% of injuries to power press operators resulting in amputations. Motor vehicle collisions are also a leading cause of amputations. Whatever the cause of your amputation, the costs…
Wrongful Death - March 28, 2024 by Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates
No amount of compensation can replace the loss of your loved one. However, a wrongful death claim might put you and your family in a better financial position. Compensation for wrongful death may include money for medical bills, funeral expenses, the loss of the financial contributions of your lost loved one to your household, and…
Personal Injury - March 28, 2024 by Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates
Injuries can lead to expensive medical bills and impact your ability to work and support yourself and your family. But when you’re injured in an accident or incident that was caused by someone else, you could be entitled to compensation to cover all the costs and damages associated with your injury. Collecting the compensation that…
Medical Malpractice - March 28, 2024 by Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates
If you or a loved one has experienced injury due to the care provided by a psychologist, you could be entitled to compensation for the associated costs and damages. Children are minors, so their parents are responsible for bringing claims on their behalf if they are injured. Today, we’ll explore therapist malpractice. From there, contact…
Medical Malpractice - March 28, 2024 by Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates
When you undergo a procedure from a medical professional, you trust that you will receive a treatment that meets the basic standards of care. When the standards of care are not met and injury happens, you could have a medical malpractice claim; for instance, being discharged from the hospital too soon. The level of care…
Wrongful Death - March 28, 2024 by Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates
The Illinois Wrongful Death Act governs laws regarding wrongful death lawsuits. One of these rules is damage caps. A damage cap restricts how much money a plaintiff can recover from a defendant in a wrongful death case. Below, our Chicago wrongful death attorneys explain the wrongful death damages cap in Illinois. We also explain factors…
Property Damage - March 28, 2024 by Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates
Filing an insurance claim for property damage is difficult if you’re not prepared. With this checklist, you’ll be much better prepared to take all necessary steps to protect your rights and interests from your insurance company who will likely try and devalue or deny the claim. Here’s a list of things you’ll need to do…
Car Accident - March 28, 2024 by Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates
The average American changes jobs 12 times in their life, and from birth to death they’ll interact with an average of 80,000 people. These are fun statistics that put an interesting perspective on the human condition, but not all figures are as positive. According to research published on Fox Business, the average American will be…
