Personal Injury and Workers Compensation Practice Areas
Law Office of Barry R. Rabovsky
1355 South Route 59
Suite 1A
Naperville, IL. 60564
Telephone: (630) 820-1000
Toll Free: (800) 822-4321
Fax: (630) 820-4585
Email: Rabovsky@4injury.com
Unintentional injuries cause suffering for thousands of Americans each year. If you have been recently injured in a car accident or suffered a job injury, Contact Us today to see if you could be entitled to compensation for your injuries.
For more information about our personal injury practice, click on the topics below:
Personal Injury Cases - If you have experienced personal injury, someone may be legally responsible or "liable" for compensating you. "Liability" depends on the fact that most accidents occur through carelessness, or "negligence." Even in cases where your injury was partly your fault, you may be able to receive partial compensation from other parties who contributed to your injury through their negligence. The potential success of your case and the compensation you may receive depend on many factors, including the extent of your injuries and whether you can prove another party is liable for those injuries.
If you think you might have a case,
Contact Us for an evaluation. We are experienced with cases like yours, and can tell you at the outset whether it is worthwhile to pursue legal action. If you are unlikely to prevail, we will tell you, and you will not need to incur the time and expense of pursuing an unpromising claim.
In pursuing personal injury claims, we work with investigators and experts in specialized areas, who can skillfully investigate the technical and medical aspects of your case. More importantly, we can work through the maze of paperwork necessary to resolve your claim so that you can get on with your life.
Our fee is "contingent"; we earn a fee only if you get paid. The contingency fee system enables injured individuals and their families who cannot afford to pay on an hourly rate basis to have an attorney. The fee agreement will be carefully explained to you before you retain us. We understand that a personal injury case can add an incredible amount of stress to any person's life. Our experience and our goal to put you at ease ensure that your case will be handled in the most expeditious and hassle-free way possible.
Preserve Your Rights! - You can increase your chances of success and your potential compensation by taking some common sense steps before you even meet with your attorney.
• Write down everything you can remember about the accident, your injuries,
and wage or other losses that resulted from the accident
• Keep notes of conversations you have or had with other people involved in
the accident, witnesses, or other people involved in the situation
• Preserve evidence of the accident and the injuries and damages suffered as a
result by saving items involved in the accident and taking pictures of the
scene
• Find witnesses and other people "in the know" who might be helpful to
proving your case.
What is My Personal Injury Claim Worth? - Figuring out how much an injury is worth is an important step in stating a claim, but since each injury is different, it is impossible to generalize about possible compensation. We will be objective about your case and will not make a rash decision. Where you may be tempted, for instance, to go for a quick payout, we may counsel you that it is in your best interests to wait for a more appropriate offer. We are also used to working with insurance companies, and will not be confused by their tactics or feel pressured to settle for an unsatisfactory amount. We work hard to reach the best settlements for our clients, as early in the litigation process as possible. In assessing the value of your claim, we will consider everything you have suffered as a result of your injury. There are a few general guidelines that can help determine the value of an injury. Compensation will generally be higher:
• The more painful the injury is
• The more invasive and extensive your treatment is
• The more compelling the medical record is
• The longer your recovery takes
• The more obvious any scars or permanent effects (such as limps) are.
The liable party usually must compensate for:
• Medical expenses
• Lost income
• Permanent disability or disfigurement
• Loss of certain life experiences (such as missed vacations or schooling)
• Emotional damages from stress or other factors
• Property damage.
Determining Liability - Determining who is responsible for what portion of your injury allows the court to apportion your compensation. Figuring out relative responsibility is difficult and inexact, but usually it's easy to determine if another person is entirely at fault and the amount that you yourself might be responsible. If you are some percentage responsible for your own injuries through your own negligence, then your compensation will be reduced accordingly - so if you are 10% responsible for a car accident in which you are injured, the other responsible person is liable for 90% of your compensation.
Liability laws vary widely. Here are some general trends:
• Car accidents are the most common type of personal injury case in the
U.S. Unless a no-fault law applies, the injured person must show that
the defendant was negligent, that the negligence caused the accident, and
that the accident caused the plaintiff's injuries. Negligence depends not only
on carelessness but also on whether traffic rules were violated. We will look
to a number of sources to help you determine who was at fault for your
accident, such as police reports, state traffic laws, and witnesses.
• Many people are injured when they slip (or trip) and fall. Every slip-and-fall
case depends on whether the property owner or controller was negligent, as
well as whether the victim was behaving carefully at the time of the fall.
• Because there are many personal injury actions and liability theories, we will
thoroughly evaluate the likelihood of success if you were to bring a claim for
your injuries, and of the potential value of your case. In light of the deadlines
imposed under state and federal law for the filing of personal injury actions,
meeting with an attorney sooner rather than later if you think you might have a
claim is always recommended.
Car Accidents - If you have been in an automobile accident,
Contact Us to tell us about your case.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), every 10 seconds, someone in the U.S. is involved in a car accident. Generally speaking, drivers must use "reasonable care under the circumstances." The failure to use reasonable care is considered negligence under the law. A negligent driver who causes an accident may have to pay compensation to victims of the accident who were injured through the driver's negligence. The injured party (plaintiff) must show that the other driver (defendant) was negligent, that the negligence caused the accident, and that the accident caused the plaintiff's injuries.
To make your case, we look specifically at whether the defendant:
• Drove under the influence
• Disobeyed traffic rules
• Failed to signal
• Drove above or below the speed limit
• Disregarded driving conditions
• Drove on the wrong side of the road
• Behaved in other negligent ways.
• Reckless Driving
Car Accident Cases–Drunk Driving - Every half-hour, someone dies in an alcohol-related car crash. In a lawsuit arising from a drunk driving accident, both the intoxicated driver and the bar or social host who allowed the driver to drink to excess may be responsible for injuries and damages. Because we are aware of the many laws governing legal responsibility, we can help you identify who might be held responsible for your injuries, including people or businesses you might not have considered.
Auto Accident Cases–Other Injuries - Sometimes, accidents are caused by automotive defects rather than by another driver. In such a case, an automobile manufacturer or supplier may be liable under products liability law. A products liability case is a lawsuit brought against the seller or maker of a defective product that hurt a consumer or user.
A driver also may not be at fault if a mechanic fails to repair a car and an accident results. In such a case, the mechanic and the garage may be liable for the injuries due to negligence.
Badly maintained roads or malfunctioning traffic signals can cause accidents too. In cases such as this, government entities may be liable for injuries. These defendants are shielded by additional laws, so sound legal advice is crucial in these cases.
In any personal injury case, it is essential that measures be taken promptly to preserve evidence, investigate the accident in question, and have physicians or other expert witnesses thoroughly evaluate any injuries. If you have been in a motor vehicle accident,
Contact Us today for assistance accomplishing all of these things.
Workers' Compensation Cases - We have been helping injured workers for over 20 years and we have handled thousands of claims. We represent employees who are injured on the job in claims for settlements, lost wages and medical treatment expenses against private industry and state and local government employers and their workers' compensation insurers. We handle issues dealing with defenses, fraud, subrogation, and appeals. There are often complex legal issues involved in claims regarding proximate causation, statutes of limitation, requirements for receiving different types of disability compensation, and intervening injuries. If you have been injured at work, it makes sense to contact a law firm that knows the laws, knows the system and strives to protect injured workers from unfair employers.
Our fee is "contingent"; we earn a fee only if you get paid. The contingency fee system enables injured workers who cannot afford to pay on an hourly rate basis to have an attorney. The fee agreement will be carefully explained to you before you retain us. We treat you with the courtesy and respect you need and deserve. We understand that a workers' compensation claim can add an incredible amount of stress to any person's life. Our experience and our goal to put you at ease ensure that your claim will be handled in the most expeditious and hassle-free way possible.
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