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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is moving to terminate its agreement with Southview Manor, citing the facility’s failure to attain substantial compliance with requirements for patient safety and quality of care. Due to this severe regulatory action, the facility will lose its ability to receive Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, putting its operations, and the future of its residents, in immediate jeopardy.
Settlements for car accident cases involving traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) tend to be higher due to the extensive medical care needed, income loss, emotional toll the injuries have on victims, and long-lasting effects that victims may face. The higher compensation amounts for car accidents and traumatic brain injuries reflect the considerable health and financial consequences of these injuries.
Comparative negligence determines how fault is shared among the parties in an accident. Illinois follows a comparative negligence standard known as modified comparative negligence, which determines whether you can recover compensation after a car accident and how much you can recover, based on your assigned percentage of fault. Understanding how comparative negligence works and its implications is key to protecting your rights and maximizing compensation.
If you were injured in a trucking accident in Chicago, Berwyn, Oak Lawn, Cicero, or a nearby community, call the injury attorneys at Lloyd Miller Law for a free consultation.
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Bicycle & pedestrian accident lawyers help injured plaintiffs determine when a pedestrian can sue a driver in civil court. Lawyers work to estimate the allocation of fault. If they determine that you, the pedestrian, are less than 50 percent at fault, you may have a good case. You must be injured and have suffered compensable damages.
In trials, juries are the finders of fact and also act to apportion responsibility for the accident. Before proceeding with a case, your lawyer assesses whether you were involved in situations such as jaywalking, walking while seriously impaired by alcohol or drugs, not using a sidewalk when one was readily available, walking along a highway where pedestrians are not allowed, soliciting for donations, crossing against a crosswalk signal, or hitchhiking.
Due to its subjective nature, there is no precise method by which the financial value of a slip and fall victim’s pain and suffering can be measured. Insurance companies often dispute the monetary value of the pain and suffering slip and fall victims experience due to their injuries. Accordingly, insurance companies sometimes claim that slip and fall victims are exaggerating the pain and suffering they are experiencing. Insurance companies present arguments that cause a victim’s pain and suffering to be undervalued.
The common way car accident victims receive compensation is by filing a claim after a car accident with the at-fault driver’s insurance company. To file a personal injury claim, you need to contact the other driver’s insurance company and inform them of the collision. Prior to contacting the other driver’s insurance company, it is advisable to hire a car accident injury lawyer.
Filing a claim with the other driver’s insurance company is known as a third-party claim. It is called a third-party claim because you, the victim, do not have a contractual relationship with the at-fault driver’s insurance company.
Personal injury damages are typically calculated by adding up the total special damages (like medical bills) and using a multiplier to then calculate general damages (like pain and suffering).