If you or a loved one has been hurt or injured in DeKalb, we can help.
Our personal injury practice has taken Adrian Murati and Paul Marriett to over 30 of Illinois’ 102 counties to fight for our clients. While our home office is located in Rockford, Illinois we routinely are called upon to represent victims that have been injured due to the negligence of others and extend that protection to citizens in the DeKalb, Illinois metro area. With a variety of state highways and an interstate running through the county there are frequent motor vehicle collisions both in the county, and within DeKalb itself, that the services of a personal injury law firm are warranted.
If your injury stems from a car accident, the responding law enforcement agency will prepare a crash report based on Illinois Statute. If you obtain this crash report not only can we get a snap shot of what the first responding officer observed, but also obtain valuable information to initiate a claim against the driver who hurt you by seeing their listed insurance information. If you or a loved one were hurt in DeKalb or in DeKalb County, these are the two most likely agencies to have responded to your crash scene:
The car accident settlement process roughly flows in this order:
In most cases in Illinois, there is a two-year time limit on personal injury lawsuits.
Illinois sets a time limit of two years to file a personal injury lawsuit in the state’s civil court system. In most cases, this two-year time limit, known as a “statute of limitations,” begins to run on the date of the accident. Sometimes, however, a statute of limitations might run from the date that you discovered you were injured, rather than the date of the event that injured you. This later date is known as a “discovery date.”
For injury claims against a city or county, you have one year to file a lawsuit. The time limit to sue the state is generally two years, but you must file a formal claim within one year in order to sue.
The qualified personal injury law firm of Marriett and Murati can help guide you through this difficult time and alleviate some of the stress.
For an honest, free, and compassionate consultation about your DeKalb, Illinois personal injury case, feel free to call or text message us confidentially at 815-315-4967 or contact us here. Remember our service is absolutely no cost to you unless we earn a recovery on your behalf. Let the trusted professionals at Marriett & Murati help you or your loved one navigate the legal side of your case and fight for your financial recovery, while you focus on your physical recovery.