Companies are increasingly choosing to hire workers classified as independent contractors over workers classified as standard employees. One of the main reasons for this shift is that workers classified as independent contractors are not legally entitled to all of the benefits as are workers classified as employees. Consequently, this maneuver can save a company a…

It is always important to consider the tax implications of any financial transaction or any legal settlement. Reaching a settlement in your car accident case is generally a welcomed relief. Cases can be stressful and can drag on for a long time. Once you have finally reached that settlement, you will want to make sure…

If you end up in the unfortunate circumstance of sustaining a serious personal injury, your first thoughts should always be focused on getting yourself medical attention. Your health is far and away the most important thing. But, quickly, you will need to think about recovering fair compensation for your damages. The best thing you can…

In Illinois, damages for an injury sustained in a car accident are meant to be purely compensatory. This means your compensation should be directly proportional to the losses you sustained in the accident. In some areas this will be fairly straightforward. For example, if a car accident resulted in a significant hospital bill, it is…

Injuries can occur in so many different ways, from serious car accidents to minor slip and fall accidents. Regardless of the specific situation that led to the injury, generally, legal liability turns on a concept known as negligence. Simply put, negligence means that one party failed to use reasonable care and that fact led to…

If you are pursuing compensation for an Illinois injury, it is important that you understand the assumption of risk doctrine. Assumption of risk is a commonly used legal defense in personal injury cases. There is a decent chance that the opposing party will try to assert it in your case in an attempt to deny…