Personal Injury

Serving clients in towns throughout Central Illinois since 1989

Personal injury is broad area of law, which deals with physical or financial harm arising from the negligence, wrongful conduct, or irresponsible behavior of another. Under civil law, the party who is injured may file a personal injury lawsuit to recover damages.

Types of Personal Injury Accidents

While car accidents are by far the most common, other accidents from which personal injuries arise involve trucks, boats, airplanes, motorcycles, tractor-trailers, pedestrians, bicycles, amusement park rides, dogs, swimming pools, railroad crossings, and RVs to name a few examples.

Types of Personal Injuries

Bone fractures, loss of vision, hearing, and extremities, burns, paralysis and other accident injuries are often classified according to the type of injury such as:

• Spinal cord injury
• Birth injury
• Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
• Neck and back injuries
• Burn injuries
• Quadriplegia and paraplegia
• Eye injury or blindness

Types of Personal Injury Liability and Negligence

A variety of liability and negligence types, which describe other forms of personal injury include medical malpractice, professional malpractice, products liability, premises liability, government liability, municipal liability, pharmaceutical negligence, nursing home negligence, and medical negligence.

Proving Liability

To have grounds for a personal injury claim, you must have proof of liability, which means you can show that the harm you suffered was the result of either intentional conduct or negligence. And, to establish negligence, there must be evidence that failure to act or reasonable precaution was lacking. An apartment owner who fails to meet fire codes, a real estate developer whose subcontractor uses faulty workmanship, a speeding driver who causes a freeway pile-up, a nursing home that fails to take steps to prevent patient abuse, a business owner who fails to fix a broken handrail, all could create a liability.

If you are seriously injured due to someone's action or inaction, you may have grounds for a personal injury claim.

Getting Legal Help

When you are the victim of a personal injury accident, an important first step is choosing a lawyer to represent you. The sooner you retain a lawyer, the sooner case preparation can begin, and the better your chances of obtaining the compensation you deserve.

At the Law Office of Steven W. Perbix, located in Decatur, personal injury law is a primary focus of our practice. In the course of nearly 20 years, we have helped countless victims recover damages for injuries arising from a broad scope of injury accidents, liability, and negligence. We have established a notable record of success, winning millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for our clients to cover medical costs (past and future), lost wages, damages for pain and suffering, along with rehabilitation and assistive care expenses.

When you are injured state law limit the time you have to file a lawsuit, therefore it is crucial to obtain legal help at the outset. Call the Law Office of Steven W. Perbix, at (888)-387-7442 to arrange an appointment for a no cost, no obligation case review.

The Law Office of Steven W. Perbix is a multi-service civil and criminal practice. With offices in Decatur and Springfield, Illinois, our firm represents clients in towns and communities across Central Illinois, including Decatur, Springfield, Champaign, Mattoon, Charleston, Taylorville, Lincoln, Clinton, Bloomington-Normal, Shelbyville, and Sullivan.