Trucking Accident Lawyer Waukegan Illinois | Recoverable damages for trucking accidents in Illinois

Damages to the vehicle

The costs of repairing or replacing your vehicle is something that you can recover. Oftentimes, there will be a payout from the insurance company (whose insurance company depends on the state you live in). In addition, if you have to find alternate transportation, like a rental car, train, or other public transportation, you may recover that money as well.  

Medical bills

Medical bills can also be recovered if you’re in a trucking accident. For example, if you go to the hospital for treatment, your medical bills can be recovered from the at-fault driver or their insurance company. If you need short or long term medical care or ongoing physical therapy you can file a claim to get money for that care as well. 

If you want to pursue a personal injury claim after an accident, you will need an experienced attorney. At Carlson Bier, our trucking accident lawyer Waukegan Illinois will use the most effective strategy to protect you and help you get the compensation you deserve.  

Lost wages

Lost wages are the wages you would have earned if you had not been injured. So, if you were a truck driver and were injured in a truck accident, your lost wage claim would be for the amount of money that you would have made as a truck driver.

In Illinois, there is no specific amount for what can be recovered as lost wage compensation. Instead, this amount will be determined by the facts of your case and by factors such as whether or not you suffered any permanent disability and how much it will cost to replace your employment income with other employment.

Out of pocket expenses and other damages

You can also recover damages for out-of-pocket expenses. These are the costs incurred by you or your property because of an accident, including the cost of repairing or replacing damaged property, cleaning up the property, moving the damaged property to a safe location, temporary housing expenses, and renting a vehicle to replace a damaged vehicle.

There are also non-economic damages that you may be able to recover. If you are a victim of a trucking accident, the recovery of your non-economic damages is important. These include: emotional distress, pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, and loss of consortium (loss of companionship).

Whatever physical or economic damages you may have suffered, you may be entitled to compensation. Contact our trucking accident lawyer Waukegan Illinois for a consultation today.