Potential Recoverable Damages in an Illinois Truck Accident

As the victim of a truck accident in Illinois, you may have the ability to recover compensation from a truck driver, a negligent trucking service, a vehicle manufacturer, or another liable party.

Whether you file a claim with the trucking company’s insurance carrier or a personal injury lawsuit, you can typically recover two types of awards: economic and non-economic.

Each is designed to help you cope with different aspects of your truck accident and resulting injuries.

What Types of Economic Damages Can I Get After a Truck Accident in Illinois?

Economic damages are intended to offset the sizable financial costs and consequences of your truck accident. Receiving economic awards should make you whole and, in theory, as if the truck accident never happened – at least as far as your financial well-being is concerned.

Medical Expenses

Costs for your current and future medical care should be compensable through a truck accident insurance claim or lawsuit. This can include bills for hospitalization, medical transport, medication, medical devices, laboratory and diagnostic tests, surgery, and rehabilitation.

Lost Wages

Your truck accident injuries might interfere with your ability to work, especially if you’re hospitalized after the crash. You can receive compensation for wages and income you miss out on during your recovery.

Disability and Reduced Earning Capacity

Sometimes, your truck accident injuries will cause a temporary or permanent disability. The defendant can be required to pay you for any related loss of financial earnings. These types of damages are often projected based on the extent of your injuries, your occupation, and your expected timetable for recovery.

Property Damage

Trucks can cause considerable damage to other vehicles in a crash. Costs related to replacing your vehicle or vehicle repairs can be awarded through a truck accident claim.

Funeral Expenses

If you lose a family member in a fatal truck accident in Illinois, you can be paid for the costs of their funeral and/or burial.

What Types of Non-Economic Damages Can I Get After an Illinois Truck Accident?

Truck accidents can cause considerable harm and devastation – many of them that don’t come with a price tag. Non-economic damages are designed to help you cope with the more subjective pain and suffering of being a truck accident victim.

Disfigurement and Scarring

While your injuries may heal, the scars of your truck accident might last a lifetime. Damages can be awarded to compensate for the physical reminders of your 18-wheeler crash.

Reduced Quality of Life

Truck accidents can impose considerable emotional trauma and change the way you live life. Physical injuries can be limiting, too. When these affect your day-to-day activities and ability to enjoy your time with friends and family, damages can be awarded to help make up for it.

Loss of Consortium

When truck accident injuries are catastrophic, they can disrupt familial relations. Loss of consortium damages are intended to compensate for losses of intimacy, support, guidance, and other very personal connections between spouses and/or children and their parents.

Our Illinois Truck Accident Lawyers Can Help You Maximize Your Financial Recovery

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We’ve helped injury victims and families across the state win more than $750 million in damages from trucking companies, employers, manufacturers, and other powerful adversaries. Today, we’re ready to invest our decades of experience into your truck accident case for top results, too.

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