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Category: Personal Injury

Category: Personal Injury
ELDs, engine computers, telematics, and cameras record how a truck was really driven. Learn what the data proves and why it disappears fast without a preservation demand....
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Illinois ties your settlement directly to your percentage of fault, and 51 percent means zero. Learn how the comparative negligence statute works and how insurers exploit it....
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Truck crash liability rarely stops with the driver. Learn how carriers, freight brokers, shippers, and manufacturers can share responsibility, and why that decides what a case is worth....
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You usually do not owe the other driver's insurer a recorded statement, and giving one early can quietly shrink your claim. Here is what Illinois crash victims should do instead....
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What Evidence Do You Need After a Truck Accident?
August 3, 2026 | John Risvold
ELD data, black box downloads, driver files, maintenance records, and video can prove a truck accident case, but only if they are preserved before retention windows expire....
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How Illinois calculates personal injury damages: economic and non-economic losses, the role of comparative fault, and the factors that actually drive case value....
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A step-by-step guide to protecting your health, meeting Illinois reporting duties, and preserving trucking company evidence after a commercial truck crash....
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Most Illinois injury lawsuits must be filed within two years, but important exceptions can cut that time in half. Learn your real deadline and why acting early matters....
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Fault in an Illinois truck accident is decided under comparative negligence rules and federal safety regulations. Learn how fault is proven and why it controls your recovery....
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Illinois Autonomous Vehicle Lawyer
June 12, 2026 | John Risvold
When the vehicle was driving itself at the moment of a crash, the legal questions change. The defendant is no longer the person behind the wheel. The defendant is the manufacturer, the software developer, the fleet operator, or some combination of all three. The Illinois autonomous vehicle lawyers a...
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No Fee Unless We Win

Collins Law operates on a contingency fee basis for personal injury and environmental cases, meaning clients only pay legal fees if we win your case.

Record Results

The largest single-plaintiff verdict in Illinois history, $363 million, and more than $1.5 billion recovered for our clients in verdicts and settlements.

We Welcome Referrals

Referral and co-counsel fees are honored under Illinois Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5(f) and confirmed in writing at the outset. We do not solicit a referred client’s other matters.

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Understanding the challenges clients may face following an injury, Collins Law offers flexible consultation options, including home and hospital visits. We will come to you.

We Try Cases

Insurance carriers know which firms will take a case to a jury and which will not. We prepare every case from day one as if it will be tried, with experts and investigation done at the front end.

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