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Can You Recover For Lost Wages and Job Opportunities as a Result of An Injury?

April 8, 2019

You’ve been injured and you are seeking recovery from the responsible parties. In addition to any pain and suffering that results from the injury, such an occurrence may also impact your job/career. The extent of the impact can range from missing work on a temporary basis due to doctor’s appointments to permanent impaired earning capacity. The law governing personal injury actions has been shaped to account for such losses making these types of ... Read More

Filed Under: News & Cases, Personal Injury & Malpractice

What Limitation Period Applies to a Potential Claim and When Does the Clock Start Ticking?

March 13, 2019

By: John M. Spesia So, you think that your client might have a claim that could be brought in court, now where do you start? Given that the law places time limitations on your client’s claim, one of the first questions that must be asked is “is the claim timely?” Answering this question will involve analyzing the applicable “statute of limitations” and the date on which the claim “accrued” – i.e. the date when the clock began to run. The ... Read More

Filed Under: Commercial Litigation, Employment & Civil Rights, News & Cases, Personal Injury & Malpractice

Spesia & Taylor Settles Personal Injury Lawsuit for $1,050,000.00

February 11, 2019

In January 2017 Attorneys Jeff Taylor and Tyler Moore filed a lawsuit in Cook County on behalf of a client who had sustained life-altering injuries to her arms and legs in a head-on collision. The client’s insurance company offered only $50,000 to settle, even though our client had undergone multiple surgeries and lost more than a year of wages during recovery. During our investigation of the collision we discovered that the defendant-driver ... Read More

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What is a “bad faith” claim against an insurance company?

September 19, 2018

By: Tyler J. Moore If you have a claim against an insurance company that exceeds the amount of the insurance proceeds available, you may be able to bring an action for bad faith. This article addresses a remedy that you may have against an insurance company when an insurance company delays payment on your claim—Illinois law provides an extra-contractual remedy when the insurance company unreasonably delays payment and that the delay was ... Read More

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Spesia & Taylor brings Wrongful Death lawsuit against suspected drunk driver for causing the death of an unborn child

May 4, 2018

  Spesia & Taylor Partner John Spesia & Associate Tyler Moore recently filed a lawsuit against a suspected drunk driver for causing the wrongful death of a Joliet family’s unborn child. The wrongful death lawsuit was brought on behalf of the beneficiaries of the child’s estate, under the Illinois Wrongful Death Act (the “Act”). Prior to the Illinois’ legislature adopting the Act in 1853, Illinois’ common law did not recognize ... Read More

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Spesia & Taylor Successfully Defends the City of Crest Hill in High-Profile Civil Rights Case

By: Michael R. Stiff Spesia & Taylor attorneys Jeff Taylor, and Mike Stiff on July 28, 2021, won a Motion to Reconsider the 2019 denial of a ... Read More

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