Joseph G. Klest - Highest AV Rated
With offices in Chicago, Schaumburg, and the suburbs of Chicago, personal injury lawyer Joseph Klest has been representing injured clients throughout Illinois and nationally since 1982.
Chicago, Illinois, personal injury attorney, Joseph Klest, has experience trying and negotiating favorable settlements in a variety of personal injury claims. He can handle any claim involving serious personal injury or fatality, including traffic accidents, defective products, medical malpractice, work injuries, sexual assault, and other accidents.
We will take your case on a contingency basis. You won't pay attorneys' fees unless you win your case.
Accomplished Chicago, Illinois, Injury Attorney
Joseph Klest earned fame as a personal injury attorney when he was awarded a $1.5 million judgment against a Roman Catholic priest from the Illinois Diocese of Joliet. Please visit the Cases page to learn more about this case and other successes attorney Klest has won on behalf of his clients.
If you have been seriously injured or lost a loved one due to someone else's negligence or due to a defective or dangerous product, accomplished Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyer Joseph Klest can help you in your quest to obtain the maximum amount of compensation possible.
You Can Have a High-profile Chicago Personal Injury Attorney
Help You Obtain the Compensation You Deserve
Contact the offices of Joseph G. Klest to schedule a free initial consultation. The firm represents all personal injury clients on a contingent fee basis. If they are unable to recover
Saturday, February 28, 2009
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Personal Injury
Personal injury is a term used to describe any case in which individuals have suffered physical injuries due to the wrongful conduct of others. Personal injury cases arise from motor vehicle accidents, construction accidents, medical mishaps, police misconduct, and a myriad of other situations. Fault may consist of intentional wrongdoing, wanton and willful misconduct or negligence.
In the typical case, the injured party, known as the plaintiff, must prove that the defendant was at fault and that the fault was a proximate cause of plaintiff’s injury. For example, in an automobile accident case, we have to prove that the defendant did something negligent such as running a red light or speeding, that there was a collision, and that the plaintiff’s injuries were caused by the collision. Typically, the defendant and his insurance company will claim that the defendant was not at fault, that the plaintiff was at fault, that plaintiff’s injuries were not so bad, and that, in any event, plaintiff’s injuries weren’t caused by the accident.
In medical negligence (medical malpractice) cases, the plaintiff’s burden of proof is more difficult because we have to establish through expert testimony that the defendant doctor or nurse departed from accepted medical standards. Causation is often more difficult, too, because the plaintiff usually was sick or injured to begin with. Understanding the medicine and recruiting top quality expert witnesses is a key to success in the medical malpractice field.
Personal injury also includes injuries caused by defective products. Product liability cases focus on the unreasonably dangerous condition of the product rather than the fault of the defendant. A case can involve negligence and product liability such as where a car accident is caused by a driver’s negligence and then the air bags fail to deploy because of a product defect.
Damages in personal injury cases consist of compensation for medical expenses, wage loss, disability, disfigurement, and pain and suffering. Where personal injury results in death, the decedent’s claim survives the death. In addition, immediate family members can bring their own claim for wrongful death. Their damages include loss of financial support and compensation for the loss of the relationship that each family member had with their loved one.
Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer
Joseph G. Klest - Highest AV Rated
With offices in Chicago, Schaumburg, and the suburbs of Chicago, personal injury lawyer Joseph Klest has been representing injured clients throughout Illinois and nationally since 1982.
Chicago, Illinois, personal injury attorney, Joseph Klest, has experience trying and negotiating favorable settlements in a variety of personal injury claims. He can handle any claim involving serious personal injury or fatality, including traffic accidents, defective products, medical malpractice, work injuries, sexual assault, and other accidents.
We will take your case on a contingency basis. You won't pay attorneys' fees unless you win your case.
Accomplished Chicago, Illinois, Injury Attorney
Joseph Klest earned fame as a personal injury attorney when he was awarded a $1.5 million judgment against a Roman Catholic priest from the Illinois Diocese of Joliet. Please visit the Cases page to learn more about this case and other successes attorney Klest has won on behalf of his clients.
If you have been seriously injured or lost a loved one due to someone else's negligence or due to a defective or dangerous product, accomplished Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyer Joseph Klest can help you in your quest to obtain the maximum amount of compensation possible.
You Can Have a High-profile Chicago Personal Injury Attorney
Help You Obtain the Compensation You Deserve
Contact the offices of Joseph G. Klest to schedule a free initial consultation. The firm represents all personal injury clients on a contingent fee basis. If they are unable to recover compensation for your losses, they will not charge you attorneys' fees.
Personal injury is a term used to describe any case in which individuals have suffered physical injuries due to the wrongful conduct of others. Personal injury cases arise from motor vehicle accidents, construction accidents, medical mishaps, police misconduct, and a myriad of other situations. Fault may consist of intentional wrongdoing, wanton and willful misconduct or negligence.
In the typical case, the injured party, known as the plaintiff, must prove that the defendant was at fault and that the fault was a proximate cause of plaintiff’s injury. For example, in an automobile accident case, we have to prove that the defendant did something negligent such as running a red light or speeding, that there was a collision, and that the plaintiff’s injuries were caused by the collision. Typically, the defendant and his insurance company will claim that the defendant was not at fault, that the plaintiff was at fault, that plaintiff’s injuries were not so bad, and that, in any event, plaintiff’s injuries weren’t caused by the accident.
In medical negligence (medical malpractice) cases, the plaintiff’s burden of proof is more difficult because we have to establish through expert testimony that the defendant doctor or nurse departed from accepted medical standards. Causation is often more difficult, too, because the plaintiff usually was sick or injured to begin with. Understanding the medicine and recruiting top quality expert witnesses is a key to success in the medical malpractice field.
Personal injury also includes injuries caused by defective products. Product liability cases focus on the unreasonably dangerous condition of the product rather than the fault of the defendant. A case can involve negligence and product liability such as where a car accident is caused by a driver’s negligence and then the air bags fail to deploy because of a product defect.
Damages in personal injury cases consist of compensation for medical expenses, wage loss, disability, disfigurement, and pain and suffering. Where personal injury results in death, the decedent’s claim survives the death. In addition, immediate family members can bring their own claim for wrongful death. Their damages include loss of financial support and compensation for the loss of the relationship that each family member had with their loved one.
Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer
Joseph G. Klest - Highest AV Rated
With offices in Chicago, Schaumburg, and the suburbs of Chicago, personal injury lawyer Joseph Klest has been representing injured clients throughout Illinois and nationally since 1982.
Chicago, Illinois, personal injury attorney, Joseph Klest, has experience trying and negotiating favorable settlements in a variety of personal injury claims. He can handle any claim involving serious personal injury or fatality, including traffic accidents, defective products, medical malpractice, work injuries, sexual assault, and other accidents.
We will take your case on a contingency basis. You won't pay attorneys' fees unless you win your case.
Accomplished Chicago, Illinois, Injury Attorney
Joseph Klest earned fame as a personal injury attorney when he was awarded a $1.5 million judgment against a Roman Catholic priest from the Illinois Diocese of Joliet. Please visit the Cases page to learn more about this case and other successes attorney Klest has won on behalf of his clients.
If you have been seriously injured or lost a loved one due to someone else's negligence or due to a defective or dangerous product, accomplished Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyer Joseph Klest can help you in your quest to obtain the maximum amount of compensation possible.
You Can Have a High-profile Chicago Personal Injury Attorney
Help You Obtain the Compensation You Deserve
Contact the offices of Joseph G. Klest to schedule a free initial consultation. The firm represents all personal injury clients on a contingent fee basis. If they are unable to recover compensation for your losses, they will not charge you attorneys' fees.
LIABILITY CLAIM
Aviation Liability
Clifford Law Offices is involved in airplane crash litigation around the world. The firm’s highly experienced trial attorneys have successfully represented passengers and crew members involving commercial aviation litigation as well as private aircraft, corporate jets and helicopter crashes. The firm has brought lawsuits against a number of major airlines and aircraft manufacturers involved in these tragedies in the last 20 years.
Commercial Aviation Liability
Clifford Law Offices is involved in air-crash litigation around the world. The firm has represented passengers and crew in cases against virtually every major aircraft manufacturer and has earned a distinguished reputation for managing litigation arising from commercial air disasters.
Construction Liability
Injury to either workers or visitors while on construction sites occurs throughout the United States, and often they are due to the unsafe nature of the worksites. Power tools, partially built structures, scaffolding, ladders, lifts, heavy machinery and rotating crews of tradesmen account for some of the hazards on construction sites. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency that regulates safety measures on construction sites.
If the injured party’s employer is the cause of the injury and unsafe condition, the victim can turn to worker’s compensation while recuperating from the injury. Many incidents, though, are complicated and involve numerous parties who were involved in the negligence on the jobsite. Such cases require separate construction liability suits to compensate the victim and his or her family for injury or death for the negligence. Several tort theories of liability, including negligence and strict liability, may be pursued by lawyers representing those who bring a lawsuit against all possible defendants responsible for the tragic incident. Considering the circumstances, general contractors, subcontractors, site owners and manufacturers of the tool or machine being used may be held liable for the injuries.
The complexity of construction liability cases often requires an experienced attorney pursuing a construction liability lawsuit on their behalf.
Clifford Law Offices has represented many accident victims involving various types of construction work including scaffolding accidents. For example, the scaffold accident law firm received a $75 million settlement for the injured victims and the families of those who were killed and injured when a scaffold fell from Chicago's John Hancock Center. On the eve of trial, the defendants settled in a global settlement after nearly four years of preparation for trial. A large section of the scaffold crashed on the car of four women, killing two friends in the front seat and severely injuring their mothers in the back seat. The mothers spent more than 30 minutes while the Chicago Fire Department extricated them from the tragic accident. Several defendants shared the blame for this tragic scaffold accident including the owners and managers of the building, the architects of the window improvement project for the building and the engineers of the project.
Robert Clifford also received a $1.1 million settlement on behalf of a 47-year-old ironworker who was injured and unable to continue his trade when the scissors lift he was driving fell into an excavation hole covered by snow at a warehouse construction site. Clifford and partner Richard
Clifford Law Offices represents many workers who have been injured while on the job. They can be found on the firm’s website under its Record of Justice. These cases are complicated and involve much work. The lawyers at the firm are committed to working hard for its clients in their attempt to obtain what is just and fair for their clients.
Read more about the various types of construction accidents which Clifford Law Offices has worked on:
Bridge Collapses
Building Collapses
Construction Zones
Crane Accidents
Negligent Trenching
Scaffolding Accidents
Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer
Donald A. Shapiro, Ltd. is a Chicago law firm that since 1978 has been successfully representing people who have been seriously injured. The cases we handle include motor vehicle collisions, medical malpractice, police misconduct, product liability, wrongful death, birth trauma, work accidents and brain or spinal cord injuries. If you or a loved one have been seriously injured, we will help you obtain the maximum financial compensation to which you are entitled.
Choosing the right lawyer to represent you is a critical decision. Your lawyer must coordinate all aspects of the case - investigation, research, hiring the best expert witnesses, etc. He must stand up for your rights and know how to overcome the various procedural obstacles that your case will encounter on its way to trial. Once in the courtroom, your lawyer's skill, his ability to communicate effectively with the jury, and his legal knowledge will all play decisive roles in persuading the jury to award you damages.
If you believe you have a meritorious case, please don't just hire the first attorney you hear about. Come in and personally meet with me, Don Shapiro, and I think you will see why I'm considered one of the top lawyers in the United States. Our initial evaluation and consultation is free, so you have everything to gain and nothing to lose. Moreover, all cases are handled on a contingent fee basis, meaning that we only charge you if we are successful.
Clifford Law Offices is involved in airplane crash litigation around the world. The firm’s highly experienced trial attorneys have successfully represented passengers and crew members involving commercial aviation litigation as well as private aircraft, corporate jets and helicopter crashes. The firm has brought lawsuits against a number of major airlines and aircraft manufacturers involved in these tragedies in the last 20 years.
Commercial Aviation Liability
Clifford Law Offices is involved in air-crash litigation around the world. The firm has represented passengers and crew in cases against virtually every major aircraft manufacturer and has earned a distinguished reputation for managing litigation arising from commercial air disasters.
Construction Liability
Injury to either workers or visitors while on construction sites occurs throughout the United States, and often they are due to the unsafe nature of the worksites. Power tools, partially built structures, scaffolding, ladders, lifts, heavy machinery and rotating crews of tradesmen account for some of the hazards on construction sites. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency that regulates safety measures on construction sites.
If the injured party’s employer is the cause of the injury and unsafe condition, the victim can turn to worker’s compensation while recuperating from the injury. Many incidents, though, are complicated and involve numerous parties who were involved in the negligence on the jobsite. Such cases require separate construction liability suits to compensate the victim and his or her family for injury or death for the negligence. Several tort theories of liability, including negligence and strict liability, may be pursued by lawyers representing those who bring a lawsuit against all possible defendants responsible for the tragic incident. Considering the circumstances, general contractors, subcontractors, site owners and manufacturers of the tool or machine being used may be held liable for the injuries.
The complexity of construction liability cases often requires an experienced attorney pursuing a construction liability lawsuit on their behalf.
Clifford Law Offices has represented many accident victims involving various types of construction work including scaffolding accidents. For example, the scaffold accident law firm received a $75 million settlement for the injured victims and the families of those who were killed and injured when a scaffold fell from Chicago's John Hancock Center. On the eve of trial, the defendants settled in a global settlement after nearly four years of preparation for trial. A large section of the scaffold crashed on the car of four women, killing two friends in the front seat and severely injuring their mothers in the back seat. The mothers spent more than 30 minutes while the Chicago Fire Department extricated them from the tragic accident. Several defendants shared the blame for this tragic scaffold accident including the owners and managers of the building, the architects of the window improvement project for the building and the engineers of the project.
Robert Clifford also received a $1.1 million settlement on behalf of a 47-year-old ironworker who was injured and unable to continue his trade when the scissors lift he was driving fell into an excavation hole covered by snow at a warehouse construction site. Clifford and partner Richard
Clifford Law Offices represents many workers who have been injured while on the job. They can be found on the firm’s website under its Record of Justice. These cases are complicated and involve much work. The lawyers at the firm are committed to working hard for its clients in their attempt to obtain what is just and fair for their clients.
Read more about the various types of construction accidents which Clifford Law Offices has worked on:
Bridge Collapses
Building Collapses
Construction Zones
Crane Accidents
Negligent Trenching
Scaffolding Accidents
Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer
Donald A. Shapiro, Ltd. is a Chicago law firm that since 1978 has been successfully representing people who have been seriously injured. The cases we handle include motor vehicle collisions, medical malpractice, police misconduct, product liability, wrongful death, birth trauma, work accidents and brain or spinal cord injuries. If you or a loved one have been seriously injured, we will help you obtain the maximum financial compensation to which you are entitled.
Choosing the right lawyer to represent you is a critical decision. Your lawyer must coordinate all aspects of the case - investigation, research, hiring the best expert witnesses, etc. He must stand up for your rights and know how to overcome the various procedural obstacles that your case will encounter on its way to trial. Once in the courtroom, your lawyer's skill, his ability to communicate effectively with the jury, and his legal knowledge will all play decisive roles in persuading the jury to award you damages.
If you believe you have a meritorious case, please don't just hire the first attorney you hear about. Come in and personally meet with me, Don Shapiro, and I think you will see why I'm considered one of the top lawyers in the United States. Our initial evaluation and consultation is free, so you have everything to gain and nothing to lose. Moreover, all cases are handled on a contingent fee basis, meaning that we only charge you if we are successful.
Chicago personal Injury Lawyer
Chicago personal Injury Lawyer
Clifford Law Offices is ranked one of the top Chicago law firms that concentrates in personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, product liability, premises negligence, and transportation liability including car-truck collisions, train accidents and airplane crash litigation. We are a nationally respected law practice
61-year-old woman becomes permanently blind due to negligence of anesthesia team during spinal surgeryOutcome: $2,000,000 Settlement
37-year-old husband and father dies after hospital's anesthesiologist fails to diagnose and treat an air embolism during surgery.Outcome: $1,050,000 Settlement
46-year-old paraplegic using a service station restroom was injured when the commode snapped off the wall and shattered as he was attempting to transfer himself from his ...Outcome: Confidential
56-year-old accountant and father of three was killed when the driver of an SUV lost control and crashed into a fast food restaurant where he was dining in Kane County.Outcome: $1,295,000 Settlement
A one-year-old boy suffered permanent brain damage after choking on an apple slice at a daycare center where workers failed to monitor him.Outcome: $14,000,000
Clifford Law Offices has been representing victims of numerous transportation accidents including serious truck accidents and CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) accidents for years. The attorneys’ experience at the firm combined adds up to hundreds of years of personal injury and wrongful death work. A Clifford Law Offices’ truck accident attorney examines the cause of the crash. It can be an issue of truck maintenance, driver fatigue, driver negligence, speed, alcohol use, failure to inspect, improper loading, tire blowouts, sudden braking, brake failure, unsafe safety systems or warning devices, failure to yield the right of way, tailgating, extensive work shifts, jackknifing or unsafe road conditions. The law firm also will examine truck accident victims’ losses that include medical expenses, lost wages, future earnings, future medical care, pain and suffering, grief, sorrow and mental suffering, loss of quality of life and other possible damage claims. In 2005, the National Law Journal recognized the firm's verdict of $38.3 million as the largest transportation verdict in the country. It involved a tragic truck crash on an Illinois highway. The CTA also is a commonly used method of travel and Clifford Law Offices' CTA accident attorneys are experienced lawyers. One of their CTA accident cases includes obtaining $8 million for a young boy who was struck by a CTA bus who was permanently brain damaged in the CTA accident.
As you consider the attorneys of Clifford Law Offices when you need to select your Chicago personal injury lawyer, it's important to understand that, just as every lawyer is an individual, not every case is the same. We start by talking to you, to get your story. For the cases we accept, we want to assign the personal injury attorney on our staff who has a great deal of experience and success in arguing similar cases. To get an idea of the success record of our firm (which is so important in your selection process), please visit our Record of Justice section.
Clifford Law Offices represents many people in personal injury actions. For example, we represented an employee of a major department store who was severely burned in an explosion in the north suburbs of Chicago. The Chicago law firm also represented a critically injured victim in an explosive power plant fire in Indiana. Lawyers at the personal injury firm also represented those involved in a gas explosion at a suburban home. There are different degrees of fault and several elements that are necessary to prove in court to be successful against the wrongdoer in a tort action. Clifford Law Offices determines if the accident or injury is potentially recoverable in a court of law. Consulting an experienced Clifford Chicago personal injury lawyer will provide a sound basis on whether to pursue an action in court.
In other personal injury actions, Clifford Law Offices represented the family of a little girl who was over sedated by her dentist. Little five-year-old Diamond Brownridge died after her dentist negligently administered too much sedation. Clifford Law Offices obtained the doctor's $1 million policy limits for the grieving family. Also, Robert Clifford received a $14.2 million verdict for an 11-year-old Boy Scout who was injured while on an outing in a forest preserve, as reported in the Chicago Sun-Times. Mr. Clifford also was awarded a record amount for a 21-year-old swimmer who was rendered a paraplegic when he broke his neck in a diving accident, according to the Chicago press. Every attorney in our firm places the interest of the client first...please call or email Clifford Law Offices about your case.
Clifford Law Offices is ranked one of the top Chicago law firms that concentrates in personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, product liability, premises negligence, and transportation liability including car-truck collisions, train accidents and airplane crash litigation. We are a nationally respected law practice
61-year-old woman becomes permanently blind due to negligence of anesthesia team during spinal surgeryOutcome: $2,000,000 Settlement
37-year-old husband and father dies after hospital's anesthesiologist fails to diagnose and treat an air embolism during surgery.Outcome: $1,050,000 Settlement
46-year-old paraplegic using a service station restroom was injured when the commode snapped off the wall and shattered as he was attempting to transfer himself from his ...Outcome: Confidential
56-year-old accountant and father of three was killed when the driver of an SUV lost control and crashed into a fast food restaurant where he was dining in Kane County.Outcome: $1,295,000 Settlement
A one-year-old boy suffered permanent brain damage after choking on an apple slice at a daycare center where workers failed to monitor him.Outcome: $14,000,000
We Can Help
Clifford Law Offices has been representing victims of numerous transportation accidents including serious truck accidents and CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) accidents for years. The attorneys’ experience at the firm combined adds up to hundreds of years of personal injury and wrongful death work. A Clifford Law Offices’ truck accident attorney examines the cause of the crash. It can be an issue of truck maintenance, driver fatigue, driver negligence, speed, alcohol use, failure to inspect, improper loading, tire blowouts, sudden braking, brake failure, unsafe safety systems or warning devices, failure to yield the right of way, tailgating, extensive work shifts, jackknifing or unsafe road conditions. The law firm also will examine truck accident victims’ losses that include medical expenses, lost wages, future earnings, future medical care, pain and suffering, grief, sorrow and mental suffering, loss of quality of life and other possible damage claims. In 2005, the National Law Journal recognized the firm's verdict of $38.3 million as the largest transportation verdict in the country. It involved a tragic truck crash on an Illinois highway. The CTA also is a commonly used method of travel and Clifford Law Offices' CTA accident attorneys are experienced lawyers. One of their CTA accident cases includes obtaining $8 million for a young boy who was struck by a CTA bus who was permanently brain damaged in the CTA accident.
As you consider the attorneys of Clifford Law Offices when you need to select your Chicago personal injury lawyer, it's important to understand that, just as every lawyer is an individual, not every case is the same. We start by talking to you, to get your story. For the cases we accept, we want to assign the personal injury attorney on our staff who has a great deal of experience and success in arguing similar cases. To get an idea of the success record of our firm (which is so important in your selection process), please visit our Record of Justice section.
Clifford Law Offices represents many people in personal injury actions. For example, we represented an employee of a major department store who was severely burned in an explosion in the north suburbs of Chicago. The Chicago law firm also represented a critically injured victim in an explosive power plant fire in Indiana. Lawyers at the personal injury firm also represented those involved in a gas explosion at a suburban home. There are different degrees of fault and several elements that are necessary to prove in court to be successful against the wrongdoer in a tort action. Clifford Law Offices determines if the accident or injury is potentially recoverable in a court of law. Consulting an experienced Clifford Chicago personal injury lawyer will provide a sound basis on whether to pursue an action in court.
In other personal injury actions, Clifford Law Offices represented the family of a little girl who was over sedated by her dentist. Little five-year-old Diamond Brownridge died after her dentist negligently administered too much sedation. Clifford Law Offices obtained the doctor's $1 million policy limits for the grieving family. Also, Robert Clifford received a $14.2 million verdict for an 11-year-old Boy Scout who was injured while on an outing in a forest preserve, as reported in the Chicago Sun-Times. Mr. Clifford also was awarded a record amount for a 21-year-old swimmer who was rendered a paraplegic when he broke his neck in a diving accident, according to the Chicago press. Every attorney in our firm places the interest of the client first...please call or email Clifford Law Offices about your case.
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