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O’Hare International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world, with hundreds of thousands of people passing through every day. Many of those people drive to the airport or take public transportation, and that means accidents are bound to happen.
If you were injured in a car accident at O’Hare, Midway International Airport, or one of the smaller regional airports, you may be able to get financial compensation. Our airport car accident lawyers in Chicago will help you fight for the settlement or award you deserve.
When you’re hurt in an accident that wasn’t your fault, Choose Charlie! Our team at Charlie Therman Injury & Accident Lawyers, P.C., has recovered more than $100 million for our clients. Call today for your free consultation and find out how our Chicago car accident lawyers can assist you.
Liability in an Airport Accident
With a few exceptions, the same general laws and standards that apply to a car crash anywhere else in Illinois also apply to accidents in Chicago airports. One of our team’s most important duties is to investigate your accident and determine how it happened and who is liable.
Our Chicago personal injury lawyers might refer to police reports, airport security reports, video footage, witness testimony, and other evidence in order to determine liability. Often, the responsible party is another driver, but others have full or shared liability. This can include:
- A third driver who played a role in the crash
- A city bus driver or other mass transit employee
- A commercial driver and, through vicarious liability, their employer
- The airport itself, if it created or allowed a dangerous driving situation
Pursuing Damages for an Airport Accident
In Illinois, the driver who caused the crash is responsible for your damages. This usually means filing a claim with their insurance company. Our team can help you file claims, communicate with insurers, and complete paperwork on time.
Insurers often try to underpay legitimate claims by offering lowball settlements or looking for ways to blame the victim. Don’t try to deal with them on your own. Our legal team understands how insurers operate, and we make sure you are treated fairly.
Compensation for an Airport Car Accident
Compensatory damages in a personal injury case are meant to address the economic and non–economic hardships you’ve suffered because of the accident and your injury. The total amount you may recover highly depends on the full extent of your injuries.
Our airport car accident attorneys in Chicago will seek out every liable party and work to recover maximum compensation on your behalf. While the damages you can recover are specific to your case, they typically include:
Medical Expenses
Depending on the severity of the injury, medical bills can cost a small fortune. Illinois law allows accident victims to recover present and future medical expenses, including amounts for doctor’s visits, surgery costs, therapy costs, and medication costs.
Lost Income and Benefits
A car accident injury can often mean missing time from work. In some cases, you might be unable to work for an extended period of time or not be able to work at all. We will pursue compensation for any income you lost or might lose in the future as a result of the accident.
Pain and Suffering
Being involved in a car accident can be both stressful and traumatic. In some cases, you may be able to obtain compensation for intangible losses such as pain and suffering. These are called non-economic damages, as they have no direct monetary value.
The O’Hare Driver Safety Act
One difference between road accidents and an airport accident involves the O’Hare Driver Safety Act (625 ILCS 80/). This is a Chicago municipal ordinance designed to improve safety and accountability for drivers operating at O’Hare International Airport.
Among other things, the law increases penalties for dangerous driving, unauthorized pickups, and repeated traffic violations within airport boundaries. While this is a criminal code, violations can serve as important evidence in civil car accident claims.
If applicable, our Chicago airport car accident lawyers can refer to video footage from the Illinois state police as evidence of violations that caused your accident.
Talk to Our Airport Car Accident Attorneys in Chicago
Many people traveling in and out of airports are in a hurry, and their minds are on something besides their driving. If their negligence leads to an accident and you are injured, you may be able to hold them accountable for damages like your medical expenses and lost income.
Their insurer should be there to lend a hand, but instead, it may look for ways to underpay or deny your claim. You need a legal advocate on your side to stand up to powerful insurance companies. Our airport car accident attorneys in Chicago will fight for your compensation.
Since 2002, Charlie Therman Injury & Accident Lawyers, P.C., has been here to protect the rights of Illinois citizens who were hurt in accidents through no fault of their own.
Call today to schedule your free, no-obligation consultation and tell us about your airport car accident case.
