Orland Park Bus Accident Lawyer
Orland Park Bus Accidents
When you have suffered an injury due to a bus accident in Illinois, you need a highly-qualified personal injury attorney on your side. Michael J. Brennan has helped numerous people in Cook County with their personal injury claims due to injuries sustained in a bus accident.
Riding the bus is a convenient and economical way to get around, but with 545 million annual bus rides occurring in Chicago alone, and 736 million trips across the state of Illinois, accidents are bound to happen. It is estimated there were over 4000 bus crash accidents in Illinois in 2017. One-third of them were school bus accidents. When a bus-related accident happens the first thing you should do is contact an experienced Cook County bus accident lawyer for an initial case evaluation.
What Types of Bus Accidents Qualify for a Personal Injury Claim In Illinois?
At the Michael J. Brennan Injury & Accident Lawyer offices, we help clients who have suffered from injuries sustained from multiple types of bus accidents.
- Public Transit like the CTA
- Private Charter Buses like Greyhound
- Rental Buses for parties or work events
- School Buses
Whether it’s an injury caused by a trip and fall due to a hazard on the bus, quick unnecessary braking, other erratic driving by the driver, or an actual collision, our Illinois bus accident attorneys can help you.
In city bus accidents or private ones, like Greyhound bus accidents; it is imperative to determine exactly how the accident happened as quickly as possible. Contact our qualified Orland Park bus accident lawyer and we will start to investigate the circumstances behind the incident. We will attempt to reconstruct the scene, reach out and speak to witnesses, and use our extensive experience to figure out who is at fault for the bus accident and prepare a strong case on your behalf.
Recent Bus Accident Cases In Illinois
M. v. Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit Dist., 2017
An Illinois resident was awarded damages of over $9.4 million when she was struck by one of the defendant’s buses. Her legs were so severely injured they had to be amputated. She and her husband sued for her personal injuries and their emotional distress.
Phila. Indem. Ins. Co. v. Pace Suburban Bus Serv., 2016
A disabled Illinois woman was awarded damages of $1.5 million in a settlement, where a bus driver left her as a passenger in a van all day while the temperature reached 90 degrees causing her to suffer a seizure. The bus driver pled guilty to reckless conduct.
Contact Your Top Bus Accident Attorney Today To Set Up Your Free Case Evaluation
The last things you want to worry about after being injured in any sort of bus incident are medical bills or loss of wages. Contact the experienced Cook County personal injury lawyers at the Michael J. Brennan Injury & Accident Lawyer to set up your free case evaluation or call us at (708) 460-9300.