PERSONAL INJURY

Automobile Accidents

Automobile and motorcycle accidents can result in serious, catastrophic and sometimes even fatal injuries due to an irresponsible and negligent driver’s conduct.  This negligent conduct may include drivers running stop signs or lights, speeding, crossing the median, drunk driving, rear-end collisions, failing to look before changing lanes, talking on cell phones or otherwise distracted, not paying attention to traffic, following too close, failing to stop, among others.

Negligent conduct by the at-fault driver can result in serious injuries, including broken bones, brain injury, spinal cord injury, paralysis, amputation, permanent disability and wrongful death.  These injuries may bring about significant medical bills, hospitalizations, surgeries, lost income, job change and long periods of recovery from your injuries and permanent life changes. 

At Paul W. Grauer & Associates, we will fight to obtain the highest possible recovery for your injuries.  Because of Mr. Grauer’s engineering background, he is able to recognize the mechanisms which contributed to the accident.  Our firm has successfully litigated automobile accident cases over the last 35 years and has recovered millions of dollars for our clients.

If you, a loved one or someone you know have suffered a serious or catastrophic injury as a result of an automobile, motorcycle or bicycle accident, you should call Paul W. Grauer & Associates for a free consultation to determine your rights.  You should not rely on what the insurance adjusters tell you, they work for the insurance company and are not looking out for your best interests.

Truck Accidents

Accidents involving trucks and semi-tractor trailers are among the most serious accidents involving motor vehicles and often times result in catastrophic and fatal injuries.   At Paul W. Grauer & Associates, we have represented clients who have sustained serious and catastrophic injuries as a result of a negligent truck driver or trucking company.  Those accidents have included the negligent truck driver speeding, driving more hours than allowed under the Federal Regulations, crossing the median into oncoming traffic, failing to reduce speed when approaching traffic congestion, defective semi-tractor trailers, and tire blowouts, among others.

Negligent conduct by the at-fault truck driver or trucking company can result in serious injuries, including broken bones, brain injury, spinal cord injury, paralysis, amputation, permanent disability and wrongful death.  These injuries may bring about significant medical bills, hospitalizations, surgeries, lost income, job change and long periods of recovery from your injuries and permanent life changes. 

At Paul W. Grauer & Associates, we will fight to obtain the highest possible recovery for your injuries.  Because of Mr. Grauer’s engineering background, he is able to recognize the mechanisms which contribute to the accident.  Our firm has successfully litigated truck and automobile accident cases over the last 35 years and has recovered millions of dollars for our clients.

If you, a loved one or someone you know have suffered a serious or catastrophic injury as a result of a truck accident, you should call Paul W. Grauer & Associates for a free consultation to determine your rights.  You should not rely on what the insurance adjusters tell you, they work for the insurance company and are not looking out for your best interests.

Construction and Industrial Accidents

Because of Mr. Grauer’s engineering background, he concentrates in construction and industrial injuries.  In order to recover fully for an injured client, the attorney must be able to recognize the responsible parties in these third-party cases and also how the construction and industrial accident relate to the companion worker’s compensation claim.  These construction and industrial accidents can include falls from construction cranes, scaffolds, roofs and ladders, electrocution, forklift accidents, truck accidents, burn injuries, bulldozer accidents, malfunction of assembly line equipment and accidents while using defective machinery and equipment.

Construction workers are routinely exposed to dangerous working conditions.  Construction sites comprise dangerous areas where general contractors, sub-contractors and workers must safely coordinate their activities.  Despite mandatory safety regulations, regrettably, often times short-cuts are taken, resulting in career-ending injuries and death.  The injuries can result in burns, electrocution, amputation, brain injury, spinal cord injury, paralysis, broken bones and death caused by defective equipment or careless operations on the job site.

The injured worker and his family need an experienced and seasoned attorney with the resources to help them through the complex maze of workers’ compensation issues and related third-party cases.  The insurance companies certainly have adjusters and attorneys they employ to protect their interests.

Our firm has successfully litigated construction and industrial cases over the last 35 years and has recovered millions of dollars for victims of construction and industrial accidents.  If you, a loved one or someone you know have suffered a serious or catastrophic injury as a result of a construction site or industrial site injury, you should call Paul W. Grauer & Associates for a free consultation to determine your rights.  You should not rely on what the insurance adjusters tell you, they work for the insurance company and are not looking out for your best interests.

Unsafe Workplace

Unsafe workplaces often result in serious or catastrophic injuries and sometimes even fatal injuries to independent contractors or other non-employees on the property.  Careless operation of job sites and faulty equipment and machinery on the job site leads to many serious and catastrophic workplace injuries.  Our firm has represented many persons who were injured by unsafe business activities or an unsafe premises.  These serious and sometimes fatal injuries can result from the negligence of other workers, sub-contractors and general contractors, as a result of careless operations, falling from work platforms, operating dangerous machinery and exposure to chemicals.

Because Paul W. Grauer & Associates practices both workers’ compensation and personal injury law, we understand the interplay between workers’ compensation law and negligence law. 

If you, a loved one, or someone you know were injured at a workplace, whether as an employee, independent contractor or bystander, call Paul W. Grauer & Associates for a free consultation to determine your rights.  You should not rely on what the insurance adjusters tell you, they work for the insurance company and are not looking out for your best interests.     

Nursing Home Neglect

Government studies continue to document the poor quality of care in many nursing homes (over 90%).  Unfortunately, many nursing homes still neglect their residents including malnutrition, bedsores, lack of medical care, falls and unsupervised “wandering” outside the home.  Much of this neglect often results in serious injuries leading to the ultimate death of your loved one.  You can check out your loved one’s nursing home at www.medicare.gov.

Illinois has a special statute known as the Nursing Home Care Act, 210 ILCS 45/1-101, et seq. (1995), directed at neglect and abuse of seniors in nursing homes and extended care facilities.  Our firm has successfully pursued local nursing homes for damages from neglect.  We use trained geriatric nurses and physicians to review the care given and testify on behalf of your loved one.

If you are suspicious of your loved one’s care, you should call Paul W. Grauer & Associates for a free consultation to determine your loved one’s rights.  There is no charge to initially discuss any potential claim relating to your loved one’s care.  Our firm’s compensation is based on a percentage of the settlement and in many nursing home cases, attorneys’ fees are paid by the nursing home.

Medical Malpractice

It’s a reality that medical errors kill thousands of people each year.  According to the AMA, over 225,000 deaths per year result from medical errors. 
www.cancure.org/medical_errors.html

Medical malpractice occurs in a number of different ways including failing to diagnose a condition, improper treatment, failing to properly perform surgery, improperly leaving a “foreign body” in the patient following surgery, improper administration of prescription drugs and failing to refer a patient to a specialist.  Time is of the essence, immediately following the malpractice to preserve the evidence so it does not get lost or destroyed or witnesses relocate or disappear and memories become hazy.  You have the right to have an autopsy performed by your own pathologist.  Therefore, consult an experienced medical malpractice attorney immediately when you suspect a medical error resulting in death.

If you believe that you, a loved one or someone you know has suffered injuries from medical malpractice, you should contact Paul W. Grauer & Associates for a free consultation to learn and protect your rights.

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