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Attorney Fees in Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuits
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It’s a sad reality that many nursing homes in Illinois are under-staffed or don’t treat their clients the way they would want to be treated. Most lawsuits for nursing home abuse would be based on either personal injury or medical malpractice, which are usually paid on a contingency fee basis. Personal injury is when someone wrongfully physically, sexually, or financially injures another. An example of a personal injury lawsuit in a nursing home abuse case would be a staff member who hit a patient causing an injury. We have been involved in other matters where staff at a nursing home sexually abused a patient. Medical malpractice is when a doctor or other medical personnel do their jobs so poorly, either through negligence on willful misconduct, that death or injury to the patient results. An example of a medical malpractice case against a nursing home would be medical staff that did their jobs so poorly that none of them noticed a patient stopped eating. We have also been involved in cases where nursing homes failed to care for a patient that severe bed sores developed.
A contingency fee is a method of payment that depends on the outcome of the case. If you win, you pay a percentage of the money you receive to your lawyer as legal fees. If you lose, you pay nothing. This type of arrangement, and the percentage paid to your lawyer, should be agreed upon when you first hire your lawyer. Usually, the percentage paid to the lawyer is at least 1/3 of what you recover, either in court or by settlement.
Nursing home abuse lawsuits usually take a long time, possibly years and they are often hotly contested even if it appears the nursing home is clearly at fault. The beauty of a contingency fee is that it puts the financial risk on the attorney, not you as the client. If you were to pay a lawyer by the hour to represent you in one of these cases it could cost $100,000.00 or more.
Always make sure you get the payment agreement with your lawyer in writing, to prevent any misunderstandings or unanticipated costs down the road. Be sure to always be honest with your lawyer, even if you think it may look bad. For example, if you are a nursing home resident, and a staff member swindled you out of a large sum of money, you may be embarrassed to admit this to your lawyer. However, your lawyer cannot properly help you if they do not know the facts. Also, be sure to fully cooperate with your lawyer and promptly provide any information they ask in relation to your case. Remember that you have attorney-client privilege with your lawyer so any communication between you and them is confidential.
Finally, since you are paying your attorney based on what they recover for you it makes sense for you to hire a law firm with a proven track record of success in Illinois nursing home abuse cases. That is why people come to us. If you are looking for a lawyer to assist you with a nursing home abuse case, please complete our contact form or call us at (800) 517-1614 and one of our attorneys will try to guide you.
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