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Jacqui Melius is an attorney at Dudley & Lake LLC in Illinois. Melius has been with the firm since 2001, and she has successfully tried and settled personal injury and medical malpractice claims in the Chicagoland area. Melius is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Illinois State Bar Association, the Lake County Bar Association, and The American Trial Lawyers Association. In this series of articles, she discusses malpractice, personal injury, and workers compensation cases.
Before a person can sue for medical malpractice, he needs to be sure that there is just cause. Medical issues that occur due to known risks are not actionable in a legal setting.
People in Illinois who are injured while riding motorcycles without wearing helmets may still be able to pursue personal injury lawsuits. The state does not require riders to wear helmets at all times.
A number of differences exist between workers compensation and personal injury law, the most obvious of which has to do with where a person's injury occurred.
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