Signed Retainer Delivery

Illinois

Velocity Axis delivers signed MVA retainers to Illinois personal injury firms under written criteria. Illinois has no non-economic damages cap after Best v. Taylor Machine Works struck the $500,000 statutory cap in 1997. For an ordinary MVA claim, case value is not bounded by a statutory non-economic damages cap.

Velocity Axis delivers signed MVA retainers to Illinois personal injury firms under written criteria. Illinois has no non-economic damages cap after Best v. Taylor Machine Works struck the $500,000 statutory cap in 1997. For an ordinary MVA claim, case value is not bounded by a statutory non-economic damages cap.

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Legal record

Tort system

At-fault, no injury threshold, no PIP.

At-fault, no injury threshold, no PIP.

Minimum coverage

$25,000 per person / $50,000 per accident / $20,000 property damage

$25,000 per person / $50,000 per accident / $20,000 property damage

UM and UIM

UM coverage is mandatory at $25,000 per person and $50,000 per accident, and UIM is included when UM is purchased above the state minimum.

UM coverage is mandatory at $25,000 per person and $50,000 per accident, and UIM is included when UM is purchased above the state minimum.

Stacking

Anti-stacking clauses are authorized and enforced.

Anti-stacking clauses are authorized and enforced.

Non-economic cap

None; Best v. Taylor Machine Works struck the $500,000 non-economic damages cap in 1997.

None; Best v. Taylor Machine Works struck the $500,000 non-economic damages cap in 1997.

Recovery threshold

None.

None.

Negligence rule

Modified comparative negligence; recovery is barred above 50 percent fault.

Modified comparative negligence; recovery is barred above 50 percent fault.

Statute of limitations

2 years

2 years

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Advertising and solicitation

Every advertisement

Every advertisement names at least one responsible lawyer or firm and gives that lawyer's or firm's office address. No filing or pre-clearance regime applies.

Every advertisement names at least one responsible lawyer or firm and gives that lawyer's or firm's office address. No filing or pre-clearance regime applies.

Solicitation

Attorney-initiated solicitation is barred for 30 days after an incident. A response to a request for information is advertising, not solicitation, so a claimant who completes a form may retain the firm the same day.

Attorney-initiated solicitation is barred for 30 days after an incident. A response to a request for information is advertising, not solicitation, so a claimant who completes a form may retain the firm the same day.

Case value

No statutory non-economic damages cap bounds ordinary MVA recovery. The I-55, I-57, I-80, I-88, I-90, and I-94 freight routes through Chicago support commercial cases.

No statutory non-economic damages cap bounds ordinary MVA recovery. The I-55, I-57, I-80, I-88, I-90, and I-94 freight routes through Chicago support commercial cases.

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Sources

Statutes and rules

625 ILCS 5/7-203; 215 ILCS 5/143a; 215 ILCS 5/143a-2; 735 ILCS 5/2-1116; 735 ILCS 5/13-202; Illinois Rule of Professional Conduct 7.2(a); Illinois Rule of Professional Conduct 7.3(b)(3); Best v. Taylor Machine Works, 179 Ill. 2d 367 (1997).

625 ILCS 5/7-203; 215 ILCS 5/143a; 215 ILCS 5/143a-2; 735 ILCS 5/2-1116; 735 ILCS 5/13-202; Illinois Rule of Professional Conduct 7.2(a); Illinois Rule of Professional Conduct 7.3(b)(3); Best v. Taylor Machine Works, 179 Ill. 2d 367 (1997).

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