The short answer is “yes” although these cases are difficult to prove. When incarcerated, prisoners lose many of their civil rights. However, prisoners do maintain certain rights regardless of their incarceration status. Generally, prisoners maintain constitutional rights while incarcerated such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion and the right to be free from cruel.

“How much is my case worth?” is probably the most popular question I get from new clients evaluating the worth of their personal injury claim: An Illinois personal injury claim is valued using a variety of factors – all of which when considered collectively – help personal injury attorneys to “value” their clients’ claims. First,.

Recently, I was asked whether a person can bring a claim against their doctor for failing to diagnose them with chlamydia for four years. Here is my response: When an experienced healthcare malpractice attorney evaluates a claim (such as the one described above), the evaluation is twofold. First, the attorney must consider whether the failure.

The short answer is “yes.” The longer answer is more complicated. Certain public entities, such as schools, are protected in Illinois by something called the “Tort Immunity Act.” Under this law, it is not enough to show that the gym program or teacher at the school was “negligent” in causing your daughter’s injury – you.