Illinois Personal Injury Lawyers

The personal injury attorneys at NST Law work for you on a contingency fee arrangement, meaning we don’t get paid until we settle your case or receive a verdict in your favor. We value honesty and transparency, and we will commit to discussing all fees and costs with you before starting work on your case.

Most personal injury claims settle outside of court. The lawyers at NST Law work with clients to prepare a case strategy that accounts for the possibility of settlement or trial.

Be sure to preserve any evidence from the accident scene, including photos, videos, and witness contact information. Additionally, keep records of your medical documentation and precisely follow your doctor’s treatment recommendations. Contacting a lawyer earlier in the process can help build a robust case, giving your attorney ample time to investigate the facts and gather evidentiary support for your injury claims.

Since 2016, car manufacturer facilities must complete a certification program through the Department of Safety before autonomous vehicles can be tested or operated on in the state of Tennessee.

Drivers have the responsibility of protecting pedestrians on our roads by staying alert, yielding at crossings, and exercising due care to avoid injuring people. In all situations, drivers must:

• Actively exercise care to avoid colliding with other drivers.
• Drive at a safe speed.
  Properly control the vehicle with two hands on the wheel.
• Devote his or her attention solely to operating the vehicle.
• Yield to pedestrians who are in marked crosswalks, alleyways, or driveways.
  Stop for pedestrians at marked crosswalks in school zones and yield for pedestrians at unmarked crosswalks in school zones.
• Drivers Must Not: Use their hand-held mobile devices or pass another vehicle stopped at a crosswalk.

Tennessee is notorious for being one of the most dangerous places in the U.S. for pedestrians. For the safety of pedestrians, drivers must be aware of the different types of instructions in pedestrian safety laws:

• Pedestrians may use any road in the State of Tennessee that is not access controlled (like an interstate).
• Pedestrians may cross the road at any location unless restricted by local ordinance or adjacent signalized intersections.
• Pedestrians must use sidewalks when available, unless there is some obstruction that prevents their usage. If a sidewalk is not available, then pedestrians must walk on the road’s shoulder in the direction of oncoming traffic.
• When crossing the street outside of a marked or unmarked crosswalk, pedestrians must yield to cars and trucks on the roadway.
• Marked Crosswalks—Some crosswalks use white paint striping or bricks to mark it as a crossing location for pedestrians; these are called marked crosswalks. Some marked crosswalks are not at intersections but between blocks; these are called mid-block crosswalks, and they may have signals to alert drivers. Drivers must yield to pedestrians in these crosswalks, whether signalized or not.
• Unmarked Crosswalks—Although most intersections in Tennessee don’t have any striping at all, they are still legally designated places for pedestrians to cross the street; these are called unmarked crosswalks, and drivers must still yield the right of way to pedestrians in this type of crosswalk.
• Pedestrians are not required to use a crosswalk (unless they are between adjacent signalized intersections or local ordinances have restricted their crossing). However, they must yield to motor vehicles on the roadway before crossing.