{"id":198,"date":"2020-06-10T16:01:08","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T16:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/does-illinois-have-caps-on-damages\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T15:38:36","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T20:38:36","slug":"does-illinois-have-caps-on-damages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/does-illinois-have-caps-on-damages\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Illinois Have Caps On Damages?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/personal-injury\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Personal Injury<\/a> | June 10, 2020<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/does-illinois-have-caps-on-damages.jpg\" alt=\"Damage Caps in Illinois \" \/><br \/>\nIf you or somebody you love sustains an injury caused by the careless or negligent actions of another person, you should be able to recover compensation for your losses. This could include recovery of compensation through insurance settlements or it may include filing a personal injury lawsuit against the alleged negligent party. Regardless of how you receive compensation for what happened, you need to know whether or not there are any limitations on the amount of money you can receive in damages. These limitations are called \u201ccaps,\u201d and our <a href=\"\/chicago-personal-injury-attorney\/\">Chicago personal injury lawyers<\/a> discuss those here.<\/p>\n<h2>What kind of compensation is available in an Illinois personal injury case?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/does-illinois-have-caps-on-damages\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Does Illinois Have Caps On Damages?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Personal Injury | June 10, 2020 If you or somebody you love sustains an injury caused by the careless or negligent actions of another person, you should be able to recover compensation for your losses. 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