{"id":504,"date":"2021-05-01T21:10:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T21:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/what-is-the-eggshell-rule\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T15:35:36","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T20:35:36","slug":"what-is-the-eggshell-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/what-is-the-eggshell-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is The Eggshell Rule?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/personal-injury\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Personal Injury<\/a> | May 1, 2021<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/what-is-the-eggshell-rule.jpg\" alt=\"What Is The Eggshell Rule?\"\/><br \/>\nThe \u201ceggshell skull rule\u201d can be complicated to understand. Also commonly referred to as the \u201cthin skull rule,\u201d this refers to taking an injury victim as you find them. In other words, the frailty or prior condition of a person who sustains an injury cannot be used as part of the defense as a reason to limit how much liability the at-fault party has for the claim.<\/p>\n<p>We understand that the eggshell skull rule can be confusing. Here, we want to delve a little further into how this rule applies and how it can affect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/chicago-personal-injury-attorney\/\">personal injury cases in Chicago<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/what-is-the-eggshell-rule\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading What Is The Eggshell Rule?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Personal Injury | May 1, 2021 The \u201ceggshell skull rule\u201d can be complicated to understand. Also commonly referred to as the \u201cthin skull rule,\u201d this refers to taking an injury victim as you find them. 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