Practice Area
Car Accidents
When a careless or impaired driver upends your life, medical bills and lost income stack up fast. We take on the insurance companies directly so you can focus on recovery — pursuing full compensation for serious collisions, hit-and-runs, and wrongful death across Chicagoland.
Our Approach
Handled personally, start to finish
Serious collisions, drunk-driving crashes, and wrongful death claims across Chicagoland. When you hire Tober Law, Cameron J. Tober takes on your case directly — investigating what happened, dealing with the insurers, and preparing every matter as if it will go to trial. That preparation is what drives results.
What we handle
- Serious and high-speed collisions
- Drunk and distracted driving crashes
- Rideshare (Uber & Lyft) accidents
- Hit-and-run and uninsured motorist claims
- Wrongful death from fatal crashes
Case Results
Results in this area
First-chaired the trial team that secured a $2.25M settlement on the fifth day of trial on behalf of an Uber driver rear-ended on the highway.
Secured the combined policy limits of multiple at-fault drivers in a car accident.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different.
Car Accidents: common questions
How long do I have to file a personal injury lawsuit in Illinois?
Generally two years from the date of the injury, under 735 ILCS 5/13-202. Shorter deadlines apply to many claims against local governments (usually one year), and medical malpractice claims have their own rules. Because exceptions can shorten or extend the deadline, confirm yours with an attorney early.
How long do I have to sue a city, village or the CTA in Illinois?
Usually one year. The Illinois Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (745 ILCS 10/8-101) requires most civil actions against local public entities and their employees to be filed within one year of the injury, and some transit claims require earlier written notice. These deadlines are strictly enforced.
Should I talk to the other driver’s or property owner’s insurance company?
Not before speaking with a lawyer. You are not required to give the other side’s insurer a recorded statement, and anything you say can be used to minimize your claim. Let your attorney handle those communications.
Can I still recover if I was partly at fault in Illinois?
Yes, as long as you were not more than 50% at fault. Illinois follows modified comparative fault (735 ILCS 5/2-1116): your compensation is reduced by your percentage of fault, and you are barred from recovering only if you were more than 50% responsible.
What if the driver who hit me was uninsured or underinsured?
You may be able to recover through your own uninsured (UM) or underinsured (UIM) motorist coverage. Illinois requires auto policies to include uninsured motorist coverage, and a lawyer can identify every policy that may apply to your crash.
What should I do after a car accident in Chicago?
Get to safety, call 911, photograph the scene, exchange information without admitting fault, see a doctor promptly and avoid giving a recorded statement to the other driver’s insurer. Then contact a personal injury attorney to protect your claim and your deadline.
Who pays if I’m hurt in an Uber or Lyft crash?
Depending on what the rideshare driver was doing at the time, coverage can come from the driver’s personal policy or the rideshare company’s commercial policy, which provides substantially higher limits when a ride is in progress. Other at-fault drivers’ insurance may also apply.
Car Accidents
Areas we serve
- Chicago
- Cook County Suburbs
- Collar Counties
- Plus clients statewide in Illinois and in Missouri.
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