Legal Insights

Catastrophic injury cases are fundamentally different from other personal injury claims — not only in the stakes, but in how they must be built from a legal and evidentiary standpoint. At Birg Injury Law, we handle cases involving: Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) Spinal cord injuries and paralysis Loss of limb or disfigurement Severe burn injuries Wrongful death

Not every fall leads to a lawsuit, and not every dog bite leads to liability. Under Illinois law, a premises liability case must meet certain legal thresholds, and many cases are lost not on the facts but on the failure to meet procedural and evidentiary standards. At Birg Injury Law, we approach these cases by focusing on what the law actually requires, not just what “feels unfair.”

When someone is seriously injured in Chicago, whether in a car crash on the Eisenhower, a fall on poorly maintained stairs, or due to medical negligence, the legal system doesn’t automatically deliver justice. It’s not enough to file a claim and wait. In reality, most injury victims are met with delay, denial, and deflection from insurance carriers and defense firms trained to minimize liability. At Birg Injury Law, we understand how this process really works because we’ve b