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"My Injury Guy" Scott DeSalvo
Trial-Trained Slip and Fall Lawyer for Bolingbrook & Will County
Bolingbrook's outdoor shopping centers, big-box stores along Boughton and Weber Roads, and apartment communities draw a lot of foot traffic. Outdoor walkways, curbs, and parking lots face Illinois winters, and falls are common.
Here's what many shoppers don't realize: at an outdoor shopping center, the walkways and parking areas are usually controlled by the property owner, not the individual store you were visiting. Knowing who controlled the exact spot where you fell is the key to the claim.
I'm Scott DeSalvo, and I've handled injury cases for almost 30 years. For other kinds of injuries, see my Bolingbrook personal injury attorney page.
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I was nine when my father, a Teamster and truck driver, was injured on the job. The lawyer who was supposed to help him barely talked to him, stretched the case out for seventeen years, and then sued him for more money.
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Owners and managers of shopping centers typically control sidewalks, plazas, and parking lots, while stores control their interiors.
Snow removal and maintenance are often contracted out, and those contracts spell out who was responsible.
Owners must use reasonable care (740 ILCS 130/2).
Owners can be liable for unnatural accumulations they caused or worsened.
Bottom Line: At an outdoor center, the store may not be the right defendant.
Curbs, plazas, and sidewalks.
Ice and potholes.
Spills and wet floors.
Stairs and common areas.
Picture this. You trip on a raised section of sidewalk between two stores at a Bolingbrook shopping center and break your ankle. The store says it's not their sidewalk. The center's owner and its maintenance contractor may be responsible.
Look, in shopping center falls, insurers often:
Here's what most lawyers won't tell you: shopping center leases usually define who maintains each area. Getting the lease can identify the right defendant fast. Bottom Line: The lease often answers who's responsible.
A fair settlement, reached without years of delay, is usually the goal. Insurers offer one when they believe your lawyer will win in front of a jury.
That's why I've graduated from Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers College and the exclusive Keenan Trial Institute, invested more than $100,000 in advanced trial training, and tried more than 30 jury trials.
Nothing up front. I advance the costs of your case, and my fee comes only from what I recover. The FAQ lists the percentages.
Illinois doesn't cap pain and suffering, and you can recover if you were 50% or less at fault.
Find Out What YOUR Case Might Be Worth...for free.
Call me for a free consultation. I'll tell you honestly what I think. If you hire me, I do the legwork, and when the full value of your losses is known, I push for a fair resolution, in court if necessary. Bolingbrook cases are usually filed in the Circuit Court of Will County in Joliet, or in DuPage County for the part of Bolingbrook that sits there.
Call 312-500-4500 any time, day or night.
Evidence fades fast, and the insurance company has already started working on its side of the story. Call me for a free consultation, 24/7/365. No money out of pocket. No fee unless we win.
Nearest office: The Law Office of Scott D. DeSalvo, LLC, 116 N Chicago St, Suite 301 - Kendall, Joliet, IL 60432, about 20 minutes from Bolingbrook. Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–3 p.m., and by appointment.
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You pay nothing to start. I'm paid on contingency, 33⅓% for most cases or 40% if we file suit, and only from the recovery. I cover the costs as the case moves forward. No win, no fee. Call 24/7/365 at 312-500-4500.
Usually whoever controls the area, often the center's owner or manager, sometimes along with a maintenance contractor.
Two years for most claims (735 ILCS 5/13-202).
You can recover if you were 50% or less at fault.
Photos, measurements of the defect, incident reports, and witnesses.
Owners can be liable when they caused or worsened the ice.
Scott DeSalvo founded DeSalvo Law to help injured people throughout Chicago and surrounding suburbs. Licensed to practice law in Illinois since 1998, IARDC #6244452, Scott has represented over 3,000 clients in personal injury, workers compensation, and accident cases.
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