Chicago Assault and Battery Injury Lawyer

A violent assault or battery can leave victims with serious physical injuries, emotional trauma, and unexpected financial burdens. If you were injured because of someone else's intentional actions or a property owner's negligent security, you may have the right to pursue compensation through a personal injury claim.

A Chicago assault and battery injury lawyer at Conboy Law can protect your rights and fight for the compensation you deserve. Call (312) 376-4291 today for a free consultation.

Why Choose Conboy Law for Your Assault and Battery Injury Case?

After a violent attack, you need a legal team that understands both the physical and emotional impact of your injuries. At Conboy Law, we investigate every avenue of recovery, hold negligent parties accountable, and aggressively pursue the compensation our clients deserve.

We Investigate Every Source of Liability

An assault or battery injury claim may involve more than the person who committed the attack. Our lawyers carefully investigate the incident to determine whether negligent property owners, businesses, employers, security companies, or other third parties may also be responsible for your injuries.

We Handle Insurance Companies and Property Owners

Insurance companies and property owners often attempt to deny responsibility or minimize the value of injury claims. Our attorneys handle all communications and negotiations on your behalf while protecting your rights throughout the legal process.

We Prepare Every Case for Trial

Although many assault and battery injury claims settle through negotiation, we prepare every case as though it will proceed to trial. This approach strengthens your position during settlement discussions and ensures we are ready to advocate for you in court if necessary.

You Pay Nothing Unless We Win

We represent assault and battery injury victims on a contingency fee basis. You pay no upfront attorney's fees, and you owe nothing unless we successfully recover compensation for your case.

What Is the Difference Between Assault and Battery?

Although the terms are often used together, assault and battery have different legal meanings. Assault generally involves intentionally causing another person to fear imminent harmful or offensive contact, while battery involves the actual harmful or offensive physical contact.

Even if criminal charges are never filed, or if the defendant is acquitted, you may still pursue a civil personal injury claim against the responsible party or other liable individuals or businesses.

Common Assault and Battery Injuries

Violent assaults and batteries can result in injuries ranging from minor cuts to life-altering disabilities. The severity of your injuries often depends on the force used, whether a weapon was involved, and the circumstances surrounding the attack.

Traumatic Brain Injuries

Blows to the head during an assault can cause concussions, skull fractures, or traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). Victims may experience memory loss, headaches, difficulty concentrating, impaired speech, and permanent cognitive impairments.

Spinal Cord Injuries

Assault victims may suffer spinal cord injuries after being struck, shoved, or thrown to the ground. Depending on the severity of the injury, victims may experience chronic pain, loss of mobility, or partial or complete paralysis.

Broken Bones and Fractures

Punches, kicks, falls, and blunt-force trauma frequently cause fractures to the nose, jaw, ribs, arms, hands, wrists, legs, and other bones. Some fractures require surgery, physical therapy, or long-term rehabilitation.

Facial and Dental Injuries

Victims commonly suffer broken facial bones, jaw fractures, broken teeth, eye injuries, and permanent facial scarring during violent attacks. These injuries often require reconstructive surgery, dental procedures, and ongoing medical care.

Lacerations and Scarring

Cuts caused by punches, broken glass, knives, or other weapons may require stitches or surgery and can leave permanent scars. Severe lacerations may also damage nerves, muscles, and tendons.

Internal Injuries

Blunt-force trauma can damage internal organs and cause internal bleeding that is not immediately visible. Because these injuries can become life-threatening without prompt treatment, victims should seek immediate medical attention after an assault.

Psychological Trauma

The emotional effects of an assault or battery can last long after physical injuries heal. Many victims experience anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sleep disturbances, or a lasting fear of returning to the location where the attack occurred.

Can You File a Civil Lawsuit Even If Criminal Charges Are Pending?

Yes. A civil lawsuit is separate from a criminal case, and both can move forward at the same time. While a criminal prosecution focuses on punishing the person responsible for the assault or battery, a civil lawsuit allows injured victims to seek compensation for their medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other damages.

You do not need a criminal conviction to pursue a civil claim. Even if the attacker is never arrested, criminal charges are dismissed, or the defendant is found not guilty, you may still have the right to recover compensation. This is because civil and criminal cases have different purposes and different burdens of proof. 

In a civil case, you must generally show that it is more likely than not that the defendant's actions caused your injuries, which is a lower standard than the beyond a reasonable doubt standard required in criminal court.

Where Do Assault and Battery Injuries Commonly Occur?

Assaults and batteries can happen almost anywhere, but certain locations present a higher risk because of inadequate security, poor lighting, overcrowding, or insufficient supervision.

Common locations include:

• Bars and Nightclubs: Alcohol consumption, overcrowding, and inadequate security can increase the risk of fights and violent assaults inside or around these establishments.
• Apartment Complexes: Poor lighting, broken gates, unsecured entrances, or inadequate security measures can make apartment complexes more vulnerable to violent crime.
• Hotels: Hotels have a duty to take reasonable steps to protect guests from foreseeable criminal activity. Broken locks, inadequate security, or insufficient surveillance may contribute to assaults on the property.
• Parking Garages: Poor lighting, obstructed visibility, and limited security often make parking garages common locations for robberies, assaults, and other violent crimes.
• Shopping Centers: Shopping malls and retail centers may be liable when inadequate security contributes to foreseeable assaults or batteries occurring on their premises.
• Workplaces: Workplace assaults may involve customers, visitors, coworkers, or other individuals. Depending on the circumstances, employers or third parties may share liability for injuries caused by foreseeable acts of violence.

Who Can Be Held Liable for an Assault or Battery Injury?

Depending on the circumstances of the attack, more than one party may be legally responsible for your injuries. While the individual who committed the assault is often the primary defendant, property owners, businesses, employers, and other parties may also be liable if their negligence contributed to the incident.

The Individual Who Committed the Assault

The person who intentionally assaulted or battered you may be held financially responsible for your medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other damages through a civil personal injury lawsuit, regardless of whether criminal charges are filed.

Property Owners for Negligent Security

Property owners have a duty to take reasonable steps to protect visitors from foreseeable criminal activity. If inadequate lighting, broken security systems, malfunctioning locks, or insufficient security personnel contributed to the assault, the property owner may be held liable under a negligent security claim.

Businesses

Businesses such as bars, nightclubs, hotels, apartment complexes, shopping centers, and entertainment venues may be responsible if they failed to maintain reasonably safe premises or ignored known security risks that allowed the assault to occur.

Employers

An employer may be liable if an assault was committed by an employee acting within the scope of their employment or if the employer negligently hired, retained, or supervised an employee with a known history of violent behavior.

Security Companies

Private security companies may be held accountable when they fail to provide the level of security required under their contractual obligations or otherwise act negligently in protecting visitors from foreseeable harm.

What Compensation Can You Recover?

An assault or battery injury can affect nearly every aspect of your life, from your physical health to your financial stability. Depending on the circumstances of your case, you may be entitled to recover compensation for:

• Medical expenses
• Future medical treatment and rehabilitation
• Lost wages
• Loss of future earning capacity
• Pain and suffering
• Emotional distress
• Permanent disability
• Disfigurement and permanent scarring
• Loss of normal life

The value of your claim depends on factors such as the severity of your injuries, the long-term impact on your life, and the extent of the negligence or intentional misconduct involved.

How Can Our Chicago Assault and Battery Injury Lawyers Help?

Recovering from a violent assault can be physically and emotionally overwhelming. Our Chicago assault and battery injury lawyers manage every aspect of your case while you focus on your recovery and rebuilding your life.

Under Illinois law, most personal injury lawsuits, including those arising from assault or battery, must generally be filed within two years of the date of the injury under 735 ILCS 5/13-202. Missing this deadline may prevent you from recovering compensation, so it is important to speak with an experienced attorney as soon as possible to protect your rights.

1. Investigate the Incident: Our lawyers review police reports, surveillance footage, witness statements, medical records, and other evidence to determine exactly what happened and who should be held responsible.
2. Preserve Critical Evidence: We move quickly to secure surveillance videos, incident reports, photographs, and other evidence before it is lost, destroyed, or overwritten.
3. Identify Every Liable Party: Our legal team investigates whether negligent property owners, businesses, employers, security companies, or other third parties share responsibility for your injuries.
4. Calculate Your Full Damages: We carefully evaluate your current and future losses, including medical expenses, lost income, emotional trauma, pain and suffering, and any permanent impairments.
5. Fight for Maximum Compensation: Whether negotiating with insurance companies or presenting your case in court, our Chicago assault and battery injury lawyers aggressively pursue the maximum compensation available under Illinois law.

Speak With Our Chicago Assault and Battery Injury Lawyers for a Free Consultation

An assault or battery can leave lasting physical, emotional, and financial consequences. If you were injured because of someone else's intentional actions or a property owner's negligence, you should not have to bear those burdens alone.

At Conboy Law, our Chicago assault and battery injury lawyers are committed to holding responsible parties accountable and pursuing the compensation you deserve. We will thoroughly investigate your case, identify every liable party, and aggressively advocate for your best interests. 

We work on a contingency fee basis, so you pay nothing unless we recover compensation for you. Call (312) 376-4291 today for a free consultation.