Your Trusted Burbank Bus Accident Lawyer
If you were hurt in a bus or transit crash in Burbank, you may be facing medical bills, lost time, and an insurance company looking for reasons to pay less. You do not have to face it alone. Furqan Mohammed helps injured people across Burbank and the surrounding southwest suburbs pursue the full compensation they deserve.
Your Right to Compensation After a Bus Accident in Burbank
If you were hurt in a bus or transit crash in Burbank, Illinois law may allow you to recover compensation for your injuries. Getting there means proving what happened, standing up to the insurer, and meeting strict deadlines. In most cases you have two years from the date of the crash to file a claim in Illinois (735 ILCS 5/13-202).
Common Causes of Bus and Transit Accidents
Burbank residents share busy roads like 79th Street and Cicero Avenue, and many of these cases happen close to home. Understanding how they occur can support your claim. Common factors include:
Driver negligence
Improper stops and doors
Other motorists
Poor maintenance
Falls on board
Claims Against the CTA Have Strict Deadlines
If your accident involved the Chicago Transit Authority, special rules apply. Because the CTA is a public entity, you have only one year from the date of the accident to file a lawsuit (70 ILCS 3605/41), not the two years that applies to most injury claims. Missing this deadline can bar your claim entirely, so it is critical to act quickly and preserve evidence.
As a common carrier, a bus or transit operator is held to a high standard of care for its passengers. Illinois also follows modified comparative negligence: you can recover as long as you are not more than 50% at fault (735 ILCS 5/2-1116).
Types of Compensation
Depending on the nature and severity of the crash, you may be entitled to compensation for a range of losses, including:
Medical expenses
Covers emergency care, hospitalization, therapy, and future medical needs
Lost income
Reimburses wages lost due to injury and diminished earning capacity
Property damage
Repairs or replaces your vehicle and other damaged property
Pain and suffering
Accounts for physical pain, emotional distress, and loss of normal life
Loss of consortium
Compensation for harm to spousal relationships
How Furqan Mohammed Can Help
A bus accident lawyer like Furqan Mohammed can move fast to protect your claim, including:
- Filing on time against the CTA or another public entity
- Preserving bus camera footage and maintenance records before they are lost
- Documenting your injuries and calculating your full losses
- Negotiating a fair settlement or taking your case to court
Insurance companies do not always deal fairly with injured people in Burbank. Furqan Mohammed handles the investigation, paperwork, and deadlines, and if needed files suit in the Cook County Circuit Court’s Fifth Municipal District, the Bridgeview Courthouse at 10220 S. 76th Avenue, which serves Burbank. The firm serves Burbank and the surrounding southwest suburbs, with assistance available in Arabic and other languages.
Frequently Asked Questions
Only one year from the date of the accident for a personal injury claim against the Chicago Transit Authority (70 ILCS 3605/41), which is shorter than the usual two-year deadline. It is important to act quickly.
Yes. As a passenger you are rarely at fault. Transit operators are common carriers held to a high duty of care, and you may recover from the operator, the CTA, or another at-fault driver.
You may still recover from the at-fault operator or the CTA, subject to the applicable deadlines and notice rules for public entities.
The one-year deadline applies to claims against the CTA and other public entities. Claims against a private bus or charter company generally follow the two-year deadline (735 ILCS 5/13-202).
You may still recover under Illinois's modified comparative negligence rule, as long as you were not more than 50% at fault (735 ILCS 5/2-1116).
Civil injury cases from Burbank are generally heard in the Cook County Circuit Court's Fifth Municipal District, the Bridgeview Courthouse at 10220 S. 76th Avenue. Many claims settle with the insurer before a lawsuit is filed.
Yes. Furqan Mohammed serves bus accident victims throughout Burbank and the surrounding southwest suburbs, with assistance available in Arabic and other languages.
