The other party will often attempt to claim that you bear some of the responsibility for your Slip and Fall accident. This may or may not be true.
The State of Illinois follows a system referred to as “modified comparative negligence”, which means that if you are partially responsible for an accident, up to 50%, you can still receive compensation for the accident, but it will be reduced by the percentage of your responsibility for your slip and fall.
For example, if you were found to be 30% responsible for your accident because there was signage warning of a slick surface, and your damages from your injuries came to be worth $20,000, you would still be able to receive up to 14,000, or 70% of the original value.