Assaulted on the
Subway Stairs
Injury Law Made Personal®
A late night downtown, an empty sidewalk and the stairs down to the train home. You take them every day. When someone follows you down into a stairwell with no one watching, Illinois asks the people who run that station and that sidewalk a fair question: what did they do to keep it safe? Ankin Law has fought for injured Chicagoans for over 35 years.
Call 312.600.0000 Free Case ReviewWhy an Attack on the Way Home Is Never Your Fault
The Stairs Down to the Train
An empty downtown sidewalk at night and a stairwell you take every day. The agencies that run the station and the street decide how it is lit, watched and patrolled.
Alone in the Stairwell
No attendant in sight and no one at the bottom of the steps. Whether cameras covered the stairs, and whether anyone was watching them, is part of what decides the case.
Followed Down the Steps
Someone comes down fast behind you. Earlier attacks at that station, lights reported out and complaints that went nowhere are what show it could have been prevented.
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Howard Ankin answers your questions directly.
What Illinois Law Says About Attacks in Transit Stations
Illinois holds a carrier to the highest degree of care toward its passengers, and that duty covers getting on and off
No carrier or owner is an insurer of your safety. What creates the duty is notice: earlier attacks at that station, lights reported out, complaints about who waits there at night
Stations and sidewalks usually belong to public bodies, and claims against them have short notice rules and deadlines, some measured in months. Call early
Who Answers — and What You Can Recover
The Transit Agency
The agency running the trains answers for its passengers from the stairs to the platform: its staffing, its lighting, its cameras and its response to reports of trouble.
The City and Its Contractors
The owner of the sidewalk and the stairwell, and any security or camera company paid to watch them, must do that job with reasonable care once they take it on.
What You Can Recover
Medical and counseling care, lost earnings, and what an attack on the way home actually costs you — pain and suffering, emotional distress and loss of a normal life.
Why Ankin Law Is the Right Call After an Attack in a Station
The Footage Does Not Wait
Station and street cameras record over themselves, often within days. Ankin Law asks for the footage, the incident reports and the lighting records right away.
You Are Not on Trial
You may be asked why you were out so late. You were going home. The question is why the station was left unwatched, not why you used it.
No Fee Unless You Win
You pay nothing to start and nothing unless Ankin Law recovers for you. The consultation is free and confidential, and there is no obligation to hire anyone. Howard Ankin has been doing this for over 40 years.
Get Your Free Case Review
Were you followed and attacked in a subway station, a stairwell or anywhere on city property? Contact us today for a free, confidential consultation with no obligation.
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