A recent report in Trucks.com profiled the efforts of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) to force truck companies to make safer under-guards. Under-guards are devices that are installed in the rear of trucks to prevent cars from sliding under the truck when an accident happens. If a car, especially a small car, rear-ends [...]
School buses follow a different set of safety standards, and claims involving school buses can be more complicated than a “regular” car crash. Here, we answer two of your most common questions about school bus accidents in Chicago. Who is Responsible if My Child is Hurt in a School Bus Accident? If your child [...]
Most states, including Illinois, have laws that prohibit lane splitting, lane sharing, and lane filtering. These terms are similar but not identical. Lane filtering. This refers to a motorcycle which navigates its way through stopped vehicles and slow-moving traffic. Motorcycles weave their way between various lanes. Lane sharing. This is when two motorcycles ride in [...]
Often people are in accidents, motor vehicle accidents, with other drivers that do not have insurance, and they're forced to file claims under their own policy: either for their proper damage, or for injuries under what's called uninsured motorist benefit protection, which will provide compensation for your injuries, for your lost wages, for your [...]
WFMY News2 reported on October 2, 1018 that a visitor to the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens was bitten by a rhino named Kendi. Kendi is a black rhino, which are “critically endangered.” The black rhinos are at risk because poachers want their horns. The number of black rhinos worldwide is fewer than 5,000. Kendi [...]
If your life insurance claim is denied and you are the beneficiary of a life insurance policy, you may have rights against that insurance company. The insurance company's denial may be illegal. It may not be proper; it may be challenged by you. It is important for you to speak to an attorney as [...]
Halloween should be a time of joy for both children, parents and neighbors. Sadly, though, many children and even parents do get hurt unnecessarily during the holidays. Some of the harm is intentional. Most harm is due to negligence. Intentional harm to children Any neighbor who intentionally harms a child can be held liable for [...]
Many people who are involved in a motor vehicle or car accident don't get specific serious injuries, such as a broken bone, or a fracture of some other part of the body. They get what is called a whiplash injury. Whiplash injuries, or soft tissue injuries, are generally neck and back pain or muscle [...]
Gainsberg Law, P.C. has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and one of its bus drivers, Ms. Betty Day, on behalf of our client, Mr. Efrain Sanchez. Mr. Sanchez was attempting to get on a bus on September 1, 2018 when the driver closed the doors and drove away. Mr. Sanchez fell, [...]
The benefits of settling a case out of court is that you get your compensation at the time of settlement. That means you get paid when you settle the case. If you do not settle your case, you have to wait for a trial, and trials can often be delayed. The courts have many [...]
