Burn Injuries in House Fires
You have three minutes or less to escape your home if it catches fire. This is much less time compared to decades ago. The reason for this is that furniture and other items in your home are made differently today, and these items burn much faster. A fire can completely consume your home in a…
Read MoreParking Lot Injuries and Damages
Parking lots can be dangerous places. They’re often dark, and parking garages in particular have sharp curves and unexpected turns, with traffic moving in opposite directions. It’s not uncommon for a driver to be injured in a parking lot car accident, but it can be challenging to determine liability in a parking lot accident case,…
Read MoreHow Safe Are E-Scooters, Actually?
E-scooters have become a popular mode of transportation for thousands of people in cities all over Illinois and the country, and Chicago is no exception. Forbes estimates that as of February 2019 there were more than 65,000 e-scooters on the roads of America. As more and more e-scooters populate the streets of our city, more…
Read MoreCan Professional Gamers Collect Workers’ Comp?
The professional video game industry consists of professional and amateur teams, game publishers, event and tournament organizers, leagues, media distributors, broadcasters, advertisers and sponsors, and other stakeholders. In addition to all of these moving parts, there are the skilled players themselves – the ones who play the games for a living. But what happens when…
Read MoreSepticemia, Sepsis, and Septic Shock: What Are the Differences?
Surgery has inherent risks – risks patients should be informed of before they make their decision about whether to proceed. One of the more common, and more serious, risks is infection. As long as the infection is identified and treated, patients will (generally speaking) get better. There is one specific infection, however, that is more…
Read More5 Reasons Why Representing Yourself in Your Chicago Motorcycle Accident Case Is a Bad Idea
Motorcyclists are keenly aware of how vulnerable they are to getting an injury every time they ride their bikes. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that there were 5,172 motorcyclists killed in a recent year, and per vehicle miles traveled, motorcycle fatalities occurred nearly 27 times more frequently than passenger car occupant fatalities…
Read MoreWhy Does General Motors Keep Trying to Exempt Itself from the Takata Airbag Recall?
Imagine you owned a vehicle which contains a defective Takata airbag inflator that has been recalled by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), but General Motors, the vehicle’s manufacturer, is still trying to avoid recalling the vehicles and replacing the defective part. You have heard the stories of the defective inflators deploying and exploding…
Read MoreThe New Large Truck Crash Statistics Report is Out. What Do the Numbers Reveal?
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has released its Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts report for 2017. The FMCSA gathers data for traffic accidents involving 18-wheelers, tractor trailers and other larger, commercial trucks, commercial buses, and school buses. This annual report reviews and analyzes statistics and reports on how many crashes occurred, how…
Read MoreHospices Are Failing Patients and Going Unpunished
In July 2019 the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) released a report on the state of the hospice industry which details examples of patient harm and admonishes Medicare for weak oversight and enforcement. The report recommends that Medicare impose stronger safeguards “to protect Medicare hospice beneficiaries from harm.”…
Read MoreMaking a Claim Against the State or Local Government in Illinois
In Illinois, anyone injured due to the negligence of someone else has the option to file a personal injury lawsuit in civil court as long as the defendant is a private party. Examples of this type of lawsuit include if you trip and fall on the broken down steps of a local business or if…
Read More