What to Do if You Are Involved in a Chicago Tour Bus Accident
For the most part, tour buses are a safe and relatively inexpensive method of learning about a new city. In Chicago, there are a number of bus companies that offer hop on/hop off tours, and enable you to see the sights of the Windy City. While tour bus accidents are rare, they do happen. When…
Read MoreStaying Safe on the Water in Illinois: Tips for Boat Safety
Boats and ships are one of the oldest modes of transportation ever used. Spending some time out on the Chicago River or paddling around in Lake Michigan can be a real treat in the nice weather, but you need to be smart about it: boating accidents happen, and they can have some pretty serious effects…
Read MoreSad but True: Brain Injuries During Surgery are Often Preventable
Anytime someone is having surgery, there is a little bit if anxiety to be had. When you’re having surgery on your brain or spinal cord, the apprehension can be doubly affecting. Medical malpractice can result in brain injuries due to oxygen or blood loss, diagnosis failures, heart or cardiac issues that affect brain function, errors…
Read MoreRoadside Inspections After a Commercial Trucking Accident
When you’ve been in a truck accident with a commercial vehicle, you should take care to understand that this industry is pervasively regulated. When there is a truck accident involving a commercial vehicle, it is treated as an equipment failure. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations are the governing body of commercial trucks and have…
Read MoreMotorcycle Accidents: Recovering Claims and Wearing Helmets
Any time a person is in a motorcycle accident, there is a significantly higher risk of injury or fatality than if they were in an accident in a different type of vehicle. While 47 states have motorcycle helmet laws, Illinois does not currently have one. This means that if you are in a motorcycle accident…
Read MoreHow Truck Driver Fatigue Impacts Potential for Accidents
Beloved comedian Tracy Morgan was hit a few years ago by a commercial Wal-Mart truck and suffered terrible brain injuries from which he is still recovering. In August 2015, the National Transportation Safety Board determined that the driver’s fatigue was one of the leading causes of this accident, which also killed fellow comedian James McNair.…
Read MoreCan Children Recover Compensation After a Chicago Car Accident?
Car accidents can be dangerous, and sometimes fatal. If there are children involved, there is a higher likelihood of debilitating injuries. Unfortunately, car crashes are a part of everyday life in Chicago, and there are almost 800 car accidents per day in the state of Illinois. Car crashes cause one out of every four unintentional…
Read MoreAre Single Vehicle Crashes Always the Fault of the Motorcyclist?
Motorcycle accidents are not always the most common on the road, but they are the most likely to result in very severe injury, brain trauma, and death. You are dozens of times more likely to die in a motorcycle accident than in a car crash. At least 25% of motorcycle accidents are between the motorcyclist…
Read MoreFiling a Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Illinois
Death may be inevitable, but it’s never easy. When a loss is the result of another person’s negligence, however, the pain can be even harder to bare. A wrongful death is when one person dies due to another person’s negligence or malice, and has a variety of causes, including vehicle crashes, medical malpractice, boating accidents,…
Read MoreCar Accidents, Uninsured Drivers, and Underinsured Drivers
Car accidents, sadly, happen everywhere – and big cities like Chicago see a lot of them. That’s why we’re all supposed to carry car insurance on our vehicles. Some drivers have less auto insurance than other drivers do, or some people drive without insurance altogether. When you get into a crash with an underinsured or…
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