Filing 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…
Read MoreGreat Dane Improving Rear Impact Guards
Commercial trucks are required to have a number of safety features, but that doesn’t mean that those features can’t fail to do their jobs. Truck crashes and collisions can be really dangerous no matter where they occur, but they’re especially dangerous on the streets of big, busy cities such as Chicago. Whether tractor-trailers are rumbling…
Read MoreTraffic Fatalities Are Increasing Faster Now Than Ever Before
Cars are smarter and safer than ever before, but traffic fatalities are increasing at a rate not seen in more than half a century. Data from the National Safety Council first revealed this disturbing trend last year, when an analysis of 2015 data showed a 7.2% increase in deaths from the previous year. Now, a…
Read MoreUnited Reminds Us Why Planes Are Dangerous, Even When They’re on the Ground
If you were to hear the words “injured on a plane,” would you think the plane had crashed? You wouldn’t be alone: most people assume the worst when they hear about people getting hurt on airplanes. But as that horrific video of Dr. David Dao being physically assaulted on a United flight here in Chicago…
Read MoreBig Truck Collision Leaves Two Injured, One Dead
On April 13, a collision between a garbage truck and a passenger vehicle left two injured and one man dead at the scene. A Republic Services garbage truck attempted to make an illegal left turn when a speeding vehicle driven by Giovanni Roman, 24, struck the passenger side of the truck. Roman was pinned in…
Read MoreImpact of Opioid Abuse on Commercial Truck Driving Crashes
If it is not already intimidating enough to drive alongside an 18-wheeler commercial truck on the highway, just image that the driver of that 90,000-pound vehicle is impaired by drugs? The findings of a study originally published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine on the common use of booze and drugs among truck drivers was described…
Read MoreDistracted Driving Study Reports 1 in 4 Drivers Used Their Phone Just Prior to a Crash
Texting while driving makes it 23 times more likely to be in a crash. About 19% of drivers have admitted to surfing the web while driving, and 77% of teens have heard adults tell them not to text or email while driving yet those same adults can be seen doing those things, “all the time.”…
Read MoreCommon Causes of Motorcycle Crashes in Chicago
The one thing that can take the thrill out of getting on your motorcycle and going for a ride is that nagging thought about what might happen if you end up in a crash. It’s a risk every motorcycle rider faces when they hit the road, but the freedom of riding on the open road…
Read MoreWho is Liable When a Truck Accident Causes Injuries or Takes a Life?
In almost every truck accident case, the driver is liable if he or she failed to follow the rules of the road, drove while distracted or tired, or was negligent or reckless in any way. Experienced Chicago truck accident attorneys look to see who else might also be liable. Employers are generally liable for the…
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