Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury & Business Litigation: Auto Accident Law — Public Opinion puts Chicago Speed Camera Bill on the Ropes (and Why it Matters)

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In the past we’ve discussed proposed auto safety measures, such as Chicago’s proposed speeding camera bill, which would post cameras in designated “safety zones,” track speeding cars and issue automated tickets similar to those by red light cameras. An earlier report, however, indicates that this particular proposal may wind up dying on the vine for one…

Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury & Business Litigation: Auto Accident Law — Lawmakers Seek to Close Helmet Loophole

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New traffic safety laws went into effect last year that had lawmakers turning their focus to those proposals. Many of those proposed regulations were discussed at a meeting of the Secretary of State’s Advisory Committee on Traffic Safety, which outlined the general direction that the legislature sought to take. While we previously reported on several of these,…

Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury & Business Litigation: Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Law — California Lawsuit Targets Nursing Home Management Structure

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We’ve often discussed the difficulties that arise when filing suit against a nursing home stemming from the complex nature of how the “behind the scenes players” structure the corporate entities behind these facilities. As a recent article out of California suggests one recent lawsuit is looking at this issue from a different and unique vantage…

Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury & Business Litigation: Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Law — California Residents Die After Poisoning from Wild Mushrooms

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In a very bizarre and tragic story out of California 2 nursing home residents have died and 4 others have been hospitalized from alleged food poisoning after a caregiver placed what turned out to be poisonous wild mushrooms into a soup that was then served to residents. As the article suggests, an initial investigation into…