As an article from the Chicago Tribune illustrated, many prominent auto makers have been in the process of issuing safety recalls in regards to side airbag components that don't deploy as they should following a crash. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is looking into the matter even further, after asking component maker Autoliv Inc. to provide a list of auto manufacturers that it sold Read More
Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury & Business Litigation: Auto Accident Law — Auto Safety Devices from the Testing Room to the Steering Wheel
There have been proposed ideas that have worked their way through the legislature to improve safety for drivers on the road. Take the bitter dispute over the signed law permitting the City of Chicago to install speeding cameras, for instance. As discussed in the past, many attempted to spin this as nothing more than a money making device on behalf of the City. If studies are to be believed, however, then perhaps Read More
Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury & Business Litigation: Auto Accident Law – Cook County Verdict a Victory for Injury Victims…and a Cautionary Tale
We were pleased to hear word of a Cook County verdict in which the family of an accident victim killed after she was struck by a semi-truck in the middle of an Indiana Highway. A jury awarded $4.25 million dollars to the family of a young woman that was struck and killed by a truck as she stood behind her parked car in the right lane of an Indiana toll way. Verdicts such as these are certainly welcome reminders that Read More
Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury & Business Litigation: Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Law — Settlement in California to Fund Awareness Training
One of the most common issues that come up in dealing with nursing home abuse and neglect cases -- indeed, one of the things that compels many plaintiffs to file suit on behalf of a loved one -- is the desire to stop senseless and avoidable tragedies from happening again. Unfortunately, however, mistakes tend to have a way of repeating themselves. That is why it was encouraging to see the press release on behalf of Read More
Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury & Business Litigation: Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Law — Article Highlights Pros and Cons of Long-Term Care Insurance
As previously discussed, Governor Quinn's proposed $2.7 billion Medicaid cut has many that follow nursing home care -- both patients and facilities alike -- rightly concerned. It's certainly reasonable to worry how many of us will pay for our necessary care once we can no longer care for ourselves. With this in mind, a Chicago Tribune Article provides a good breakdown of the pros and cons of buying long-term care Read More
Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury & Business Litigation: Auto Accident Law — Illinois Legislature to Consider Tightening Teen Driving Restrictions
We've spent time examining several potential new auto safety laws that took shape throughout last year. While most, if not all, of these are still in their initial phases, some of them (such as Chicago's speeding camera proposal) made headlines. One that was flying a bit under the radar was a proposal that would raise the age at which teenagers receive a learner's permit from 15 to 16 years, and would further tighten Read More
Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury & Business Litigation: Icy and Snow Roads and Car Crashes and Auto Accidents
Chicago "true" weather is back again and makes for very difficult driving conditions. Be careful! If someone has rear-ended you or slid into you and you believe they were not careful, contact us here immediately to assess the situation. We take calls and contact 24/7/365. And a reminder to all that not only in "good weather" is texting and reading e-mails prohibited but even more caution should be taken when roads Read More
Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury & Business Litigation: Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Law — Former Nursing Home Employee Files Suit for Wrongful Termination After Reporting Neglect
As if the nursing home industry needed any more negative publicity, a story recently broke regarding a former employee of an Edwardsville nursing home. While on its face, the article appears to detail a lawsuit filed by a former nursing home employee that alleges she was fired after filing a workers' compensation claim, there is also tucked away at the bottom of the article the following allegation: The suit also Read More
Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury & Business Litigation: Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Law — Federal Government Considering Lawsuit Against Florida Nursing Home
The headlines in newspapers and websites across the country are often filled with troubling and heartbreaking stories of what can happen when under-staffed and under-funded nursing homes let resident safety and dignity fall by the wayside. In a shutter-inducing story out of Florida, the federal government is mulling a lawsuit against a Florida nursing home where children with special needs -- even infants -- are Read More
Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury & Business Litigation: Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Law — More Details Emerge on Nursing Home Legislation’s Bad Bargain
Last year, we spent some time discussing the haggling back and forth in the Illinois General Assembly about what to do about a provision in the Nursing Home Care Act that mandated increased staffing levels for skilled nursing personnel, but held off setting the threshold levels for a later date. Last spring, there was much hand-wringing from patients' rights advocates about what's generally been referred to as Read More
