As a recent article in Science Now details a new study that is almost certain to stoke a good deal of controversy has put forth a new factor that researchers believe contributes to an increased likelihood of trucking accidents -- obesity. The study followed 744 newly-licensed truck drivers and categorized them by height and weight. The results suggested that those with a body mass index of 35 or greater (fitting the Read More

With the rash of new laws and procedures that took place this year intended to improve safety for drivers on the road, it is interesting to keep in mind -- and take some perspective on -- some of the passing trends in automobile safety. Interestingly, the city of Naperville voted to let contracts expire on their existing red light cameras. While there are certainly a number of reasons that this, and other, Read More

This year has brought into effect a flurry of new laws passed the previous year, many of which are intended to affect the safety of drivers on the road. One such candidate is the requirement that all occupants of cars, trucks, and vans must wear seatbelts. While it may come as a surprise to many that this is a "new" development, prior to January 1st of this year, passengers in the back seats of cars were not required Read More

This year has brought many interesting developments in technology easing its way into lawmakers' attempts to increase safety on the roads -- and the news, unfortunately, forcing their hand. With the rash of prominent stories regarding drunk driving accidents, wrong way driving accidents, and the like, no matter how much lawmakers try to curb the problem, it never seems to be enough. That's why an article in the Read More

As various local news outlets have reported, an off-duty Chicago Police Officer was recently charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving injuries and disorderly conduct for filing a false police report after a rather interesting turn of events stemming from allegations that the officer ran into a pedestrian on a bicycle and is alleged to have later filed a report claiming the accident was the pedestrian's Read More

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One of the most discouraging things to encounter in personal injury law is where you endure a lengthy litigation process and even obtain a successful verdict at trial, only for the defendant to turn around and declare bankruptcy in an attempt to discharge your judgment and force you to walk away with nothing. In situations where the defendant you have filed suit against has no insurance money backing them up, this is Read More

One of the oldest maxims in American civil litigation -- a concept usually introduced on literally the first day of an aspiring law student's first year tort class -- is that a defendant takes a plaintiff as he or she finds them. This has otherwise come to be known as the "eggshell plaintiff rule," where it doesn't matter if an injured plaintiff was predisposed to a certain kind of harm, if you injure a fragile, or Read More

As we recently discussed, studies on the rates of repeat offenders in drunk driving incidents are leading many states to consider mandating interlock devices that, in theory, prevent drunk drivers from being able to operate their vehicles. Behind these reports, however, is the unfortunate admission that those inclined to make destructive decisions will do so one way or another. Underscoring this point, studies tend Read More