The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated drowsy driving caused the following in 2016: 72,000 crashes 44,000 injuries 800 deaths Up to 6,000 fatal crashes each year may be caused by drowsy drivers. According to the National Sleep Foundation, 60% of adult driver have driven vehicle while feeling drowsy and one-third of those adults have fallen asleep at the wheel! When a driver is drowsy, Read More
Texting = Distracted Driving!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Distracted driving is a killer. Please don't text and drive! According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Safety Administration ("NHTSA") in a study here found that: -71% of teens and young people say they have composed/sent SMS messages while driving -78% of teens and young adults say they have read an SMS message while driving. According to the Read More
Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury Matters – Car Accidents and Insurance
The other driver had no insurance? Not "enough" insurance? Happens ALL the time! I get these questions daily. My clients are shocked to learn that (a) people actually drive cars with no insurance - as in 0 insurance; (b) they were hit and injured by someone with a basic policy of only $25,000.00 of coverage (the minimum in Illinois at this time); and/or (c) the other person's insurance was just "rescinded" for fraud Read More
Winter in Chicago – Safe Driving Tips
Winter is in full swing in Chicago and it is time to once again remind ourselves that winter driving can be dangerous and scary. Below are some safety tips to help prevent auto accidents and injuries. Do you know the three P’s of safe winter driving? PREPARE. PROTECT. PREVENT. PREPARE FOR YOUR TRIP Maintenance Battery – Does the battery have enough power to start your vehicle engine during the cold weather? The Read More
Staying Safe On Halloween Night In Chicago
With Halloween night finally here, please take proper safety precautions to avoid an injury. Always Trick or Treat in Groups If your child is young, go trick or treating with them. If your child is old enough that you feel comfortable allowing them to trick or treat without an adult, they should go out in a group with similar-aged peers. Make sure at least one of the children in the group has a cell phone so they can Read More
Vascular Surgery and Medical Malpractice
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Arteries and veins form a network of blood vessels that create the vascular system in the body. The blood vessels carry blood throughout our bodies. Arteries pump blood out from the heart and veins return blood back to the heart. Vascular disease occurs when the blood vessels become abnormal. Serious vascular disease can cause thick and stiff arteries, blocking of blood vessels Read More
3,000 Chicago Pedestrian Crashes – 30 Deaths – EVERY YEAR!!!!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] According to the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), approximately 3,000 pedestrians are struck by motor vehicles every year, about 30 of those pedestrians die every year. As of today, February 12, 2016, there have already been 2 pedestrian crash fatalities that we know of. The first pedestrian fatality was a 69-year old woman who was crossing the street in an unmarked Read More
Bicycle Laws in Chicago
Over the past few years, Chicago has become one of the most bike-friendly cities in the United States. Today in Chicago, there are nearly 300 miles of protected bike lanes stretching through city neighborhoods. The implementation of DIVVY bicycles for rental use has resulted in a sizeable increase in riders, both for recreation and daily commuting to and from the workplace. As bicyclists have become a more Read More
The Ongoing and Ever Difficult Dilemma of Interventional Pain Treatment, Opioids and Health Insurance Companies
In the United States alone, there are millions of individuals experiencing chronic pain. Those suffering from chronic pain endure more of a burden due to coverage determination policy-making on behalf of major insurance companies. In recent years, there has been an industry-wide shift by health insurance companies to consider alternative treatments for chronic pain (also known as interventional pain treatments) as Read More
Subrogation—An elusive concept
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]An often misunderstood concept within the sphere of personal injury law is that of subrogation. The legal concept of subrogation has its antecedents dating back as far as Rome in the ancient period, but the individual who brought this concept into the common parlance and practice of law was British Barrister Lord Mansfield in the 1782 landmark case of Mason v. Sainsbury. The Read More
