Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury & Business Litigation – Trucking Accidents

Trucking accidents can be the most deadly. It is obvious and goes without saying that the sheer weight and force behind such a 5-ton+ behemoth can result in serious injuries by even the slightest bump much less at “normal”, or worse, high speeds. According to the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Transportation…

Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury & Business Litigation: Texting and Driving Can Lead to “Punitive Damages”

Under Illinois personal injury law, “punitive damages” (those meant to deter and “punish” the wrongdoer) must be brought pursuant to “permission” by the Court. See 735 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. 5/2-604.1 (Lexis 2014). Many clients want to seek the “maximum” in certain automobile accidents and seeking punitive damages would clearly be an attempt to do just that. However,…

Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury & Business Litigation: Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Law — New Lawsuit Alleges Negligence Against Suburban Nursing Home After Maggots Found in Patient’s Ear

As the Chicago Tribune recently reported, a lawsuit has recently been filed in Cook County against an Arlington Heights’ nursing home after 57 maggots were allegedly found in the ear of a 90 year old Alzheimer’s patient. The article alleges that after the maggots were removed from the patient’s ear, they were sent to a…

Chicago Trial Attorney: Personal Injury & Business Litigation: Personal Injury Law — Common Carrier Liability — New Study Urges Transit Units to Invest Up To $2 Billion in Renovations

As CBS Chicago recently reported, a new study released by DePaul University warns that annual spending of perhaps up to $2 billion per year on infrastructure and repairs to Chicagoland’s most widely-used public transit — namely Metra and the Chicago Transit Authority. The findings suggest that, while ridership has steadily increased in recent years, the spending necessary…