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…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2013 the deaths of 2,163 teens ages 16-19 were caused by car accidents. Males age 15-24 accounted for 30% of the total costs of car accident injuries and females accounted for 28% of the total costs. Six U.S. teens die every day from car…
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in both men and women in the United States. It causes 1 in 4 deaths every year. The goal is to prevent 1,000,000 heart attacks and strokes by 2017. What you can do to raise awareness: Spread the word about making small changes Use spices instead of…
Heart disease and stroke kills 1 in 3 women every year. To help raise awareness and support Go Red for Women click this link: GO RED FOR WOMEN WEAR RED – Friday, FEBRUARY 5, 2016 to raise awareness about women and heart disease.
When you or a loved one is diagnosed with mesothelioma, it is an overwhelming and devastating experience. Malignant mesothelioma is a rare and incurable type of cancer associated with exposure to asbestos. It has been estimated by the U.S. Department of Labor that approximately 1.3 million employees in construction and general industry have faced significant…
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Precipitation in Illinois for the month of June this year was 5.33 inches above the average making June 2015 the wettest on record in Illinois. The forecast for July is higher than average precipitation, but not necessarily record breaking. Umbrellas, raincoats and rain boots have been an almost everyday necessity in Chicago this year, much…
Perhaps the most common business torts that you are likely to encounter, other than breach of contract theories, fall under the general heading of fraud. Fraud is a general term that, in practical application, has many different names — i.e. fraud in the inducement, fraudulent misrepresentation, and common law fraud, just to name a few.…
It has long been one of the touchstones of business and commercial litigation that corporate actors (such as, for instance, CEO’s, Presidents, Managers, and the like) are absolutely prohibited from what is known as “self-dealing.” Self-dealing is a concept that takes on something of a life of its own on a case-by-case basis. For purposes…
PASSION – INTEGRITY – TRUST – RESULTS Taking a personal injury matter where a man, a woman or a child has been injured (slightly or significantly) requires, first and foremost, passion and empathy. If a lawyer cannot truly understand the suffering (again, small or significant) that another human being is enduring, the lawyer cannot demonstrate or exhibit to…