Illinois Motorcycle Accident Statistics

February 20, 2024 4 mins read

Many individuals would never consider getting on a motorcycle to ride up and down Chicago area roadways, interstates included, because of the inherent dangers it poses. However, according to the Illinois Secretary of State, there are at least 315,000 licensed motorcycles that have the potential to ride up and down Illinois roads daily. Given...

Most Common Car Accident Injuries in Chicago

February 13, 2024 5 mins read

When listing the most common car accident injuries in Chicago, it’s good to keep in mind that no two collisions are the same. Vehicle wrecks result in a wide range of injuries. While some are minor, having little impact on the victim’s day-to-day, others are catastrophic, impacting every aspect of the survivor’s life. What are...

If Someone Gets Hurt While Working on Your Property Are You Liable?

February 6, 2024 5 mins read

Every property owner in the state of Illinois has a duty of care to maintain safe premises that are free from hazardous and dangerous conditions. But what happens when someone is hurt? As a property owner, if someone gets hurt while working on your property, are you liable? And what legal rights do injured victims...

Nursing Home Employee Arrested After Woman Freezes to Death

January 30, 2024 2 mins read

A 58-year-old East Lansing, Michigan, assisted living facility employee is facing vulnerable adult abuse charges, a second-degree felony that carries with it a potential 4-year prison sentence after an 82-year-old resident died under their care last year. The defendant, who, according to her attorney, has worked at this facility for years and has at least...

Chicago Nursing Home Resident Charged With Beating Fellow Resident to Death

January 30, 2024 3 mins read

A 71-year-old male nursing home resident was arrested on Nov. 17 and charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery of a person 60 years of age or older after beating a fellow resident to death on Nov. 17. The reported incident occurred on the sixth floor at the Salem Village Nursing and Rehabilitation facility, located...

How To Find Out If Someone Has Car Insurance

January 23, 2024 5 mins read

If you were involved in a traffic accident in Chicago, you’ll need to know how to find out if someone has car insurance. Illinois drivers are legally required to carry liability auto insurance that meets the minimum state requirements. This is to make sure injured drivers have a means of recovering their losses from the...

Civil Complaint Filed for Deadly Mass Shooting at Old National Bank in Louisville, KY

January 23, 2024 8 mins read

LOUISVILLE, KY – Today, survivors and loved ones of those killed in the April 10, 2023 mass shooting at Old National Bank in Louisville filed a civil lawsuit against River City Firearms Inc., the gun store that sold the weapon to the now-deceased shooter. The survivors are represented by Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, Everytown Law,...

How To File a Car Accident Claim With Farmers Insurance

January 18, 2024 4 mins read

Of all the different auto insurance companies motorists have coverage with, Farmers Insurance is up there on the list as one of the more popular insurers Chicago area residents select. Why do motorists purchase this coverage? For one, having insurance is mandatory per Illinois law. Second, they do so because it helps them cover their...

What’s the Difference Between Sexual Abuse and Sexual Assault?

January 9, 2024 6 mins read

Sexual violence is a silent epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “one in 4 women and about 1 in 26 men have experienced completed or attempted rape.” While exact figures vary due to gaps in reporting and different approaches to data collection, one thing is clear—survivors of sexual violence deserve...

What Is a Subrogation Claim?

January 9, 2024 5 mins read

Some individuals who never use their health insurance or have auto accidents, for example, may think that having such coverage is a waste. Others who incur big medical bills or have costly crashes may view insurance companies as altruistic or generous, considering how small of a monthly premium they pay compared to the costs of...

Is the Stomach Paralysis Ozempic and Mounjaro Are Causing Permanent?

December 18, 2023 4 mins read

If you take the diabetes or weight loss drugs Mounjaro or Ozempic, then you might be aware of recent news stories in which thousands of patients prescribed the injectables are suing the medications’ manufacturers. They allege the pharmaceutical companies that produce these drugs failed to warn them about the potential for causing or worsening stomach...

Lyft and Uber Vehicle and Driver Requirements

December 8, 2023 7 mins read

Unsurprisingly to those of us who live here, the Windy City ranks among the cities with the most rideshare activity in the United States. For several years, the City of Chicago municipal government has been gathering data on every single ride app trip that occurs within city limits. This is done as part of an...

Popcorn Lung: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatments

December 8, 2023 4 mins read

When many individuals think of adverse events that can befall workers on the job, they envision physical injuries such as broken bones that stem from slips and falls, for example. There is other harm a worker can suffer in their workplace, though, and that’s an occupational disease. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety...

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