As an airport worker, you have demanding job duties and work in environments that can increase your risk for injury. Airport injuries are often a result of working with dangerous equipment, hard physical labor, and, in some cases, your employer’s failure to keep you safe. These injuries can be serious (and sometimes fatal), leaving you […]
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Pedestrians were killed at an alarmingly higher rate in 2020 than in previous years, according to a new report issued by the Governors Highway Safety Association. The report revealed that more pedestrians were killed during the first six months of 2020 than during the same time period in 2019, despite a massive reduction in drivers […]
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Rally to demand Uber safety measures implementation for rideshare drivers, Chicago, ILOn the heels of a recent fatal shooting of a 46 year old Uber driver in Chicago, rideshare drivers and supporters held an emotional rally last Friday, April 2, 2021 outside Uber’s facilities. Demands for Uber to implement safety measures had been made by […]
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With all the changes the coronavirus pandemic has brought to society, one thing has not changed. Insurance companies are still delaying claim payments to protect their profits over their customers and injured claimants.The pandemic has limited the ability of injured plaintiffs to bring a case to trial before a jury and a judge. A trial […]
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This is the third part in a three part series about substandard auto insurers. Part two can be found here.The Blumenshine Law Group (“BLG” ) secured a substantial victory for its injured clients in an uninsured motorist coverage claim that was denied by a substandard auto insurance company. Our four clients in this case were […]
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Part 2 in a 3 Part series of substandard auto insurers. Part 1 can be found here.Case 1: Perez Sanchez v Delphi Insurance Company – The insurer denied our client’s uninsured motorist injury claim. They took the position that she was not a “resident” of her mother’s household and thus not a covered insured. We […]
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This is the first post in a series about substandard automobile insurers and Blumenshine Law Group’s fight to win compensation for our clients from these insurers.Substandard auto insurers (also known as nonstandard insurers) have the following characteristics:They almost always issue policy limits of the statutory minimum to their customers. The statutory minimum limit in Illinois […]
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Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Insurance warned insurance companies on Monday to pay their insured’s claims or face government action. The Governor also called on insurers to expedite claims handling and to treat all policyholders fairly, regardless of size. His actions follow property damage and business losses in the wake of looting […]
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When people need a prescription, they rely on pharmacies to provide that medicine. Recently, a major drug problem with pharmacies is coming to light. Pharmacists across America are greatly overworked, and that is causing them to make mistakes that are putting the health of customers at risk. Just a few of the tasks pharmacists are […]
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We’re a Chicago personal injury law firm experienced in car accident cases. Chicago is a big city with busy roads and highways that, when combined with the poor driving of others, make car accidents a common occurrence. After a car accident, injured parties come to our team of experienced Chicago car accident lawyers for help. Our […]
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