Who Pays for Construction Vibration Damage to my Home or Building?
Is a construction project going on near you that damaged your house or building? Heavy construction activities including demolition, excavation or jack-hammering are proven to cause significant damage. Your foundation may have cracks from the repetitive nature and force of the vibrations. If you have you felt your home or building shake or rattle at […]
Continue readingMay is Motorcycle Safety Month: Stay Safe Out There
Recently, in Quincy, Illinois, a motorcyclist was carefully driving down the road. He was struck by a motorist who turned left in front of him. The car driver claimed to not have seen the motorcyclist. Sadly, the cyclist died a short time later in the emergency room of a local hospital. The car driver was cited for […]
Continue readingMemorial Day Safety Tips
A study conducted between 2011 and 2015 found that you are four times more likely to die in a car accident on Memorial Day weekend than any other weekend, including the weekends of the Fourth of July or New Year’s holidays. An average of 312 people lose their lives in Memorial Day car wrecks every […]
Continue readingChicago, We Have a Lead Problem
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), lead poisoning is “the number one environmental illness of children.” Its primary cause is lead paint used in 75 percent of all homes built in the state prior to 1975. Despite having made some progress in alleviating the problem, Illinois has one of the highest rates […]
Continue readingPublic Transportation & Injuries
In Chicago and the suburbs, public transportation is an important means for people to commute to work and other locations. Illinois residents rely on public transportation to get them from one place to another on a daily basis. This is especially true in the Chicago metro area, where the Metropolitan Transit Authority (METRA) and Chicago […]
Continue readingCan you sue a robot? Legal Issues and Uber Pedestrian Fatality
It was a late Sunday night in March, in Tempe, AZ, when a 49-year-old woman crossing a busy street was hit and killed by a car. The involved car was traveling the speed limit, and the woman, who was pushing her bicycle across the street, was not in a crosswalk. She was wearing dark-colored clothes. […]
Continue reading5 Things New Motorcycle Riders Need to Know
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2013 (the most recent year for which there are complete statistics) 4,668 motorcyclists in the U.S. lost their lives in accidents. Of all motorcycle fatalities, 136 occurred in Illinois. Another 88,000 in the U.S. were injured. More than a third of fatal motorcycle accidents involved riders who […]
Continue readingAccidents & Traumatic Brain Injuries
When you have suffered a traumatic brain injury as the result of an accident, the consequences can be serious and life-long. According to a March 2015 CDC report, there are approximately 2.5 million traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in the United States every year. Victims of TBIs may find it difficult to get answers and find all the […]
Continue readingWho is at fault in a multiple car accident?
Earlier this year, a driver on the Congress Expressway, who was apparently having a medical emergency, slammed into the back of a pick-up truck before running into several other vehicles. The pick-up driver was killed. Eleven individuals were injured, seven of them hospitalized in serious or critical condition. A total of eight cars were involved. […]
Continue readingWhen Accidents Cause Broken Bones and Damaged Joints
Earlier this year, a police officer suffered multiple bone fractures in his face, leg, and ankle after being crashed into by a truck driving the wrong way on the highway. The officer survived, but according to a news report, he “has many surgeries ahead of him.” This indicates the breaks were severe and will need more […]
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