Firm News | November 21, 2014 It goes without saying that commercial tractor-trailers are inherently dangerous due to their enormous size and weight. However, there are also some instances where commercial trucks are allowed a special permission to operate in configurations that make them even heavier and bigger than usual.…
Firm News | November 13, 2014 A Chicago area family says that their daughter was made ill by a dessert item they purchased that was improperly labeled. The child’s father told reporters that his daughter suffers from a severe peanut allergy. Armed with that knowledge, the father says that he…
Firm News | October 24, 2014 The effects of a car crash can leave victims with catastrophic injuries that require extensive medical treatments. Those medical costs often easily spiral into six-figure costs. With the stakes set so high, it’s easy to see how important it is to prove that…
Firm News | October 17, 2014 On Oct. 13, police in Round Lake Beach, Illinois, say that a crash between a tractor-trailer and an SUV sent two men to the hospital. The accident occurred at Route 83 and Engle Drive around 8:42 a.m. According to news reports, the semi-truck was…
Firm News | September 26, 2014 Medical malpractice under Illinois law is a term used to describe a broad range of personal injuries caused by negligent health care providers. Some examples of medical malpractice are: a doctor’s failure to diagnose a disease, wrongly prescribed medicines, surgical errors and mistakes, performing…
Firm News | September 19, 2014 Wheeling, Illinois, police say that one of their officers struck and killed a pedestrian on Sep. 14, as they were attempting to engage a vehicle suspected of a traffic violation. The accident occurred in north suburban Wheeling, Illinois, around 5:45 a.m. as the 20-year-old…
Firm News | September 12, 2014 Commercial tractor-trailers are a mainstay of our modern economy. Each day they move tons of goods and products along Illinois roads. The constant presence of tractor-trailers on our highways ensures that items produced in our state get to market places throughout the country. Alternatively,…
Firm News | August 15, 2014 Chicago police are now questioning a man for his alleged role in a fatal multiple vehicle accident that included a Chicago Transit Authority bus. Police say a 71-year-old man was killed as he loaded groceries into the back of his car when he was…
Firm News | August 8, 2014 Illinois State Police say that 51-year-old truck driver from Leesburg, Indiana, is responsible for a multi-vehicle crash that killed four people and injured four others. Police say the truck driver was traveling in excess of posted speeds on July 21 when he attempted to…
Firm News | August 1, 2014 Consumers have a right to expect not to be injured by products they purchase. Conversely, manufacturers, retailers and other vendors have a duty to exercise reasonable caution in ensuring that the products they introduce into the marketplace will not cause harm to consumers. Such…