Defective Products | August 17, 2016 The Consumer Product Safety Commission keeps a running list of recent product recalls so that consumers have one place to easily find the information they need. A quick scan of this list shows that a new product makes the list every few days; there…
Medical malpractice | August 11, 2016 Medical malpractice comes in many forms, as all it takes is negligence for a doctor to breach the duty of care that is owed to you as a patient. That said, there are trends with this issue, and many cases fall into a few…
Legal Articles | July 25, 2016 The popular app Pokemon Go is getting people out of the house and exercising. However, distraction may be a dangerous issue involving the game. The latest gaming craze among kids and adults alike, Pokemon Go, has millions of people across the country getting off…
Medical malpractice | July 18, 2016 People make mistakes when they get tired. Fatigue is a known safety hazard in many industries. One of the reasons for establishing the 40-hour work week was to cut down on the number of fatal workplace accidents. The Fair Labor Standards Act codified this…
Legal Articles | July 14, 2016 Children are particularly in danger walking to school. During the National Safety Council’s Back to School month, drivers are reminded to be careful. During the summer, many children can be seen on Chicago streets walking or riding their bikes to and from their friends’…
Legal Articles | July 8, 2016 The number of fatal pedestrian accidents in Illinois and across the country is increasing, according to recent reports. In a collision between a vehicle and a person, it goes without saying that the individual will bear the brunt of the impact. In Illinois and…
Car accidents | July 8, 2016 The Illinois State Police are reporting that one person died in a car accident on the Fourth of July, while two others were injured. The injured parties were both drivers in their respective cars, while the person who died was the passenger in one…
Defective Products | June 28, 2016 A lot of homeowners think that breakers and fuse boxes are a constant annoyance. Whenever a circuit gets overloaded, it trips the breaker or blows a fuse. This cuts off power to the circuit, and everything shuts down. This can be frustrating. For example,…
Medical malpractice | June 14, 2016 Sometimes, it feels like doctors don’t want you to give them any more details. They just ask you questions that can be answered with a simple yes or no, when you really want to talk about how something happened or why it happened. Below…
nursing home abuse | June 9, 2016 For many elderly people, the need for in-home care or relocation to a nursing home arises because of an accident or injury. The older we get, the more likely we are to suffer injury in a slip and fall or other domestic accident.…