Legal Articles | November 26, 2014 The Illinois legal limit is 0.08 percent; however, studies show that drivers with a BAC of as low as 0.01 percent can cause devastating car accidents. Motorists who drive with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or above in Illinois are considered intoxicated…
Legal Articles | November 26, 2014 According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, there are no federal standards for the training of commercial drivers. Every day on Chicago’s roads, drivers encounter tractor trailers. These big rigs bring in goods and materials that make life more comfortable but the sheer…
Legal Articles | November 26, 2014 Although Illinois has strict cellphone laws, hands free devices are legal and have shown to cause a significant amount of cognitive distraction. As smartphones become more technologically advanced, it isn’t uncommon to see people reading emails, updating their social media profiles, searching the internet,…
Legal Articles | November 25, 2014 On behalf of Steven Seidman Federal bill could increase trucker hours from 70 to 82 hours per week Although driver fatigue is implicated in 40 percent of truck accidents, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, an amendment to a federal bill could…
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.…
Legal Articles | November 18, 2014 On behalf of Steven Seidman Passengers say windshield wipers were broken and bus was going too fast Five passengers on a Chicago-bound bus from Atlanta are suing the carrier Megabus over a serious highway accident that led to multiple injuries, according to the Chicago…
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…
Work Accidents | November 6, 2014 Under current Illinois law, then employee injured on the job has a duty to report that accident to the employer within 45 days. The law does not specify whether the notice be offered verbal or in writing; however, employees can retain copies of a…
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…