Although there are fewer motorcycle riders on the road than drivers, they are at greater risk for injury because they lack the protection that drivers have. Crashes involving motorcycles and other vehicles account for 56 percent of motorcycle accident deaths.
Read More About Common Types of Chicago Motorcycle Accident InjuriesAn underride truck collision is probably the most deadly type of vehicle accident, even at low speeds. This type of accident occurs when a car collides with a large commercial truck and runs under the truck. Large trucks weigh 20-30 times more than cars. They are taller and have more ground clearance which means that...
Read More About Chicago Underride Truck AccidentsBoating can be great fun, but sometimes accidents can occur. Your legal rights in this type of accident can be complicated. If you are involved in an accident on a sailboat or motorboat, in order to claim compensation for your injury, you must be able to prove that your injury was a result of another...
Read More About Why Do Chicago Boating Accidents Occur?The Pokémon Go craze has seen thousands of gamers hit the streets all across the nation. But can this augmented reality phone app actually cause harm? Apparently it can. There have already been a number of cases in the U.S. where Pokemon fans have been playing the game while driving, leading to accidents and injury.
Read More About Chicago Area Pokémon Go Gamers and Car AccidentsThe mother of a Logan Square gunshot victim is suing a Chicago-area hospital and an emergency room nurse that works there claiming that the ER nurse shared inappropriate information on Twitter when the victim was brought in to the hospital for treatment. Some of the content tweeted included pictures of the room where medical personnel...
Read More About ER Nurse Tweets Bloody PhotosIn Chicago, a federal jury decided in favor of a woman recently. They found that two doctors from Illinois botched her gastric bypass surgery which left her brain damaged. The jury awarded the woman $9.4 million dollars, and found that the two Chicago-area doctors were guilty of negligence. The hospital where the surgery was performed...
Read More About $14.4 Million Dollars Awarded in Federal Medical Malpractice LawsuitA boy and his mother were awarded a $53 million verdict by a jury in Cook County in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed against The University of Chicago Hospital. This verdict is the largest of its kind in Cook County. The boy, born with a brain injury, will receive the award which includes a large...
Read More About $53 Million Dollar Medical Malpractice Verdict for Baby Brain DamageThe plaintiff, Lorraine Patullo-Banks, was walking from the Park Ridge Train Station in February 2008. As she traveled on the sidewalk near the intersection of Touhy Ave and 3rd Street, she encountered an obstruction of snow and ice that had accumulated, resulting from the city snow plow that had cleared the street. The plaintiff chose...
Read More About Park Ridge Sued For Negligence In Pedestrian Injury CaseWhat are Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs)? A large motor vehicle for the transportation of people or property and either having 2 axles and exceeding a certain gross total weight or registered gross weight or having 3 or more axles. Commercial motor vehicles are a critical part of the state economy, as they transport large quantities...
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