CHICAGO, Ill. — Two children suffered critical, life-threatening injuries, and five other children in separate cars also were hurt in a wreck on the Dan Ryan Expressway. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that the crash happened on Monday, April 1, 2019, but did not give a time. Illinois State Police investigated the accident and issued traffic tickets…
Continue reading…Car Accident Vision Loss Lawsuits
Of our five senses, people generally say that their vision is one they would never want to go without. Our eyes quite literally are our windows to the world. It is almost unimaginable how devastating losing one’s eyesight would be if the loss of vision happened naturally. The sense of loss might be that much…
Continue reading…Car Accident Insurance Claims
Statistically speaking, the chances are high that you will be involved in a car accident in your lifetime. Hopefully, you and the occupants of your vehicle will walk away unscathed. Even if you suffer no injury or a minor injury, you will need to deal with an insurance company. If you were not at fault…
Continue reading…Auto Accident Facial Injury Lawsuits
Compensation for Facial Injuries Suffered in Illinois Auto Accidents Manufacturing safer motor vehicles is a top priority. The latest technology not only serves to protect vehicle occupants from harm if a car is involved in a crash, but also can help avoid accidents. Notwithstanding all of these technological developments, motor vehicle accidents still occur. When…
Continue reading…Ear Injuries in Personal Injury Claims
Traumatic brain injuries can lead to many symptoms including hearing problems. Tinnitus causes a person to suffer a ringing type of sound when no sound comes from an external source. Some people know of the condition as ringing in the ears. Many people experience tinnitus on an occasional basis without any underlying condition or disease….
Continue reading…Vertigo and Tinnitus Following a Car Accident
Tinnitus refers to the buzzing or ringing sound that people hear in their ears. The sounds may continue non-stop throughout the night and day or may start and stop throughout the day. In some cases, tinnitus occurs in conjunction with vertigo. Both vertigo and tinnitus are problems that originate in a person’s inner ear. The…
Continue reading…Aurora Man Charged in Death of Passenger in Saturday Crash into Fire Truck
KEDZIE, Ill. — An Aurora man is under arrest after allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol and crashing his sports utility vehicle into a fire truck parked along the shoulder of I-57. The crash resulted in the death of a man in his 30s who was the passenger in the SUV. The collision also…
Continue reading…Accident Victims Often Suffer Injuries They Would Not Otherwise Expect
Experience shows that anything can happen when motor vehicles forcefully collide. Some accident victims sustain injuries that an accident victim might not expect. Even if you believe that you were uninjured in the immediate aftermath of an auto accident, any pain and injuries that arise after a car accident are likely caused by the crash…
Continue reading…Hidden Car Accident Injuries
Sometimes people are involved in a car accident, and they get out of their vehicle and are able to walk away from the crash scene. These individuals may feel fortunate to have escaped a harrowing experience unscathed with nothing but damage to their vehicle. However, as time passes, it might become apparent that the person…
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