If you have been injured and have hired an attorney, you have an important role in your case. Although your attorney will meet all legal deadlines, submit evidence, argue in court, and negotiate settlements on your behalf, your attorney cannot provide the best representation possible without your help. You and your attorney are a team,…

Across the country, there are debates on the utility of helmets. Some states and cities have mandatory helmet laws; others do not. Experts on both sides argue about how effective helmets really are in serious bicycle accidents. One study showed that the chances of suffering a traumatic brain injury are cut in half by wearing…

Hotel Slip and Fall Injury Claims, Lawsuits and Lawyers in Chicago, Illinois Slip and Fall Injury Lawyer in Chicago Explains the Process of a Hotel Slip and Fall Injury Lawsuit Under Illinois Law Chicago has numerous hotels that service the city’s thousands of annual tourists and business people. These hotels have an obligation to make…

Freshly Mopped Floor Slip and Fall Lawsuit Lawyer in Chicago, Illinois Slip and Fall Injury Settlements, Lawsuits, and Lawyers in Chicago, Illinois Slip and fall accidents can happen anywhere and at any time. They happen when you least expect it, especially on recently mopped floors. If you or someone you love has fallen on a…

Paying Medical Bills Before Receiving Personal Injury Compensation Car crashes can cause medical bills to pile up rapidly. The total medical cost for an accident can be overwhelming. The average person would have a difficult time trying to dig out of a pile of medical bills caused by accident.  A personal injury settlement is in…

Food Poisoning Attorneys in Chicago, Illinois E coli, Salmonella Food Poisoning Claims, Lawsuits and Lawyers A major restaurant chain suffered an outbreak of food poisoning in 2015. Sixty people across the United States, including one in Illinois, suffered food poisoning after eating at this chain. Fortunately, there were no deaths, but numerous people were hospitalized…

This case we handled for a recent client might be similar to a fall you recently sustained on snow or ice. In 2012 a client of our law firm was a tenant of an apartment building in Chicago and slipped and fell sustaining sustained serious personal injuries due to an unnatural accumulation of ice within…

According to the National Safety Council, over one million people sustain injuries as the result of a fall on stairs. Falls in stairwells and on stairs represent the second most common cause of accident injuries behind car accidents and stairway related falls result on upwards of 12,000 deaths per year. You have the right to…