Shopping malls and retail centers attract thousands of visitors daily, leading to congested parking lots and an increased risk of accidents. Crashes in these lots can seriously injure drivers, passengers, and pedestrians. They also raise complex questions about premises liability and insurance coverage. Common Causes of Parking Lot Accidents Parking lot collisions often stem from…
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Falling Merchandise Injuries in Retail Stores
When you visit a retail store, you expect a safe shopping experience. You do not anticipate suffering serious injuries from merchandise tumbling off shelves or displays. However, falling merchandise accidents happen more often than many people realize, causing severe harm to unsuspecting customers. You should know your legal rights and options if you sustained injuries…
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Slip and Fall Lawsuits for Stair and Handrail Defects
Slip and fall accidents on stairs with broken handrails or other defects can cause devastating injuries that drastically alter the course of your life. These accidents often result from property owner negligence in maintaining safe premises. If you or a loved one suffered serious harm due to a hazardous staircase or faulty handrail, you may…
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How to Build a Successful Premises Liability Case
Illinois property owners and those who operate businesses have a duty to maintain the property or premises in a reasonably safe condition for those who are there lawfully. If that duty is breached, very often people will get injured. If you slip and fall and injure yourself on unsalted ice at the entrance to your…
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Don’t Let an Injury or Illness Ruin Your Relationship with Your Friends and Family this Holiday Season
Though government officials and healthcare professionals have urged everyone to stay home this holiday season, many people in the Chicago area are still planning small gatherings with their friends and family members. When you accept such an invitation, you are accepting the risk that you may be injured — or this year, contract COVID-19 —…
Continue reading…Illinois Slip and Fall Cases Can Turn on Open and Obvious Defense
Our slip and fall attorney in Chicago discuss what it takes to win a slip and fall case in Illinois is not easy, even if you suffered terrible, life-altering, and debilitating injuries.
Continue reading…Frequent Injuries Suffered in Premises Liability Cases in Chicago
When you enter upon a person’s property in Chicago, and elsewhere in Illinois, you have the absolute right to be protected from injury caused by hazards on the property. The property owner, tenant, lessee, or occupant must protect you from harm. Unfortunately, many people suffer injuries in Chicago each year because of defective or harmful…
Continue reading…Injuries in Illinois Premises Liability Cases
The purpose of Illinois’ premises liability law is to protect people when they enter another’s property from hazardous conditions. The classic example of a premises liability accident is a slip and fall on a wet linoleum supermarket floor. A supermarket slip and fall is not the only way a person can suffer an injury or…
Continue reading…How to File a Slip-and-Fall Claim Against Mariano’s Grocery Stores
Every person who enters a store in Illinois to shop has the right to be protected by the store against injuries. Patrons of grocery stores like Mariano’s are particularly vulnerable to slip and fall incidents leading to severe injuries. The operators of Mariano’s should anticipate that food from its shelves will fall onto the floor…
Continue reading…Walmart Falling Merchandise Injury Lawsuit Lawyers
Walmart likes to stack its merchandise high off of the floor. Walmart ceilings are generally very high and allow for easy stacking of merchandise. Stacked merchandise can be a disaster waiting to happen. Without rigorous training of its employees and adhering to strict safety standards, merchandise can fall on a shopper rather easily. Falling merchandise…
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