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…
Continue reading…Walmart Falling Merchandise Injury Lawsuits
Walmart is a massive chain of superstores that exist all across the United States. Many people suffer injuries in these shops and in some instances, Walmart is liable to the injured person under Illinois premises liability laws. Filing a lawsuit against Walmart has its challenges though. As a massive corporation, Walmart is well protected by…
Continue reading…Stay-at-Home Mother Fall Injury at an Target Parking Lot in Illinois?
Target stores, like every retailer in Illinois, must keep its premises, including its parking lots, free from dangerous conditions. A retail store like Target is not an insurer against all possible harm that could occur in a parking lot. However, Target stores in Illinois must keep their parking lots clear of any hazardous conditions that…
Continue reading…Slip and Fall on Parking Lot Ice at Walmart in Illinois
Walmart stores in Illinois must keep their parking lots safe for visitors. All stores must make sure that their property is free and clear of debris that the store management knew about or would have found out about if the management conducted reasonable inspections of the Walmart premises. What is reasonable must be decided from…
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