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• Work Related Personal Injury
• Truck driver killed in accident
• Highway worker struck by truck
• Reported settlements in Illinois worker's comp cases
• Motorcycle cop injured by car failing to yield while turning left
• Naperville accident claims life of Nicor employee
• Tractor trailer strikes bucket truck
• Some things you should know about medical care and worker's comp in Illinois
• Armored car crashes in Pekin
• Natural gas explosion in North Carolina kills 3, injures 40
• Carbon monoxide poisoning sickens dozens in Utah factory
• NY Times expose on worker's comp IME's
• Utilities concerned that workers are at risk with shut-offs
• Felony charges added in death of trucker in Marengo accident
• Elevator accident injures three workers
• Slip and Fall Accident
• Student seriously injured in West Chicago high school PE class accident
• CDC releases statistics regarding causes of unintentional injury
• Man falls from Rogers Park porch after railing gives way
• Man falls to death down elevator shaft
• City cuts back on porch inspections
• Verdict in Home Depot falling merchandise case
• Lack of Chicago elevator inspections increases risks of safety hazards
• Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
• Meidcation error results in nursing home resident's death
• Nursing home resident suffers facial fractures in fall
• Nursing home suit filed over amputation
• Illinois nursing homes and liability insurance
• Quality of care problems persist in for-profit nursing homes
• Illinois Home Task Force issues final report
• Nursing home under investigation for overmedicating residents
• Camelot Terrace in Streator issued citation
• False charting at nursing homes
• Study indicates antipsychotic use increases incidence of hip fracture
• Troubled Chicago nursing home loses funding
• State plan for caring for mentally ill in nursing homes under scrutiny
• Texas nursing home fined for pressure ulcers
• $19 million jury verdict against New York nursing home
• Program to remove criminals from nursing homes terminated
• Nursing home psychiatrist questioned on use of powerful antipsychotic medication
• Joliet Terrace nursing home fined for resident fall, death
• Nursing home fined for failing to alert doctor to change in resident's condition
• Name game leads to reversal of large jury verdict against nursing home
• Lawsuit filed against nursing home for fall, decubitus ulcer
• Regal Rehab closed by Illinois Department of Public Health
• Look for arbitration clauses in nursing home admission contracts
• Nursing homes would not have to pay fines for substandard care under proposed legislation
• Failure to follow care plan results in fall
• Fire death in nursing home results in fine by state
• Dehydration death of Tennessee nursing home resident a criminal inquiry
• Man murdered in nursing home
• Wandering nursing home resident killed in hit and run accident
• Sexual abuser remained employed at nursing home for years despite complaints
• Palatine nursing home gets owners previously removed by IDPH from other nursing home
• Hip fracture from fall in nursing home leads to death
• Automobile Accident
• Another lawyer calls out Allstate's claims practices
• One-third of fatal traffic accidents in Cook County linked to drinking and driving
• Teen gets 5 years in jail fatal drunk driving accident
• Palos Park woman loses leg in I-80 accident
• Pedestrian killed by hit-and-run driver
• Fatal crossover accident in Iowa
• Liability limits for Dram Shop Act cases raised
• Hamilton girl, family members injured by runaway trailer
• Text messaging and driving now illegal in Illinois
• Garden Prairie man paralyzed by uninsured driver
• Winter weather produces LaSalle County accidents
• Three injured when drunk driving teenager crashes car into tree
• Boy riding scooter killed by hit-and-run driver
• $1 million settlement in drunk driving accident
• DeKalb auto accident results in serious injuries
• Perry County deputy victim of car crash
• Evanston woman dies two weeks after car accident
• Several victims in Pekin drunk driving accident
• Reminder to check for underinsured motorist coverage
• Reminder to check uninsured motorist coverage
• Child delivered after death of mother also dies from injuries from car accident
• Sandoval rear-end accident injures woman
• Group of junior high cheerleaders injured by hit and run motorist
• Motorcyclists hit by 15 year old driver
• Bicyclist injured in hit and run accident
• Motorcyclist injured in drunk driving accident
• Uninsured motorists face jail time for causing car accident
• Feds ready to act on text messaging while driving
• Intoxicated teen driver causes car accident
• Hit and run driver critically injured bicyclist
• Uninsured motorist count up to over 500,000
• St. Charles dunk driving accident claims life of West Chicago teen
• CTA passengers injured when el train hits car
• With some car accidents, there is more than meets the eye
• Bloomington mother ordered to pay $1 million in restitution
• Drunk driver kills one injures seven in Chicago
• Mason County drunk driving accident leaves two dead
• Driver who was painting her nails kills motorcyclist
• Accident with postal vehicle
• Watch out for bogus "Claim Assist" at hospitals!
• Survivors of Hillsboro accident air-lifted
• Flossmoor girl injured in hit and run near school
• Infant among the injured in car crash with uninsured motorist
• Study shows suburbs with most car-pedestrian accidents
• California man injured in hit-and-run accident
• Peotone car crash results in Champaign boy being airlifted
• Dog Bite Attacks
• Woman dies of heart attack following dog bite attack
• Insurance company trying to get out of dog bite claim
• More on insurance coverage for dog bite accidentrs
• Two pit bulls attack sisters
• UPS driver suffers dog bite, loses finger tip
• Dogs outside day care attack woman
• Is your homeowner's insurance covering your dog?
• Pit bull attacks 5 year old boy
• Child bitten in throat by German shepherd
• Senior citizen attacked and bitten by pit bulls
• Average dog bite claim costs insurers over $24,000
• Update on homeowner's insurance coverage for dog owners
• Neighbors say that pit bull attack on 9 year old girl could have been prevented
• Rantoul senior suffers broken hip after being knocked down by dog
• Dog bite case settled
• Mail carrier attacked by pit bull
• Tips for dog bite victims
• Search on for cat that bit 7 year old boy
• Homeowner's insurance may not cover all dog breeds
• Child seriously injured by pit bull
• Senior citizen attacked by pack of neighborhood dogs
• Fatal dog bite attack study released
• Massachusetts boy attacked by pit bull
• Train Accidents
• Railroad knew tracks washed out before Rockford derailment
• Court finds BNSF committed misconduct in railroad crossing wrongful death case
• Multiple injuries in Boston commuter train accident
• FRA releases study on causes of train accidents
• FRA considering testing train personnel for sleep apnea
• Railroad pays witnesses to try to derail jury verdict
• Rockford train derailment possibly caused due to high water
• Rockford Canadian National train derailment kills one
• Lawsuits filed in train derailment at Louisville zoo
• BNSF accused of misconduct following $20 million wrongful death verdict
• After railroad crossing wrongful death verdict, railroad accused of misconduct
• NTSB faults Amtrak and engineer in 2007 Chicago train crash
• Lawsuits and Claims Against the CTA
• Falling railroad tie from CTA el tracks wrecks car
• CTA el trains derail more frequently than those in other subway systems
• Bolts dropping from CTA el tracks
• Baby in stroller dragged by CTA el train
• Pedestrian hit and killed by CTA bus
• CTA bus crash on South Side
• Train accident analysis
• Six month notice for cases against the CTA abolished
• Bill proposes changes in CTA notice requirements
• Prescription medication errors | Pharmacist malpractice
• Medication error causes brain damage to infant
• 10 Common Types of Medication Errors
• Motorcycle Crashes
• Car pulling out of restaurant parking lot hits motorcycle
• Motorcyclist hit by prescription drug user
• Truck driver faces negligent hommicide charges in death of motorcyclist
• School bus driver faces manslaughter charge in death of motorcyclist
• Another fatal failure to yield motorcycle accident
• $1 million settlement in motorycle accident suit
• Philly area husband and wife each lose leg in motorcycle crash
• Blind driver kills motorcyclist
• Motorcyclist killed on way to see delivery of his child
• Road construction projects pose special hazard for motorcycle riders
• Texas motorcycle rider killed by driver reading text message
• It's not just cars that fail to yield the right-of-way to motorcycles
• Motorcycle safety expert, author of Hurt Report dies at 81
• Motorcyclist loses leg after being struck by loose tire
• Defense lawyer blames motorcyclist for laying the bike down
• Motorcyclist killed by driver pulling out of parking lot
• Michigan rider severely injured in crash
• Motorcycle rider killed in crash with dog
• Crash with tractor claims life of motorcyclist
• $7 million settlement for motorcycle accident
• Wrongful death motorcycle accident on Northwest Side
• Schaumburg couple killed in Palatine motorcycle crash
• Passing dump truck hits motorcycle
• Motorcyclists from Illinois in accident in New York
• Motorcycle rider lays bike down
• Headlight Modulator recommended as hedge against motorcycle accidents
• Failure to yield a depresing common thread in motorcycle accidents last week
• Sun Times reporting motorcycle accidents on the rise
• Sangamon County Sheriff believes motorcycle accidents on the rise
• Pecatonica man riding motorcycle killed by left turning semi
• Common thread unites two serious motorcycle accidents across the country
• Motorcycle rider killed by left-turning SUV
• Motorcyclist killed in head-on collision
• Hog Rock River Rally motorcycle accident kills two, injures four more
• Motorcycle crash seriously injures one in Rockford
• Several fatal motorcycle accidents over Memorial Day holiday
• Rear end accident pushes car in front of motoryclists
• I-57 motorcycle crash kills two, injures two more
• Buffalo Grove motorcyclist killed in accident
• Rockford TV station addresses motorcycle insurance issues
• Teen "blacks out" and hits couple on motorcycle
• Fatal Rockford motorcycle accident
• Motorcyclist killed in accident with tractor trailer
• Scooter rider hit by left-turning vehicle
• Construction Accidents
• One killed, eight injured in church roof collapse
• Some construction accidents require immediate investigation
• Van hits worker at construction site
• Fines levied in boom lift wrongful death accident
• Construction worker killed in crane accident
• Operator sentenced in trackhoe death case
• Worker injured by reversing skid loader
• Fall from hydraulic lift injures construction worker
• Construction worker's arm crushed in materials handling accident
• Trench collapse accident claims life of construction worker
• Construction workers buried in concrete
• Scaffold accident kills one, injures two
• Load falling from crane kills construction worker
• Construction worker killed by dump truck going in reverse
• Trench collapse kills Texas worker
• Fiery chain collision in Iowa kills St. Charles man, injures wife
• Carpenter killed in fall from scaffold
• Trucking Accidents
• High winds likely a factor in wrongful death truckiung accident
• Tractor trailer causes pile up in blizzard
• Truck knocks car off the road
• Truck driver hit with six-month sentence in death of three
• Driver claims mechanical problem led to fatal crash
• Porn-watching truck driver kills mother of two
• Man injured by ice coming off semi trailer
• Chicago Truck Driver in Wrongful Death Accident
• Laptop use implicated in fatal New York truck accident
• Truck accident results in one dead, three injured
• Tractor trailer in pile-up in wind storm
• Truck driver charged with DUI in wrongful death accident
• Man killed when truck runs stop sign
• Distracted driving truck accident yields $18 million verdict
• Left-turning truck hits motorcyclist
• Route 53 truck accident
• Texas road construction project site of two wrongful death truck accidents
• Fatal truck accident yields four year sentence for sleeping truck driver
• Trucking companies dodge shut down by re-forming, not reforming
• Tractor trailer rollover accident kills municipal employee
• Trucking companies try cynical version of "Sorry Works!" program
• Logging truck roll-over criticially injures one
• Truck causes chain collision in Wisconsin
• Truck carrying hazardous materials explodes, killing three
• Truck jack knifes, resulting in fatality
• Trucker kills two in rear-end accident in snow storm
• Trucking company involved in rollover accident has history of safety violations
• Sleep apnea an accident risk for truck drivers
• Joliet truck accident results in $23.75 million wrongful death verdict
• Dangerous Children's Products
• Two infant deaths prompt CPSC to re-announce recall of Simplicity bassinets
• Flammable robes recalled
• Infant car seat recalled
• Manufacturer of Magnetix toys fined by CPSC
• High chair recalled due to fall hazard
• Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA)
• $1.6 million verdict for back injury in Montana FELA case
• FRA report attributes train crash to human error
• Train crash accident results in wrongful death of two railroaders
• Train conductor killed in derailment
• CSX employee killed at railroad crossing
• Florida train crew injured during derailment
• Yard worker crushed in coupling operations at CSX yard
• Appellate Court affirms $1.6 million judgment
• Dangerous Medical Devices and Equipment
• Article outlines measures to prevent NSF from gadolinium expsoure
• Dangerous Exercise and Recreational Equipment
• Hunters at risk due to defective tree stand
• Boy from Normal, Illinois injured by exploding gas can at camp site
• Crash and fire claim lives of 4 in Route 130 crash
• Bicycle recall due to handlbar defect
• Exercise balls recalled
• Chillicothe girl injured in ATV rollover accident
• Dangerous Industrial Products
• Ten Most Dangerous Power Tools
• Carpenter in nail gun accident survives being shot in heart
• Verdict in Buffalo asbestos wrongful death case
• Man dies from injuries after clothing caught in machinery
• Carbon monoxide hazard leads to recall of Bosch boilers
• Nokomis farmer run over by own tractor
• Hanna City man killed in riding mower roll-over accident
• Rockford man run over by tractor
• W.R. Grace acquitted in asbestos conspiracy case
• Concrete pump failure kills construction worker
• Blog launched covering the W.R. Grace asbestos trial
• Coalport man killed by forklift in lumber yard accident
• Log splitting machine recalled
• Unsafe Automobiles and Other Motor Vehicles
• Child ejected from SUV in accident with ambulance
• Child ejected in rollover accident
• Medical Malpractice
• Caps on damages in medical malparctice cases declared unconstitutional by Illinois Supreme Court -- again
• Multiple medical malpractice claims against Philly VA facility
• Patient dies from operating room fire
• Settlement for birth injury
• $3.8 million verdict in medical malpractice bad faith lawsuit
• Medical malpractice appeal turns on jury instruction
• California doctor sued for alleged wrong-site surgery
• Physician exposes attempted cover-up in patient's medical malpractice wrongful death case
• Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
• 34 sickened by carbon monoxide poisoning at church
• Carbon monoxide poisoning kills Oregon woman
• Faulty furnace causes carbon monoxide poisoning in South Side apartment building
• Unsafe carbon monoxide levels in ice rink
• Carbon monoxide leak at Center Ice of DuPage in Glen Ellyn results in hospitalization of several from youth hockey tournament
• Fulbright scholars stricken by carbon monoxide poisoning
• Carbon monoxide safety reminder
• Improper furnace venting results in hospitalization of 11 due to carbon monoxide poisoning
• 41 sickened at Virginia bank
• $1.5 million settlement in Connecticut carbon monoxide poisoning case
• Neighbors injured by carbon monoxide poisoning
• Sevelyor Tow Behind Quick Hitch Connector Recalled
• Carbon monoxide poisoning makes six ill at New York diner
• Carbon monoxide makes family ill in hotel
• Running engines in garage pose carbon monoxide poisoning risk
• Family dies in Aspen carbon monoxide poisoning tragedy
• Carbon monoxide poisoning wrongful death lawsuit results in settlement
• Hyperbaric treatment can limit brain damage from carbon monoxide poisoning, study shows
• Wrongful Death Lawsuits
• Executive killed in motorcycle accident
• Sixth worker dies from injuries from Connecticut power plant explosion
• Wyoming man killed at G & D Integrated in Morton
• Flagger killed by gravel truck
• Stickney couple in Wisconsin truck accident
• Teen dies days after car accident
• Motorcyclist dies after crash
• Man killed in hit and run accident in Homan Square neighborhood
• $9 million verdict in wrongful death in electrocution
• Crestwood water tainted with carcinogen, class actions filed
• Appeals court takes away punitive damage verdict in wrongful death case
• Munster child drowns during swimming class
• General
• Funny lawyer ads make a real point
• Six seriously injured in Saline County auto accident

Practice Areas

• Chicago Nursing Home Attorney | Illinois Abuse Lawyer | Neglect Law IL
• Accident Attorneys in Chicago | Auto Lawyer | Car | Truck | Illinois
• Chicago Slip and Fall Attorney | Illinois Accident Lawyer | Schaumburg
• Hurt at Work Attorney Chicago | Work-Related Injury Lawyer Illinois
• Chicago, Illinois Lawyers for Wrongful Death Lawsuits
• Construction Accident | Trench Cave-Ins | Crane and Scaffold Accidents
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Trucking Accidents Illinois | Chicago Tractor Trailer Crashes
• Chicago Illinois Dog Bite Lawyer
• Lawsuits and Claims Against the Chicago Transit Authority
• Passenger Train Crashes and Derailments | Railroad Crossing Accidents
• Chicago prescription medication error lawyer | Illinois attorney
• Chicago FELA lawyer|Help for Injured Railroaders in Illinois
• Medical Malpractice Lawyers Handling Cases in Chicago and Joliet
• Carbon Monoxide Lawyers in Chicago and Rockford, Illinois
• Chicago Lawyer for Injuries from Unsafe Children's Products
• Chicago Defective Prescription Medication Lawyer | Fosamax | Duragesic
• Chicago Defective Medical Devices Lawyer | Shoulder pain pumps
• Chicago Accident Lawyer | Unsafe Exercise and Recreational Equipment
• Chicago Dangerous and Defective Industrial Products Lawyer | Illinois
• Chicago Car Product Liability Lawyer | Illinois Car Defect Lawyer
• Chicago Food Poisoning Lawyer | Illinois Tainted Food Attorney

Case Results

• Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
  • Nursing staff negligence results in Cook County settlement

  Awarded: $600,000

  • Fall and infection results in DuPage County settlement

  Awarded: $400,000

  • Fall resulting in fractured hip and death yields DuPage County settlement

  Awarded: $400,000

  • Stage IV pressure ulcer case results in nursing home settlement

  Awarded: $125,000

  • Pressure ulcer, weight loss lead to settlement

  Awarded: $120,000

• Automobile Accident
  • Hip fracture from auto accident results in settlement for retiree

  Awarded: $750,000

  • Head-on car crash results in settlement in excess of policy limits

  Awarded: $400,000

  • Settlement from car crash outside of school

  Awarded: $205,000

  • Wheeling car accident results in settlement

  Awarded: $195,000

  • Passenger secures policy limits settlement from both drivers

  Awarded: $150,000

  • Crash outside trailer park yields settlement

  Awarded: $120,000

  • Back injury from single vehicle accident results in Rockford settlement

  Awarded: $100,000

  • Arbitration award in UIM claim

  Awarded: $77,821.53

  • Wrist fracture results in underinsured motorist claim settlement

  Awarded: $60,000

• Slip and Fall Accident
  • Fire drill accident yields settlement for post-traumatic migraines

  Awarded: $1,025,000

• Work Related Personal Injury
  • Bartender assaulted by patron secures settlement for eye injury

  Awarded: $125,000

• Wrongful Death Lawsuits
  • McLean County Infant Death Yields Policy Limits Settlement

  Awarded: $500,000

• Construction Accidents
  • Fall from Ladder on CTA Construction Project Yields Settlement

  Awarded: $700,000

  • Carpenter injured on job site secures settlement

  Awarded: $320,000

• Trucking Accidents
  • Sideswipe accident results in Cook County settlement

  Awarded: $100,000

• Dog Bite Attacks
  • Settlement for accountant bit on hand by pit bull

  Awarded: $120,000

  • Settlement for girl bitten by dog at barbecue

  Awarded: $100,000

  • Settlement for Rockford boy bitten by uncle's dog

  Awarded: $75,000

• Lawsuits and Claims Against the CTA
  • Settlement for Back Injury Resulting from Short Stop

  Awarded: $160,000

• Prescription medication errors | Pharmacist malpractice
  • Prescription medication misfill results in Peoria County settlement

  Awarded: $80,000.00

• Medical Malpractice
  • Jury verdict for foot injury to diabetic

  Awarded: $165,000

  • Malpractice claim settled against VA

  Awarded: $120,000

Document Library

• Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
• Nursing Home Resident on Resident Assaults in Illinois
• Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect: Bed Sores or Pressure Ulcers
• Medication Errors in Nursing Homes
• Preventing Falls in Nursing Homes
• APPORTIONMENT OF SETTLEMENTS BETWEEN WRONGFUL DEATH AND SURVIVAL ACTIONS- A KEY TO MAXIMIZING TOTAL RECOVERY
• Automobile Accident
• Uninsured Motorist Claims and Hit and Run Accidents
• Underinsured Motorist Auto Accident Claims in Illinois
• Our law firm carefully investigates all potentially liable parties in cases where we represent the victims of drunk driving accidents. Here are some of the things we consider in every case involving a drunk driver ....
• In many serious Illinois car accidents where there are serious injuries or wrongful death, there is frequently additional sources of compensation which can be identifies to make sure that the victims of the car accident are properly compensated. As experienced Chicago car accident lawyers, these are the steps we take in serious car accident cases.
• Evidence that the defendant was using a cell phone or text messaging at the time of a car accident is critical in helping ensure that car accident victims get fair compensation for their injuries.
• Payment of Medical Bills After a Car Accident
• Types of Third Party Liability Lawsuits - Automobile Accidents
• Underinsured motorist coverage in multi-victim accidents
• Slip and Fall Accident
• Property Owner Liability for Elevator and Escaltor Accidents in Illinois
• Types of Third Party Liability Lawsuits - Illinois Slip and Fall Accidents
• Types of Third Party Liability Lawsuits - Elevator Accidents
• Evidence of repairs after slip-and-fall accidents in Illinois
• Liability for Slip and Fall on Snow and Ice Accidents in Illinois
• Crucial Questions in Illinois Slip and Fall Lawsuits
• Work Related Personal Injury
• What Does a Lawyer Do For Me In a Third Party Liability Suit
• Protecting Your Third Party Liability Suit
• The Lien: Where the Worker's Compensation Case and Third Party Liability Suit Come Together in Illinois
• Can I choose my own doctor in my Illinois worker's compensation case
• Worker's Compensation and Third Party Liability Lawsuits
• Basics on Types of Third Party Liability Lawsuits
• Types of Third Party Lawsuits - Negligence Claims
• When do I need to Hire an Experienced Chicago Worker's Compensation Lawyer
• Rights of Injured Truck Drivers After an Accident
• Wrongful Death Lawsuits
• What Services Does an Illinois Wrongful Death Lawyer Provide?
• Who Gets to File an Illinois Wrongful Death Suit
• Importance of Insurance Coverage in Illinois Wrongful Death Suits
• Who Is a Beneficiary That Can Collect Damages in an Illinois Wrongful Death Suit?
• Overview of Illinois wrongful death suits
• The Importance of Medical Evidence in Illinois Wrongful Death Suits
• Construction Accidents
• Types of Third Party Lawsuits - Construction Accidents
• Motorcycle Crashes
• Motorcycle Accident Suits Are Not Car Accident Suits
• Tips from Motorcycle Safety Foundation
• Dog Bite Attacks
• Types of Third Party Liability Suits - Dog Bites
• Fatal Dog Bite Attack Study
• Tips for Avoiding Dog Bite Attacks
• Train Accidents
• Historical review of Chicago commuter train accidents and derailments
• Prescription medication errors | Pharmacist malpractice
• 4 Steps to Protect Your Rights After a Prescription Medication Error
• Proecting Your Family Against Prescription Medication Errors
• Dangerous Industrial Products
• Types of Third Party Liability Lawsuits - Defective and Dangerous Industrial Products
• Asbestos and Mesothelioma - The Basics
• Preserving Defective Industrial and Work Products for Lawsuits
• General
• Making a good decision about who to hire for your personal injury or wrongful death suit is one of the most important things you can do to help yourself and your family in the wake of a serious accident. We are pleased to offer 8 common mistakes people make in hiring an Illinois accident attorney.
• Guide to Parent's Responsibilities in Handling Injury Cases for Their Children
• Understanding Structured Settlements for Personal injury Cases
• Importance of Insurance in Illinois Personal Injury Claims and Suits
• Settlement Values of Illinois Accident Cases
• Payment of Medical Expenses in Illinois Personal Injury Suits
• Tips for Photographing Personal Injuries
• Guarantee: No Recovery, No Fee
• BREACH OF THE DUTY TO SETTLE: LIFE SINCE OLYMPIA FIELDS
• COLLECTION ISSUES
• DISCOVERY FROM THE PLAINTIFF’S PERSPECTIVE
• PRE-SUIT INVESTIGATION: THE PLAINTIFF’S PERSPECTIVE

Video Library

• General:
• castle law office
• 5 Minutes advise

Frequently Asked Questions

• Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
• Where do I file complaints about an Illinois nursing home?
• What is the statute of limitations for a nursing home abuse and neglect case?
• Automobile Accident
• What is the mandatory state minimum amount of liability insurance in the State of Illinois?

• The other driver refused blood-alcohol testing after the accident, and that resulted in the dismissal of his DUI charges.  Will you be able to do anything to prove that he was intoxicated?

• I was forced off the road by another vehicle which did not stop.  There was no contact between my car and his.  Can I make an uninsured motorist claim for a hit-and-run accident?
• What is the difference between punitive damages and damages for pain and suffering?
• What is the difference between uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage?
• Does the fact that the other guy got the ticket mean that I am going to win my car accident case?
• I was in a car accident and now I just received a letter from a lawyer saying that the other driver was going to sue me.  What should I do with this?
• How will the property damage from my car accident be taken care of?
• What is the statute of limitations for an Illinois car accident lawsuit?
• What is the statute of limitations for cases involving drunk drivers who are being sued for causing injuries an/or death?
• I am not sure whether to buy uninsured motorist coverage.  Why should I?
• I was involved in an accident in a no-fault state.  Do I have any rights?
• Slip and Fall Accident
• Should I give the insurance company a recorded statement over the phone regarding my slip and fall accident?
• What is the statute of limitations for an escalator accident or elevator accident in Illinois?
• Will it help if I take photographs of where I fell for my Illinois slip and fall accident lawsuit?
• What is the statute of limitations for an Illinois slip and fall accident?
• Work Related Personal Injury
• What are the lawyer's fees in an Illinois worker's compensation case?
• Do I have to choose between filing an Illinois worker's compensation case and a third-party liability suit?
• My employer was clearly to blame for my work injury.  Can I sue my employer?
• When can a worker's compensation case be filed in Illinois?
• What advantage is there to hiring a Chicago worker's compensation lawyer for my case?
• How long do I have to be working for my employer before I am covered by worker's compensation insurance?
• How is the amount of my worker's comp check computed?

• In an Illinois worker's compensation case, what benefits am I entitled to?

• I got hurt at work, and my boss just told me to put my bills in through my health insurance because he does not want  his rates for his worker's comp insurance coverage to go up.  Can I do this?

• What is the statute of limitations for a worker's compensation case in Illinois?
• Wrongful Death Lawsuits
• Are punitive damages available in wrongful death suits?
• Who gets to file a wrongful death lawsuit in Illinois?
• What is the statute of limitations for an Illinois wrongful death lawsuit?
• Construction Accidents
• If someone else is to blame for my construction accident injuries, am I limited to worker's compensation?
• What is the statute of limitations for a construction accident in Illinois?
• Motorcycle Crashes
• What is the statute of limitations for an Illinois motorcycle accident case?
• Trucking Accidents
• Do trucking companies have to carry a minimum amount of liability insurance?
• What is the statute of limitations for an Illinois trucking accident case?
• Dog Bite Attacks

• How are damages from a dog bite attack paid?

• What is the statute of limitations for a dog bite personal injury case?
• If I am considering filing a lawsuit or making a claim against an insurance company for injuries from a dog bite attack, should I take photographs of my injuries?
• Lawsuits and Claims Against the CTA

• I was involved in a bus accident with the CTA.  Do I have to hire a lawyer to file the CTA's notice of claim?

• Prescription medication errors | Pharmacist malpractice
• What is the statute of limitations for a case involving a perscription medication error in Illinois?
• Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA)
• I am employed by a railroad and was recently hurt at work.  A neighbor said that I should get on worker's compensation.  What should I do?
• What are the difference between FELA and worker's compensation?
• What is the statute of limitations in a FELA case?
• General
• Do I have to pay income taxes on my person injury settlement?
• Do you handle personal injury suits outside the state of Illinois?
• I already have a lawyer who is recommending that I settle the case, but I don't want to.  Do you offer free consultations for a second opinion?
• If I signed a liability waiver before I was injured in an accident, does that mean that I do not have a case in Illinois?
• Will you have to file a law suit for my Illinois accident case?
• How long will my personal injury case take before a settlement is reached?
• Should I wait until the statute of limitations is about to expire before hiring an experienced Illinois personal injury lawyer?
• If I win my lawsuit, who will have to pay the judgment?
• I already hired a lawyer for my personal injury case, but am thinking about firing him because I just feel like he is not doing a very good job on my case.  Can I fire him and would you be willing to take my case?

• Who will pay the case file expenses for my case?

• How much are the case file expenses likely to be on my case?

• How much do you charge?

• Is there any charge for the initial meeting, even if you do not take my case?

Resources

• Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
• Guidelines for Prevention of Falls in Older Adults
• Illinois Citizens for Better Care
• Illinois Nursing Home Safety Task Force
• Annals Of Internal Medicine of Falls in Nursing Homes
• National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
• Wound Care Educators Blog
• National Seniors Citizens Law Center
• AARP Report on Nursing Home Lawsuits
• Illinois nursing home ombudsmen
• Illinois Department of Public Health - Nursing Home Information
• National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
• Automobile Accident
• Northeast Illinois Chapter of MADD
• Current Dram Shop Limits
• Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists - Schaumburg
• AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
• Active Transportation Alliance
• Allstate claims practices in Business Week
• CNN Expose on Auto Insurer Claim Practices, Part 2
• CNN Expose on Auto Insurer Claim Practices, Part 1
• Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists
• Work Related Personal Injury
• Illinois Worker's Compensation Commission
• Construction Accidents
• NIOSH Trenching and Excavation Resources
• Illinois Worker's Compensation Commission
• Motorcycle Crashes
• National Association of State Motorcycle Safety Administrators
• Hurt Report -- study of causes of motorcycle crashes
• NTHSA Guide to Identifying Unsafe Motorcycle Helmets
• Motorcycle Safety Foundation
• Trucking Accidents
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Trucking Company Profiles
• FMCSA Rules and Regulations
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• Truck Safety Coalition
• Dog Bite Attacks
• Chicago Dangerous Dog Ordinance
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