Many of our readers in the Chicago area probably know that each year, defective products injure thousands of Americans. However, some people do not know that lawsuits that are based on these types of injuries draw upon an area of law known as "products liability". So,...
Month: January 2019
The impact of a traumatic brain injury on work and relationships
One day at the construction site you were working on, you were hit in the head by a metal pipe. Perhaps your head bled a little, you had a headache for a few weeks or months, and some blurry vision and ringing the ears. You thought you were fine. But after the injury,...
Over 2.6 million vehicles added to a multi-year recall in January
Early January, numerous vehicles were added to a multi-year Takata air bag recall. Ford Motor Co. added 953,000 vehicles worldwide to the recall, while Toyota Motor Corp added another 1.7 million vehicles, according to Reuters. Before these vehicles were added, 37...
Avoiding distracted driving on the roads in Chicago
By now, most of our readers in the Chicago area are familiar with the tell-tale signs of a distracted driver: sudden jerks to one side or another of a lane of traffic, seemingly for no reason; drifting out of a lane of traffic; and, of course, the ever-present ability...
Working within the step-by-step process of a personal injury case
Although there are many people in the Chicago area who have probably been in a car accident before, a serious car accident involving injuries and property damage can be a much more jarring experience than the run-of-the-mill fender-bender. As sad as it is to say,...