When you're injured in an accident, proving who was at fault is key in determining whether you can recover compensation. If you played a role in causing or worsening your injuries, comparative negligence could affect your personal injury claim.
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Winter weather creates dangerous conditions for semi trucks on Chicago roads, including slick road conditions, increasing the risk of accidents. To prevent crashes, truck drivers must drive slower, exercise greater caution, and delay driving or get off the road when the winter weather conditions are too severe and dangerous to keep moving. Understanding the increased winter weather truck accident risks
For the second time in as many months, Ankin Law is honoring a Chicagoland teacher for their outstanding contributions to their school. For February 2025, we joined with WGN-TV to present the “Teacher of the Month” award to Chris Galloway of Yorkville High School. He’s a recent graduate of the school (2018), Galloway has already made an impact on
Did You Know?
- If you are injured at work you may be able to recover compensation through a workers’ compensation claim as well as by filing a personal injury claim against responsible third parties.
- A signed liability waiver may not be enough to bar your personal injury claim if willful acts or negligence caused your injuries.
- Some SSDI claims qualify for expedited processing, allowing claimants to obtain approval in a matter of days or weeks.
If you’ve taken Oxbryta (voxelotor), or your loved one is on this medication, and you’ve experienced serious health complications, contacting a lawyer should be your next step. Oxbryta side effects can result in the inability to work and costly medical care in the long term. The risks include developing vaso-occlusive crisis (sickle cell crisis), heart attack, stroke, and organ failure.
When our client was accused of lying, Ankin Law fought back One of the things we pride ourselves on at Ankin Law, a Chicago personal injury law firm, is having our client’s back when others don’t. Attorney Geoff Jacobs did when our client was accused by a major organization of not telling the truth when it came
February 17th, 2025 (Chicago, IL) – The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has urged consumers to stop using Hermixa 6-in-1 Convertible Cribs. These cribs have multiple safety hazards that make the cribs unsafe for consumer use.
There are some clients who are so grateful for the efforts that we’ve given them during their case that they are moved to tears. That was the case for Lonna B., who cried when talking about the contributions that attorney Kayla Coates and legal assistant Citlali Vences made to her workers’ compensation case. What did
One of the goals of Ankin Law, a Chicago personal injury law firm, is to find ways to help those who wish to become lawyers in the future. As part of that effort, Attorney Howard Ankin held an event for University of Illinois-Chicago Law School students on February 5th at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago. Held during the
If you're one of the millions of women who've used the birth control shot, and you’re wondering, “Does Depo-Provera cause cancer?” you have every right to be concerned. The same drug Pfizer told you was "safe and effective" has been under the microscope for decades over concerns that the injections increase the risk of some types of cancer, but evidence
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