Accidents caused by cell phone use while driving continue to happen – even despite the fact that Illinois recently prohibited the use of hand-held cell phones while driving in a school zone or highway construction zone and several other cities, including Chicago, Evanston and Winnetka, have banned the use of hand-held cell phones while driving
Illinois insurance companies that provide workers’ compensation benefits coverage may soon have a new competitor – the State of Illinois itself. The proposed legislation (H.B. 2919), which cleared Illinois State House’s Committee on State Government Administration last week, proposes to create a state workers’ compensation insurance fund that would compete with private insurers. The proposal has been
Motor vehicle accident statistics for 2007 in greater Chicago were at 120,982. (According to the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Division of Traffic Safety Statistics.) Injuries were reported in nearly 15% of these accidents. These included minor, moderate and catastrophic injuries as well as 191 fatalities. While these statistics are now several years old, Chicago’s population has only
Each year, thousands of people die in work-related accidents – the majority of which are traffic fatalities. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, between 2003 and 2010, an average of 1,275 workers die each year from motor vehicle accidents, and as we recently reported, 1,153 people died in fatal work-related roadway incidents in 2012.
The nationwide meningitis outbreak has reached Illinois. To date, the outbreak of fungal meningitis has claimed a total of 19 lives, and more than 247 people across 15 states have been sickened by the disease. The meningitis victims all received shots of a contaminated steroid medication that was manufactured by a Massachusetts specialty pharmacy. According
A federal judge has upheld the Texas cap on non-economic “pain and suffering” damages in medical malpractice lawsuits. On March 27, 2012, U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap decided to uphold Texas’ Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform Act of 2003 without any revisions. Pursuant to that law, noneconomic damages are capped at $250,000 if the defendant
Ankin Law LLC: Illinois Nursing Home Abuse attorneys Elder abuse is currently one of the most pressing issues facing seniors in Illinois, and a study performed by federal staffers may show why. The Special Investigations Division of the House Government Reform Committee released a report detailing just how prevalent nursing home abuse has become in
Accidents with emergency vehicles, such as ambulances, police cars and fire trucks, can result in serious injury or even death. Accidents between emergency vehicles and motor vehicles can occur for a number of reasons – driver error, road hazards, poor weather conditions or failure to yield to emergency vehicles that are traveling at high speeds.
The dangers of texting while driving are widespread and well-known. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a driver is 23 times more likely to get in an accident while texting and, in 2011 alone, over 3,000 people were killed in distracted driving crashes. Texting drivers who cause auto accidents are often liable for
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