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When you go before an administrative law judge (ALJ) in pursuit of an award of Social Security Disability benefits, you need to accomplish several things. One of the key things is presenting enough persuasive proof that the ALJ recognizes the limitations you have and...
In a case where there is no jury, the judge is the one who decides the outcome. As a layperson, you probably think that a judge in this kind of situation can pretty much do whatever he/she wants. That is not exactly correct. There are certain limitations established...
No one wants to think about the possibility of having their vehicle break down in the middle of the road, especially if that road is a major expressway. If your vehicle breaks down in the middle of the expressway, you are at a very real risk of injury or death, and...
In any kind of civil lawsuit, strategies matter. By having a skilled Chicago injury attorney on your side, you can strengthen your case, as your knowledgeable attorney can deploy a variety of litigation strategies that can benefit your case. Many of these may be...
Each year, commercial trucks are involved in roughly a half-million crashes. Given the sheer size and mass of big rig trucks, it is no surprise that many of these accidents inflict very serious or fatal injuries upon those in the car, pickup or SUV involved. In fact,...
In some lawsuits where you’re injured by a rideshare driver or a delivery driver, it may be challenging to hold Lyft, Uber or Amazon liable for the misconduct of its driver. The company will likely argue that, because the driver was an independent contractor, they...
If you have a child that has been hurt while in the care of school staff in Illinois, you may have heard that it can be relatively difficult to sue the school and win. While that is true, it is also true that it is far from impossible to win cases like these. With the...
If you travel by air much, you’ve undoubtedly seen it, whether on a travel website or on your actual travel documents. Maybe you’re flying from Chicago to Vienna and the website says “United Airlines Operated by Austrian Airlines.” Maybe you’re flying from Chicago to...
Winning a lawsuit against your child’s Illinois school district for injuries your child suffered at school is a very stiff challenge due, in large part, to Illinois laws that make schools and school employees immune from a lot of lawsuits. They are not, however,...
When you apply for Social Security benefits, you likely will have to go through a hearing. Just like a trial, your Social Security hearing has rules on what is allowed and what isn’t. It is reasonable to expect that you probably won’t know what most of those rules...
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