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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...
Over recent months, more and more reports have emerged of Uber and Lyft passengers suffering sexual assaults perpetrated by their drivers. In the past, Uber and Lyft have used drivers’ status as independent contractors to try to avoid liability. However, a new lawsuit...
Recent news headlines around Illinois have covered several truck accidents that all had something in common. In late May, Effingham Daily News reported on a truck that overturned on Interstate 70 near Effingham, after which a Budget box truck hit it. A few weeks...
If your workplace injury was a single accident that harmed a single body part, you may have a relatively straight-forward claim for workers' compensation benefits. However, what happens when you suffered multiple injuries as a result of multiple job-related accidents?...
Airlines are responsible for ensuring that the planes that they use for commercial flights are safe and mechanically sound for the flights they undertake. When they don’t, and you suffer an injury, you may be entitled to recover significant sums of compensation. There...
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