Why is having a personal injury lawyer important? Simply put, it’s because insurance companies often do not fully compensate those injured in accidents due to someone else’s negligence. If you’re hurt in a crash that wasn’t your fault, you might think recovering is as easy as getting a payout from…
Kindred Hospital Coordinates Backpacks and School Supplies for Kids Kindred Hospital has coordinated with CWE sponsors to invite area children to the Central West End Backpack Program! On Wednesday, September 4, 2019- between 4:00 and 6:30 p.m. an event will be hosted providing hundreds of backpacks filled with back-to-school…
Personal injury law has existed for a very long time. The law has changed and developed over time, of course, but the basic idea remains the same: if someone has harmed you, he or she owes you compensation. Accidents and injuries happen all the time, in all kinds of ways….
They’re being touted as a fun, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly way to ease traffic congestion. And, hey, they are fun! Members of our firm ride them around downtown and the Central West End as they are inexpensive, maneuverable and cheap. But there is another side to the dockless scooters that…
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month It is not by chance that May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. May coincides with the increased traffic of motorcycles in the spring. During the Midwest winters, we get out of practice of looking for motorcycles unlike the balmy states such as Florida. We…
Wrong-way Driver and Illinois State Police Trooper Killed in Head-On Crash A wrong-way driver was killed in a crash that also killed an Illinois State Police trooper on Interstate 94 near north suburban Libertyville, IL. Lake County Coroner said last week that the autopsy of the 44 year-old driver indicated…
Child Vehicular Heatstroke Those are not three words that should every have to be seen together. As a parent, the very phrase of child vehicular heatstroke is so appalling to think about, we immediately have to comfort ourselves into believing it could never happen to us. The death of a…
Is a Month Really Enough to Spend on Distracted Driving? Distracted driving and inattentive driving are such a big problem, we probably need more than a month of awareness. Distracted driving and inattentiveness are the most frequent causes of motor vehicle crashes. When you work with those injured in motor…
Mid-Term Election May be the Election that Defines Our Generation Generally when I’m writing about civic duty, I’m reminding people of the importance of jury duty. Jury duty may only come up once or twice in your life, but voting is a right that you absolutely must use since it’s…
Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Safety While we cannot offer any suggestions on surviving your family squabbles over politics at the dinner table, we can offer some driving safety tips for the Thanksgiving holiday travel. The National Safety Council publishes a Holiday Period Traffic Fatality Estimate which seems a bit grim during a holiday celebrating…
