FAQ,Personal Injury,Wrongful Death - August 26, 2015

  Question: My father was a police officer. He lost his left arm in an auto accident before he became a police officer. He was killed on duty while taking taking a drunk man to jail after a domestic dispute. There was no divider between the front and back seat of his patrol car. The…

Defective Products,FAQ,Personal Injury,Work Injury,Workers' Compensation,Wrongful Death - August 26, 2015

  Question: My brother was killed in a coal mine. The machine he was running proved to be faulty. The company that makes the machine and the company that was allowing the employees to use the machine both knew about this danger. My brother’s wife has filed a suit against these companies. My siblings and…

In the News,Personal Injury,Truck Accident,Wrongful Death - December 1, 2014

Very few accidents involving large trucks and/or tractor-trailer rigs are described as ‘fender-benders’.  With an average of 10,000 – 80,000 pounds of flexing roadway muscle in motion, serious injury is almost always a given, and sadly, fatalities are all-too-often the result.

Construction Accident,In the News,Personal Injury,Work Injury,Workers' Compensation,Wrongful Death - October 22, 2014

Thousands of construction workers suffer injuries on the job every year in the United States. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a large number of these are fatal. In 2013, there were a staggering 4,405 fatal work injuries recorded for U.S. workers, a large number of which took place at construction sites. While the…

Construction Accident,In the News,Personal Injury,Work Injury,Workers' Compensation,Wrongful Death - October 1, 2014

According to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration, 3,929 construction workers died on the job in 2013. Two hazards were responsible for approximately 50 percent of all those deaths. OSHA explains that falls accounted for 294, or 36.9 percent, of the fatalities. The second most common cause of accident was “struck by object” incidents, which…

Car Accident,Construction Accident,Personal Injury,Work Injury,Workers' Compensation,Wrongful Death - August 6, 2014

  Worker Dies in Construction-Zone Accident Driving a vehicle anywhere in the United States is dangerous, but few venues can match the hazards of highway construction zones. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, there were approximately 87,600 crashes in highway work zones in 2010. The sudden change in speed and loss of a shoulder…

Motorcycle Accident,Personal Injury,Truck Accident,Wrongful Death - July 15, 2013

  Illinois Motorcycle Accidents Motorcycle and Truck Collide Over the past two days, there have been two horrific collisions between motorcycles and trucks. During the summer months, motorcycle riding increases and it is essential that everyone be aware of their surroundings while on the road. Below are two accounts in the last two days of…