The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has changed its guidelines regarding children and booster seats. In addition, it announced the successful development of a new, child sized crash test dummy that can hopefully be used to reduce child injuries through a greater understanding of children and car accidents. The latest developments are just a few>> Read More

A Southwest Side hit-and-run car accident left a pedestrian critically injured yesterday afternoon. The pedestrian accident occurred around 2 p.m. yesterday when a car hit a man on the 2600 block of South Christiana Avenue. The motorist them fled the scene and left the pedestrian injured in the road. Emergency crews arrived to the scene>> Read More

In our last post we discussed a dog attack which left a woman and a police officer seriously injured. Dog attacks commonly form the basis of premises liability lawsuits in Illinois. Premises liability cases are a subset of personal injury litigation in which landlords and tenants can be held liable for dangerous conditions that exist>> Read More

A major railroad company was recently fined over $932,000 for illegally terminating two workers who were injured on the job. Investigators from The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that Norfolk Southern Railway Co. illegally terminated the workers for reporting their workplace injuries. “Firing workers for reporting an injury is not>> Read More

Spinal damage is typically considered to be one of the most severe types of injuries that a Chicago resident can sustain. There are a variety of ways that spinal damage occurs, including car accidents, slip and falls, and blunt force trauma to the back. Spinal injuries often result in paralyzation which is typically irreversible, although>> Read More

Health officials are worried about a large increase in deaths linked to the dangerous pharmaceuticalmethadone. Methadone only accounts for around two percent of all painkiller prescriptions but this drug is responsible for a third of U.S. painkiller overdose deaths, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although widely known as a>> Read More

Concerns over bacteria contamination have prompted recent recalls for both human and pet products. Contaminated food is one of the primary causes of illness in Illinois and sometimes sparks product liability litigation against manufacturers. Salmonella and listeria are the most common causes of food product recalls because they can cause serious illnesses. The manufacturer MKG>> Read More