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New Case of Legionnaires’ Disease Reported in Illinois

The Illinois Department of Public Health has reported a new case of Legionnaires’ disease in the state. This recent case joins two...

Illinois Comparative Fault Laws and Personal Injury Claims

In Illinois, if you have been injured because of somebody else’s negligence (or fault), whether in a car accident, because of a...

I’ve Been Listed as Unit 1 on the Police Report. Am I at Fault?

You’ve just been in a car accident. You’re shaken, confused, and maybe injured, but you still have the presence of mind to...

Family of Late Actor Bill Paxton Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Nearly a year after his death from surgical complications, the family of late actor Bill Paxton has filed a wrongful death lawsuit...

Illinois Nursing Home Abuse: Improperly Prescribing Antipsychotic Drugs for Dementia

The population of the United States is rapidly aging, with older people now accounting for one in seven Americans, or nearly 50...

Drowsy Driving Widespread According to AAA Study

A new study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety finds that drowsy driving is a widespread problem, playing a much larger...

Grubhub Lawsuit: Driver Is Independent Contractor, Not Employee

A US judge in San Francisco recently ruled that a former driver for Grubhub Inc. was an independent contractor and not an...

Study Shows Workers’ Compensation Benefits Down in Illinois

Workers’ compensation is a system of benefits that is mandated by the state of Illinois for all injured workers employed in the...

Fourth Fatal Amtrak Train Crash in Less Than Two Months

An Amtrak passenger train crashed into a stationary freight train in South Carolina, leaving two dead and 116 people injured. This incident...