In June, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel released the details of an ambitious proposal to eliminate traffic fatalities in Chicago by the year 2026. With the “Vision Zero” plan, the city also hopes to reduce traffic fatalities at least twenty percent by 2020. Mayor Emanuel told the Chicago Tribune, “Chicago has
When a person dies because of the negligence or misconduct of another person or persons, the deceased person’s surviving family members, in most cases, may sue for wrongful death. What you are reading is a general introduction to wrongful death cases involving nursing home abuse or neglect in the state
When a negligent surgeon makes a serious mistake while conducting a surgical procedure, it can be genuinely frightening. There’s always the possibility that a surgeon could amputate the wrong limb, remove the wrong kidney, or even operate on the wrong patient. This kind of mistake isn’t common, but it could
Commercial trucks carry essential goods and products to every city and town in the United States. While these big trucks are integral and essential to the U.S. economy, they also pose substantial risks to innocent drivers and their passengers. A total of 3,852 people died in large truck crashes in
In the modern world, as you already know, danger is potentially everywhere. A ride down the highway, a simple surgical procedure, or a household repair – these are everyday activities that could lead to a fatal traffic collision, a medical malpractice tragedy, or a fatality caused by a dangerous product.
According to figures published by the Insurance Information Institute, almost 200 million automobiles and other vehicles are insured in the United States. More than ten million of those vehicles are registered in the state of Illinois alone. If you are injured in a collision with one of those ten million-plus
Thousands of us love bicycling in Chicago. It’s great exercise and recreation, the views are spectacular, and it’s an economical way to travel in the city. Unfortunately, there’s also another side to bicycling in Chicago. Only a week after Bicycling magazine named Chicago the “Best Bike City in the United
Under the Illinois Survival Act, a deceased person’s estate may sue to recover damages that would have been available to the deceased if he or she had lived. This is somewhat different from a wrongful death claim that surviving family members may bring after a loved one dies suddenly and
“What if a light pole told you to watch out for an icy patch of sidewalk ahead? What if an app told you the most populated route for a late-night walk to the El station by yourself? What if you could get weather and air quality information block-by-block, instead of
How serious is the U.S. medical malpractice crisis? In 1999, the Institute of Medicine reported that up to 98,000 people a year die in the U.S. because of medical malpractice. Almost a decade ago, the Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law and Ethics found the number of malpractice-related deaths surpasses