A spinal cord injury is a devastating and often permanent injury. When a spinal cord injury is caused by another person’s negligence anywhere in the Chicago area, it’s important to seek legal help from experienced Chicago personal injury attorney Joseph Dooley who understands the long-term devastation that spinal cord injuries
Thousands every year are killed and injured in truck accidents in the United States. Because of the size and weight of trucks, even otherwise minor accidents can mean severe injuries. And if the image of an 18-wheeler hurtling down the highway isn’t fearsome enough, consider that some trucks carry toxic
A deadly epidemic in the United States is the dramatic increase in fatalities from the use of prescription opioids, the pharmaceutical drugs that resemble morphine in both chemical structure and physical effect. In 2010, there were 16,500 such deaths, more than four times as many as in the year 2000.
Many elderly drivers don’t drive often or far. If they’re retired, they don’t fight the daily traffic. Many drive only to the doctor, supermarket, and pharmacy, and maybe to weekly worship services. It’s natural to assume that if they aren’t causing accidents, they aren’t posing risks. When people have driven
Mesothelioma is a rare and incurable type of cancer; the only known cause of mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos. The U.S. Department of Labor believes that about 1.3 million U.S. workers in construction and other industries may be at risk for mesothelioma after exposure to asbestos on the job. Anywhere
Slip-and-fall accidents can happen anywhere at any time: on the job, at the supermarket, or even just strolling down the sidewalk. It can happen to anyone; you simply never know when you may be a victim. In addition to the pain, slip-and-fall injuries can be exorbitant, often with continuing medical
Sometimes the care that’s supposed to help winds up hurting instead. A study published in autumn 2013 suggests that errors by hospital staffers may be responsible for more than 400,000 deaths annually. To put this figure in perspective, this number of mistakes would make hospital errors the third-leading cause of death
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that in 2011, more than 600,000 children rode in vehicles without using child safety seats, booster seats, or seat belts at least some of the time. This is quite disturbing when you also consider that a third of the children
Approximately 40 percent of Americans who visit a doctor have the feeling that they’ve been misdiagnosed, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control. The Institute of Medicine, a branch of the National Academy of Sciences, additionally reports that more Americans die every year from medical malpractice, including
Wisely, the state of Illinois completely bans texting while driving, one of the most dangerous phenomena to emerge in our time. Additionally, Illinois forbids any cell phone use whatsoever for bus drivers, for those driving in a school zone or highway construction zone, and for all drivers under 19 years