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Why Are Vehicles Recalled?
March 14th, 2017
Recently, Toyota recalled another 543,000 vehicles. Just think about that for a moment; a half a million cars recalled solely because of malfunctioning airbags made by Takata. This was just a week after it was announced that Takata plead guilty and would pay a one billion dollar fine. For over 15 ye… Categories: General
Horrible Car Crash With Horrific Injuries
February 21st, 2017
Jay is a young man with a good job as a train conductor, he works out with weights, lives a clean life, and still lives with his mom. At 21, he is in the prime of his life with decades still ahead of him. But if you took a closer look at his body, you couldn’t help but notice the severe scarring o… Categories: General
Go to Traffic Court
January 25th, 2017
Traffic Court in Chicago is located on the lower level of the Daley Center. When you’re in an accident and the other driver is at fault and given a citation for anything at your crash, always go to court for the ticket. And keep going if the case is continued (delayed). Why? A plea of guilty i… Categories: General
Soccer Mom Injured In Crash While Picking the Kids Up Leads to Settlement
January 10th, 2017
“Soccer moms.” We hear the term all the time and it conjures images of Lululemon-wearing SUV driving women in their 30s and 40s shuffling their children all over creation. But what happens when a “soccer mom” gets involved in a car crash? How does it affect her, her kids, and… Categories: General
Who Pays Your Medical Bills In a Crash?
January 10th, 2017
Submit Your Medical Bills to Your Insurance One thing people are usually surprised at is that in a car accident, the “responsible party’s insurance company” does not pay the medical bills! Granted, if the case is successful and liability established and medical documentation connects the injur… Categories: General
An Injury Lawyer Means More Money in Your Pocket
December 28th, 2016
Retain a Lawyer We live in a DIY (do it yourself) age. You can simply go to YouTube and find dozens of videos explaining how to change a tire, stain your deck, replace a toilet, or get better abs, so why not how to handle your own personal injury or workers’ compensation case? The problem is that,… Categories: General
Be Prepared for Winter Driving
December 8th, 2016
Plan Now Winter is coming soon. Sure, we have climate change making it arrive a bit later than it used to, but computer models are already predicting an extremely snowy and cold winter all across the Midwest. Almost 50 million people (yes, about one-sixth of the entire country!) traveled during the… Categories: General
How to Find a Personal Injury Lawyer
November 23rd, 2016
Get on This Right Away The easiest way to mess up a meritorious personal injury case is often by not retaining counsel immediately. As we have seen in past blogs, failing to document your injuries, reporting the crash or incident, or talking to the insurance company can be injurious or even fatal to… Categories: General
The Adjuster Wants to Talk to You
October 20th, 2016
The Adjuster Wants to Talk to You He or she seems nice, what is the harm in talking to him or her? The best way to ruin a perfectly good case is by talking to an adjuster. Why? Because we like to talk, and adjusters are trained to get you to talk. Their goal is to get you to admit to things that wil… Categories: Newsletter
In A Car Accident, Now What Do I Do?
October 10th, 2016
At some point, almost all of us will be involved in a car crash. The likelihood is great, despite our best attempts at avoiding crashes and driving safely. There are simply too many vehicles on the roads, too many inattentive drivers, too many distractions, for crashes not to be inevitable. In fact,… Categories: General
