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One thing that many of us never want to consider is what to do if we do actually get involved in a traffic collision. Especially in the Season of the Summer Driving Vacation, many of us would much rather think about the trip itself or, better yet, the destination, than worry about the “inconve…

The HBO-documentary, Hot Coffee, explores the misconceptions, corporate-funded lies, and other manipulation behind the “McDonald’s Hot Coffee” case. This is shown on HBO or On Demand. If you do not have HBO, I suggest viewing the following links I have included here: the trailer fo…

So why should you, a lawyer who wouldn’t touch workers’ compensation with a ten foot pole, care about the fact that Governor Quinn will sign into law the workers’ comp reform bill tomorrow? 1. It will make your potential clients even less able than before to maneuver the system. Do…

As widely anticipated or feared, the much-ballyhooed and disputed workers’ compensation reform bill will become law Tuesday, June 28th, 2011, when Governor Quinn signs the measure. Readers of this space already know the potentially anti-worker actions contained in the new law-to-be, including…

This gives a nice summary of some of the changes that will become law September 1st. Readers of this blog are well-aware of our feelings about these changes and their negative effect on the workers of Illinois. Workers’ Compensation ActHouse Bill 1698(Raoul, D-Chicago; Bradley, D-Marion) rewri…

Many of you who have followed all of our posts on the continuing saga of workers’ compensation “reform” in Illinois have asked about whether the Governor has signed the bill (HB 1698 and all of its amendments) yet. The answer, surprisingly, is “no.” What does this mean?…

In an interesting recent opinion, the Illinois Supreme Court held that the current version of Illinois Pattern Jury Instruction 105.01 does not accurately state the law on institutional negligence. Studt v. Sherman Health, Docket No. 108182 is the case. Because, let’s face it, the general publ…

A huge win for injured individuals, as well as their lawyers, is a rather complex and mind-numbing decision that came down recently in the case of Haro v. Sebelius, No. CV 09-134, TUC DUB, United States District Court D. Arizona, May 5, 2011. To explain this decision in a fairly simple way, this mea…