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We are the masters of our destiny, kings and queens of our castle. We live in a world where we can choose everything we experience—our playlists, podcasts, social media connections—so you would assume you have complete control of what happens when you settle your personal injury, workers’ comp…

Many people get behind on paying child support. For the same reasons that people fall behind on paying their other bills, many people are simply unable to pay what is required for child support. Often, this is caused by a combination of factors, from underemployment, inflation, rent increases, or ba…

I have now blogged twice about the rotator cuff surgery I had on October 1, 2024. As I have tried to emphasize previously, this is a long process, with very few obvious gains or changes in status for long periods of time. I am, according to my surgeon at my six week post-operative appointment, “ah…

In a recent blog post, I wrote about my then-upcoming rotator cuff surgery. Now, the surgery is over and the long and boring recovery has begun. What lessons has this experience reinforced? Several jump out for sure. I understand even more what my clients are experiencing, and it has reinvigorated m…

I’ve written about rotator cuff injuries to the shoulder multiple times previously, here and here. So if you are a regular reader of this blog, you should be conversant with much of the basic terminology and anatomy. I know I am, especially having worked with many clients who have had these injuri…

Sometimes, I write about interesting or unique cases. Other times, I write about my frustrations with how people drive inattentively (and to go fully tangential, yesterday, while I was in the middle of a bicycle time trial, a truck decided to ignore me going nearly 30 miles an hour and block the ent…

I recently settled a dog bite case. Unlike most personal injury cases in Illinois, dog bite cases are often “strict liability,” meaning that the owner or controller of the dog is liable without the bitten victim having to prove negligence. Does this mean a person bitten by a dog is just handed a…

A 2022 crash that killed six high schoolers prompted Jennifer Homendy, the Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, to urge parents to warn their teen drivers about the risks of driving under the effects of marijuana. She alluded to the perception that many believe it is safe to drive whil…