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Do I Have a Medical Malpractice Case?

Can I Sue My Doctor? People often ask me, “Can I sue my doctor?” The answer, as with most legal matters, is that “it depends.” Medical malpractice is a particularly nuanced and specific area of personal injury law. The biggest difference between a “normal” personal injury case and a medi…
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What Damages Can I Recover in a Personal Injury Case?

Types of Damages in a Personal Injury Case Medical Expenses Medical Expenses can be recovered. However, there is more here than meets the eye. The law says you are entitled the entire amount of the bill. However, there must be some evidence the charges are fair and reasonable for this geographic are…
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Why Are Vehicles Recalled?

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…
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Horrible Car Crash With Horrific Injuries

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…
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Go to Traffic Court

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…
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Soccer Mom Injured In Crash While Picking the Kids Up Leads to Settlement

“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…
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Who Pays Your Medical Bills In a Crash?

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…
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An Injury Lawyer Means More Money in Your Pocket

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,…
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Be Prepared for Winter Driving

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…
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How to Find a Personal Injury Lawyer

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…
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