Personal Injury

Illinois law requires that drivers move over for the safety of emergency responders, but motorists have not complied. New incidents highlight the dangers that troopers and emergency personnel face when doing their job. Recently, one trooper nearly lost his life when...

Fires and explosions occurring in underground vaults may cause serious or fatal injuries. Underground vaults exist throughout Chicago and other cities across the U.S. to house infrastructure elements such as natural gas pipes, water valves, fiber optic cables, phone...

Each year, Thanksgiving meals, family road trips, and unexpected fires send thousands of people to hospital emergency rooms with serious, even fatal injuries. Beware of Thanksgiving Dangers According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...

Psychological injury is defined as some type of mental impairment or dysfunction caused by a physical injury, an act of violence, or a traumatic event that results in mental harm. Psychological Injury Some types of accidents or traumatic incidents result in physical...

Post-traumatic vertigo is a balance disorder that often occurs after a head or neck injury. The condition is common among victims of car crashes, slip and fall accidents, and sports injuries. For some people, symptoms persist for weeks or months after the trauma. For...

Wrong house raids are a growing concern in Chicago and while law enforcement agencies deny there is a problem, the increasing number of reports suggest otherwise. Incorrect information, outdated records, and police failure to exercise due diligence and reasonable care...

Whether at home, at work or in a car, you face the risk of receiving a burn injury. In 2016 alone, 40,000 were hospitalized for burn injuries nationwide. About 73% of these injuries happened at home, while 8% of burn injuries happened in workplaces and 5% on streets...

Collapsed lungs, which may result from trauma, lung damage or other problems, can cause additional injuries or death if not promptly diagnosed and treated. Illinois residents should understand the signs of collapsed lungs so that they can seek medical attention for...