Chicago Personal Injury Blog

You never want to be part of any type of motor vehicle accident, as you understand that this could result in serious injury or even death.

As the driver of a passenger vehicle, an accident with a truck is something you want to avoid at all costs. Due to the size disparity, this type of crash can put you in a bad position.

Aircraft are built to withstand high winds, cold and hot temperatures that vary quickly and to hold thousands of pounds of weight. They have complex electrical systems and highly trained pilots. Despite this, planes do crash often enough for those crashes to cause concern among travelers.

There are dozens of reasons why something could go wrong before, during or after a flight. Some of the possible causes of plane crashes include pilot errors, structural problems, Federal Aviation Administration regulation violations, negligence of Federal Air Traffic Controllers and faulty equipment. On-board violence and other issues may also result in a crash.

It's always a difficult decision when you need to place a loved one in an assisted living or nursing home facility. In many cases, doing so is a medical or financial necessity. Not everyone with an elderly parent can retire or afford to hire around-the-clock in-home nursing staff. Nursing homes exist to provide care to those who are no longer able to do so for themselves. You likely did research before placing your loved one in a facility, trying to ensure that you found a place that was safe, clean and respectful. Unfortunately, Illinois has a poor history when it comes to nursing home care.

It only takes one abusive aide, nurse or orderly to traumatize or injure your loved one. Discovering signs of abuse on an elderly loved one can be heart-wrenching. Realizing that the facility has covered up the issue of abuse or neglect is even worse. Unfortunately, some nursing homes have a culture of silence or active cover-ups when it comes to mistreatment of residents. Medical notes and records may get altered to include explanations, however thin, for injuries or bedsores. Records about who worked when may become unavailable or even get changed to make it harder to find the truth.

The use of cellphones, smartphones and other devices seems ubiquitous today. The National Safety Council says that distracted driving related to the use of technological devices is an epidemic. For that reason, the safety advocacy group has declared April as Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Many people in the Chicago area may be aware that distracted driving occurs - but most people are likely unaware how frequently the problem occurs on our roads.

In late 2016 and early 2017, Zendrive conducted a large-scale study to determine how widespread the problem has become, according to KXLY News. Between December 2016 and February of this year the driving analytics company analyzed 570 million car trips that traveled a combined 3.6 billion miles. The study revealed that distracted driving is not as occasional as you may think.