Study Shows Workers’ Compensation Insurance Not Utilized Nearly Enough
Illinois residents know how important workplace safety is and how costly injuries occurring at work can be. Fortunately, workers’ compensation benefits are available to help cover some of these costs. However, a new study reveals that workers’ compensation insurance was not utilized nearly as much as it should have. Premiums, thus, do not accurately reflect […]
Texting Is Dangerous, Risky Distraction for Teen Drivers
The 2011 annual federal survey about risky teenage behaviors showed several areas of significant improvement in dangerous driving practices, but texting or e-mailing while driving is a huge exception. Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, known as the CDC, released the findings from the 2011 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, or […]
Speed-Camera Ordinance Passed in Chicago
The Chicago City Council recently approved a speed-camera ordinance promoted by Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel. The ordinance will allow speed-cameras positioned around Chicago to video speeding drivers and issue them $100 tickets. Proponents of the law believe that motorists who drive at dangerous speeds are a threat to others drivers as well as pedestrians and […]
Van crashes into CTA bus on Chicago’s West Side
It was seemingly normal Saturday afternoon for two Chicago women driving home after spending the morning shopping for a baby shower. Their afternoon quickly turned chaotic, however, when a blue van came out of nowhere and ran into a Chicago Transit Authority bus stopped in the traffic lane next to them. The impact had so […]
Frightening Facts on Distracted Driving and Teen-Agers
Grazian and Volpe (now Lloyd Miller Law) has been advocating for the victims of distracted driving in Chicago and South Chicago for over 27 years. We have noted the marked annual increase in the incidents of motor vehicle fatalities and serious personal injury caused by car accidents in which the driver has been distracted whether […]