Truck Accidents and the Tired Trucker
Your Chicago and Cicero Truck Accident Lawyers at Grazian and Volpe (now Lloyd Miller Law) are pleased to report that federal jury has awarded $3 million to the family of a wrongful death victim of a truck accident. The case involved a collision between two commercial tractor-trailer. Defendant trucker was merging her truck onto the […]
Premises Liability: Landlord Must Change Locks
Your Chicago and Berwyn Premises Liability Lawyers at Grazian and Volpe (now Lloyd Miller Law) want clients and the general public to know about the new Illinois law mandating when a Landlord Must Change Locks. A new Illinois Public Act (97-470) requires a landlord to “change or re-key” locks of their rental property after a renter moves […]
Aggressive Investigation of Truck Accidents is the Lawyer’s Sacred Duty
Truck accidents take the lives of thousands of innocents each year. Many of these accidents are the result of reckless truck drivers and motor carriers who ignore safety standards and state and federal regulations in an effort to maximize profits. (See myaccidentlaw.com/blog for August, September and October 2011 where we discuss the factors involved in truck crashes […]
Truck Accidents Caused By Distracted Truck Drivers On the Rise
Truck Accidents are on the rise and distracted truck drivers appear to be a reason. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is on a mission to stop drivers who maintain a commercial driver’s license to stop using cell phones while driving a heavy truck or bus. The NTSB endorsed a ban on hand-held and hands-free […]
Big Truck Accident Verdict – But Not in Chicago
A federal court awarded $7 million last month to the family of a truck driver who suffered a wrongful in a two truck accident when his truck was struck by another truck in northern Arkansas. This is another case of a driver who was driving longer hours than mandated by the U.S. Department of Transportation […]