Illinois Supreme Court Rules on Social Host Liability
The Illinois Supreme Court recently handed down a decision affecting the liability of social hosts. In Bell v. Hutsell, Daniel Bell, an 18-year-old man, consumed alcohol at a friend’s house during a party and soon after, he died in an automobile accident. Bell’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit and the case found its way […]
Happy New Year and Remember No Premises Liability for a Slip and Fall on Confetti!
Your Chicago Personal Injury Attorneys at Grazian and Volpe (now Lloyd Miller Law) wish you the Happiest of New Years and want to warn you that a slip on the ole’ confetti will not earn you an award for premises liability in Illinois! So…please be careful in all your holiday celebrations and watch the confetti…it […]
Does Workers’ Compensation Cover Office Party Injuries?
The holiday season is upon us, bringing with it the annual company party. We’ve all heard the horror stories of office parties gone awry – falling trees, stumbling and intoxicated coworkers, bad food or perhaps even a slip and fall on some spilled punch. But what happens if someone gets injured at an office party? […]
New Illinois Law Targets Backseat Passengers… and Drivers!
Your Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyers at Grazian and Volpe (now Lloyd Miller Law) could not be more pleased by the new amendment to the Illinois Vehicle Code requiring all passengers to wear safety belts (625 ILCS 5/12-603.1). Formerly, the requirement only applied to a driver, front seat passengers and all other riders under the age of 19. […]
Study Finds Small Construction Firms Underreport Accident Data
A report in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine entitled, “Injury Underreporting Among Small Establishments in the Construction Industry,” describes an interesting set of graphs. One graph shows a sharp increase in employment for construction workers between 1992 and 2006. (A predictable estimate considering the housing boom during the start of the millennium.) However, another […]