More Brain Injury Tragedy in the NHL
Not to sound like a broken record when it comes to brain injuries – but we don’t care if it serves to prevent more tragedies like that of former N.H.L star Rick Martin. On October 13, 2011 at myaccidentlaw.com, we wrote of the changes to N.H.L. regulations regarding prevention of brain trauma through hit limitations. […]
Rental Cars and Car Accidents: New Legislation Protects the Consumer
If a rental car is involved in a car accident due to a manufacturing defect – don’t expect the rental company to compensate for injuries or even wrongful death.This may come as a shock but current statutes and regulations don’t require rental car companies to have recalled vehicles repaired! Tragically, two wrongful deaths suffered in […]
Motor Vehicle Accidents and the Black Box
On October 3, we advised motorcyclers and cyclists to buy a Garmin or similar GPS technology for use during their rides. When victims of motor vehicle accidents, cyclists are often at a disadvantage in proving liability because of the types of injuries they commonly sustain. A GPS can help to reconstruct the true pathology of the […]
Aluminum Baseball Bat Responsible for Wrongful Death of Player
Aluminum Baseball Bat Causes Brain Injuries Leading to Wrongful Death of 18 year old player: For over 25 years in our Chicago and South Chicago personal injury and worker’s injury practice we have advocated for the victims of negligent and reckless accidents and Volpe was surprised to see that event the gentler All American past-time of baseball […]
Personal Injury-Taming the Workers’ Comp Lien
On October 14th, we wrote of the complexities involved in cases where a third party personal injury and workers’ compensation cause of action co-exist (myaccidentlaw.com/blog October 14, 2011). Personal injury attorneys need to be aware of the prevailing workers’ compensation statutes and whether it is necessary to obtain approval of the third party settlement by […]