Texting & Driving: No Laughing Matter
OMG. AITR. LOL. Adults may not quickly understand text message shorthand much less be able to use it proficiently. However, teenagers have become masters at conversing via text nearly anywhere and anytime without even thinking about it, but that’s where the problem lies. Nearly 75 percent of American teenagers admit to texting while driving, and […]
The Uninvited Lawyer and Your Personal Injury
What to do about the “Uninvited Lawyer and Your Personal Injury.” During our 25 years of practice as Chicago Personal injury Attorneys we have had more than just a few clients tell us that they were approached in the hospital(after an accident) by an attorney they did not call or invite or given a attorney’s […]
Work Place Injuries: Workers’ Compensation May Not Be All
Work Place Injuries in Illinois: Workers’ Compensation may not be all to which you are entitled. Plaintiff was a leadman at a chemical plant. As part of a project, a crane was being prepared for use. As plaintiff was walking nearby, he noticed the crane shaking and realized that the operator had lost control. The […]
Speeding Car Accidents, Hot Pursuit & Pedestrians
Motor Car Accidents in Chicago and Illinois: another tragic case of a pedestrian and a speeding motor vehicle. I just published an article last Tuesday (myaccidentlaw.com) about a Joliet man who received a large verdict after he was hit and injured by a Joliet police car in hot pursuit of a suspect.. Now the Chicago […]
Workers’ Compensation: Large Verdict vs Employer for Retaliatory Discharge
Workers’ compensation: Large Verdict vs Employer for retaliatory discharge. We have opined on numerous occasion upon the issue of worker’s compensation and retaliatory discharge(see myaccidentlaw.com or grazianvolpe.com for articles more articles discussing issues of law) informing the injured employees not to fear retaliatory discharge because they insist upon medical treatment for work related injury. A recent […]