Skiers Need Helmets to Avoid Concussions
While some clients head out for cruises or the sun in the winter, a growing number choose the slopes. Snowboarding has been growing in popularity as well. Once or twice a year, we receive a call from a client who has been injured while skiing and wonders if there is a potential lawsuit. Unlike car […]
The Elderly and Brain Injury: Another Nursing Home Hazard
The Chicago and South Chicago Nursing Home Lawyers at Grazian and Volpe have advocated on behalf of the elderly for over 25 years. It is unfortunate that many illnesses and injuries to the elderly are unavoidable and the causes often ignored due to the advanced age of the patients. We are happy to report that […]
Chicago Porches and Premises Liability: Landlords Heed the City!
Sean Helfin was 24 when he fell from a second-floor porch railing at his girlfriend’s apartment on North Bissell in Chicago in July 2007. He suffered a serious brain injury and died a little more than six months later. Sean’s mother alleged in her lawsuit that the porch railings were about 10 inches lower than […]
Bus Accidents: Beware the Low-Cost Carrier
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has found that so-called curbside bus companies, which pick up riders on sidewalks rather than in terminals, are involved in bus accidents involving fatalities at seven times the rate of traditional carriers like Greyhound. On September 8, 2011 Grazian and Volpe wrote of a recent NTSB study finding that bus […]
Car Accidents Pose Greater Risk for Women
It has been our experience as car accident lawyers that women seem to fare worse in car accidents than men. Our experience received scientific confirmation when researchers at the University of Virginia concluded a study this month which was published online on October 20th in the AMerican Journal of Public Health. The researchers at the University […]