In high-speed motor vehicle crashes resulting in serious personal injuries, there is oftentimes substantial damage to the vehicles involved. As a general principle, we understand that the substantial vehicle damage caused by high-speed crashes is consistent with serious personal injuries to those involved in the crash. How about when there is minimal vehicle damage? Is… Read More
Dealing With Tinnitus — a Hidden Effect of Head & Neck Injuries
Over the years, we’ve helped many clients with head and neck trauma caused by motor vehicle accidents and falls. Some injuries like burns, fractures, and stiffness were easily diagnosed. But there’s another, less noticeable consequence that can be just as distressing. What Is Tinnitus? Tinnitus is a non-auditory noise resulting from damage to the inner… Read More
Distractions Lead to Highest Pedestrian Death Rate in Three Decades
According to a recent report from the Governors Highway Safety Association, a national nonprofit highway safety organization, the number of pedestrians killed on U.S. roadways in 2018 was the largest annual number of pedestrian fatalities since 1990. Specifically, the data revealed 6,227 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle accidents last year, a 4% increase from the… Read More
Distracted Driving Is Deadly — What Are We Doing About It?
In our experience, the majority of motor vehicle crashes in which we are retained to help injured victims involve some form of distracted driving. Distractions divert drivers’ attention from the roadway, and substantially increases the risk of crash-related injury — indeed, the research suggests distracted driving is as dangerous (if not more dangerous) than driving… Read More
Traumatic Low Back Disc Injuries on Imaging
Back injuries — specifically, lumbar and cervical disc injuries — are some of the most common injuries caused by trauma in motor vehicle crashes, falls, and other accidents. In our cases, we are routinely faced with defense lawyers and insurers who try to argue that these injuries to our clients are “degenerative,” and therefore unrelated… Read More
$1.6 Million – Automobile Accident
$1.6 million settlement for a 55-year-old woman that sustained a left hip fracture and right tibial plateau fracture from an automobile accident.
Legionnaire’s Disease at VA Prompts Increase in IL Court of Claims Damages Cap to $2 Million
Ever since the 1970’s, civil damage awards against the State of Illinois were limited by the Court of Claims Act to $100,000. See 705 ILCS 505/8 (2009). That $100,000 damage cap figure is tied for lowest in the country. Since July 2015, thirteen residents at the Quincy Veterans Home have died while under the care… Read More
Happy Brain Injury Awareness Day
Today is national Brain Injury Awareness Day. Traditionally led by the Brain Injury Association of America (www.biausa.org), the organization in conjunction with the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force hosts a schedule of programming on Capitol Hill dedicated to engaging public awareness about issues relating to brain injury, including the incidence of brain injury and the… Read More
PTSD Following Traumatic Injuries
Many people are aware that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may occur after serving in combat or following an assault. But PTSD can also develop after suffering a traumatic injury in an accident, such as a car crash or explosion. We also commonly see clients who have developed PTSD following sexual abuse or assault. What is… Read More
Distracted Driving Accidents
It may only take a few seconds to check your phone for a text message or open an email. But looking away from the road even momentarily can lead to a catastrophic accident. And the research backs this up. Recent statistics show that approximately one-quarter of all car accidents involve cell phone use — that’s… Read More
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