With the seemingly never-ending flow of motor vehicle accidents in the United States, including many that lead to fatalities or permanent, severe disability, the Chicago car accident attorneys of Passen & Powell are encouraged by recent reports in the area of traffic safety. This month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a report… Read More
Child Safety in Autos and Air
While severe injuries and deaths in automobile accidents are always tragic, there is perhaps nothing more disheartening than the loss of a young life – a child injured or killed in a crash. This tragedy is only compounded when the injury or death of these innocent youngsters could have been avoided through the use of… Read More
NTSB Focuses on Motorcycle Safety
At the close of last year, the National Transportation Safety Board took an important step towards protecting America’s motorcyclists. In November, the NTSB added improvements in motorcycle safety to its Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements – a list that defines the Board’s legislative and administrative priorities. The Chicago motorcycle injury attorneys of Passen… Read More
New Trucking Hours of Service Rules Announced
Last month, the car accident attorneys of Passen & Powell wrote with our predictions regarding the soon-to-be-announced hours-of-service rules we expected from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Now, we are pleased to report that the new rules, which will benefit both drivers and the general public, have been formally proposed. The U.S. Department of… Read More
Trucking Fatalities Decline, But Room for Improvement Remains
The motor vehicle accident attorneys of Passen & Powell join with others in congratulating the trucking industry and its regulators on the continuing improvements in trucking safety over the past few years. According to the latest data, fatalities from accidents involving trucks have decreased by one-third, or 33 percent, since the latest hours of service,… Read More
Designated Driver Services: A New Year’s Option
The experienced Chicago car accident attorneys of Passen & Powell know all to well the often devastating consequences of drunk driving. Each year in America, more than 11,000 people lose their lives in auto accidents caused by an intoxicated driver. In Illinois alone, 248 people had lost their lives in drunken-driving accidents through the opening… Read More
Physicians Take a Stand Against Distracted Driving
Our top Chicago accident attorneys have frequently written about the extreme dangers of distracted driving – including texting while driving, and talking on the phone while driving, even if the driver is using a hands-free device. Now, the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine’s “Perspective” edition has published an article challenging primary-care physicians to take… Read More
Tough Teenage Driving Laws Cut IL Deaths in Half
As many Illinois residents recall, new laws aimed at preventing teenage driving accidents went into effect in 2008. Although these tough restrictions on teen driving were highly controversial at the time, their results are undeniable. Our Chicago car accident attorneys are pleased to report the latest statistics: since the new laws went into effect, teen… Read More
Texting While Driving Continues to Pose Major Road Risk
A new study released last week, based upon U.S. government data, confirms what our Chicago wrongful death lawyers have been saying all along: driving and texting is a recipe for disaster. The researchers, led by assistant professor Fernando Wilson of the School of Public Health at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at… Read More
Appellate Court Supports Plaintiff’s Right to Fair Damages Award
Taking an accident or personal injury case to trial is a challenging proposition, and requires expertise and careful preparation. But as the Chicago personal injury attorneys of Passen & Powell are aware, even the best-prepared attorney can face occasional injustice at trial. A recent opinion from the Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District, confirms the… Read More
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