Our workplace injury lawyers commonly represent people who have been seriously injured, or even killed, in the scope of their employment. For many years, the incidence of employment-related injuries was left completely unchecked, and seemed to increase year after year. More recently, however, rates of nonfatal workplace illness and injury have fortunately been in steady decline. The latest data released… Read More
March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month
This month is National Brain Injury Awareness Month: a month where the Chicago brain injury attorneys of Passen Powell Jenkins, together with others nationwide, focus on raising awareness of these surprisingly common injuries, and work to prevent and treat the often devastating consequences. In honor of National Brain Injury Awareness Month, this month we will… Read More
Lawsuit Lending Aimed at Leveling the Playing Field
What happens when a potential plaintiff knows that he was wronged, and has a case, but simply doesn’t have the money to pursue a lawsuit? Many times, he is simply unable to obtain justice. But over the years, an increasing number of options have arisen to make sure that those without the funds to hire… Read More
Defensive Cycling Can Prevent Accidents With Negligent Drivers
Experts believe that the interactions between cars and bicycles are continually improving in the Chicago area. This is partly due to the construction of many new bike lanes around the city. It is also due to the fact that most Chicago bicyclists are also motorists, and vice versa. This gives each an understanding of the… Read More
CPSC Identifies Dangerous, Potentially Deadly Consumer Products
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recently released its analysis of product-related deaths and injuries in the United States, as part of its 2009 annual report. In its analysis, the CPSC attempted to use a representative sampling of deaths and injuries to determine which types of consumer products are most likely to be associated with… Read More
Symptoms and Permanent Consequences of TBI
Our Chicago brain injury lawyers continue this week’s discussion of traumatic brain injury (TBI), in honor of Brain Injury Awareness Month, with a discussion of the symptoms and effects of TBI. As discussed previously, traumatic brain injuries are caused by a blunt trauma to the head — often a result of motor vehicle accidents, falls,… Read More
Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
March is national Brain Injury Awareness Month. This week, our Chicago brain injury lawyers will discuss various aspects of traumatic brain injury (TBI), including causes, symptoms, statistics and prevention. Traumatic brain injuries are sudden, devastating and life-changing events. In the context of a catastrophic truck accident or several-story construction fall, the magnitude of the brain… Read More
Chicago Worker Killed in Loop Gas Explosion Accident
Our Chicago construction accident attorneys are all too familiar with the potential hazards faced by Chicago construction and utility workers. Yesterday, tragedy struck two such workers and their families. According to several news reports, one worker is dead and another was critically injured following an explosion in a construction hole in the Chicago West Loop. … Read More
Illinois Motor Vehicle Fatalities Lowest Since 1921
The Illinois State Police recently announced that 2009 was the safest year on Illinois roadways since 1921, in terms of the number of traffic fatalities. The number of people killed in motor vehicle accidents in 2009 dropped below 1,000 for the first time in nearly 90 years. The number of traffic fatalities in 2009 was… Read More
No ‘Relation Back’ in Personal Injury Complaint Adding Employer Defendant
People sometimes wonder why it is important to contact an experienced personal injury lawyer as soon as possible if you suspect an injury was caused by the carelessness or recklessness of another. One important reason is to identify all possible defendants before the statute of limitations (the time in which a lawsuit must be filed)… Read More
