Over the years, we’ve represented hundreds of victims of motor vehicle accidents. We’ve seen that while any wreck can cause serious injury, motorcycle accidents typically result in severe, permanent injuries. Not only do motorcyclists have less protection than drivers and passengers in cars resulting in more direct trauma, but riders can also more easily be… Read More
Safety Tips for Bicyclists
Especially in a city like Chicago, more and more bicyclists are commuting and sharing the roadways with motorists. The biggest fear of most bicyclists is being struck by a motor vehicle. In fact, the fear of a collision with an automobile is the single greatest impediment to getting more people on bikes—many people want to… Read More
Vehicle Damage as Poor Predictor of Injury in Motor Vehicle Crashes
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
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
$175,000 – Post-concussive Syndrome from a Motorcycle Accident
$175,000 settlement for a 40-year-old man that suffered from post-concussive syndrome from a motorcycle accident.
Coping with Facial Trauma
Facial trauma injuries (physical trauma to the face) can be devastating, both physically and emotionally. Facial trauma — often caused by motor vehicle crashes, falls, and explosions — can range from minor injuries to severe deformities. Depending on the extent of the damage, facial trauma can lead to long-term pain, permanent disfigurement, and disability. The scars… Read More
Study on Car Crashes Shows Every Hour of Sleep Matters
Car crashes remain one of the leading causes of catastrophic injury and death in the United States. Various studies — as well as plain common sense — tell us that driver fatigue or drowsiness can lead to motor vehicle crashes. A new study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has quantified the relationship between… Read More
$750,000 – Settlement for Motorcycle Crash Injuries
Representing motorcycle crash victims always presents unique challenges in overcoming the stigma some people associate with motorcyclists. The defendants, and their lawyers, seek to capitalize off that stigma by blaming the motorcyclist for causing the crash — even when there is no evidence that the motorcyclist did anything wrong. Such was the case in a… Read More
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