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
Technology Contibuting to Distracted Driving Accidents
We live in an age of constantly divided attention. Multitasking is a modern mandatory when it comes to getting everything done on our daily to-do lists. From walking and talking to eating on the run (quite literally), our society’s emphasis on effectiveness and productivity has made every minute matter in terms of efficiency. Technology and… Read More
Train Derailments: Cause & Prevention
A recent train derailment in Chicago demonstrates just how dangerous these accidents can be. A commuter train car climbed up the escalator at the O’Hare airport stop, injuring 30 people. A federal investigator said that he had never seen an accident quite like this one. Why Trains Derail There are two primary reasons that these… Read More
CTA Train Crash Into O’Hare Leaves Unanswered Questions
Yesterday’s CTA train crash at O’Hare International Airport station calls serious question to the policies, procedures and safeguards in place to protect passengers and other members of the public from catastrophic injury or death. This extremely violent crash would likely have killed or seriously injured many more people had it not occurred in the middle… Read More
Tragic Texas Accident Highlights Train Safety Rules
Our Chicago train accident attorneysare unfortunately used to dealing with fatal and avoidable train accidents. Even we were shocked, however, by the scope of the tragedy in the train accident in Midland Texas this Veterans’ Day. At the Veterans’ Day parade in Midland this year, a float bearing injured veterans and their spouses was struck… Read More
CTA “Ghost Train” Crash Leaves Many Unanswered Questions
Earlier this week, another substantial CTA train crash occurred, this time involving what investigators and others are referring to as a “ghost train” because the train was supposedly out of service and driverless. Nevertheless, the ghost train exited the Forest Park rail yard and past multiple track switches before colliding head-on at approximately 20 miles… Read More
Study Finds Brain Imaging Can Predict Pain Intensity
Pain and suffering is often difficult to measure, even by the most experienced pain specialists. Patients are typically asked to rate their own pain on a scale of 1-10. Although there are objective ways to confirm physical and psychological injuries consistent with pain, the nature and extent of pain is typically measured by the patient’s… Read More
Metra Trying to Delay Safety Improvements to Railroad
Metra, one of the largest commuter railroad operators in Illinois, is trying to delay installation of safety technology intended to slow or stop trains automatically to prevent a serious train derailment or collision. The technology — known as positive train control (PTC) — serves as a “fail-safe” mechanism to override the train operator or engineer… Read More
Train Accident Releases Toxic Chemicals
Despite efforts in recent years to shore up and repair the nation’s bridges, last week saw yet another bridge collapse – this time a railroad bridge in New Jersey. As our Chicago train accident attorneys know, bridge collapses can be among the most devastating of train accidents, as numerous cars often derail and endanger both… Read More
Failure to Follow-Up Key to Fatal Train Crash
By now, everyone in the Chicago area has heard about the train derailment on July 4, which resulted in two fatalities when a bridge collapsed. But what many do not realize is that Union Pacific railroad employees had identified the danger before the crash. It was a critical failure to follow up on warnings by… Read More
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