Our Illinois injury lawyers have often discussed the dangers of distracted driving – and even distracted truckdriving. By now, everyone is or should be aware that texting, and even the use of cellphones, while driving is an incredibly dangerous practice. Individual states, as well as the federal government, are taking action to defend innocent motorists… Read More
Distracted Trucking: Major Highway Danger
Our Chicago truck accident attorneys have often explored the dangers of distracted driving. But distracted driving is not confined to the drivers of cars. It turns out that truckdrivers, who carry the awesome responsibility of driving machines capable of killing large numbers of people when mishandled, have been engaging in distracted driving, as well. This… Read More
Chicago’s I-94 One of the Top Ten Deadliest Highways in America
With the onset of the summer driving season, and the corresponding increase in crashes, data analysis website DailyBeast.com has now ranked the top 100 most dangerous interstates in the United States. The analysis was based on data from the National Highway Safety Administration, covering the more than 50,000 fatal accidents occurring in the summers of… Read More
This Month’s ‘Roadcheck’ Will Prevent Truck Accidents, Save Lives
Every June, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) sponsors a program known as “Roadcheck,” a series of roadside inspections designed to ensure that commercial vehicles (including trucks and buses) on the roads meet government safety standards. The Chicago truck accident attorneys of Passen & Powell applaud the efforts of the CVSA, and the lives that… Read More
Distracted Driving Leads to Serious Injury and Wrongful Death
Countless lives are lost and destroyed each year through auto accidents. The experienced Chicago car accident attorneys of Passen & Powell are all too familiar with these types of losses, and are increasingly concerned by the amount of motor vehicle accidents caused by “distracted driving”: eating, using cell phones and smart phones, and even performing… Read More
Trucking Accident Cases Require an Experienced Attorney
Many people, including attorneys, do not fully understand what is required to prosecute and try a trucking accident case. These cases, while sharing basic similarities with auto accident cases, are in fact a very different breed. They require special knowledge of the trucking industry, the players involved, and the various state and federal laws and… Read More
Traumatic Brain Injuries Rising at an Alarming Rate
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recently released new data on traumatic brain injuries in the United States. This new information comes as the CDC updates its in-depth 2004 survey of brain injury in the United States with a new report, titled “Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalization, and Death.” … Read More
Trucking Companies Placing Short-Term Savings Before Public Safety?
In light of the recent catastrophic tractor-trailer accident in Kentucky, our attorneys wanted to shed light on trucking safety generally. The Chicago Tribune recently published an article on how America’s major trucking companies are dealing with the pressures of the recession, and the corresponding decline in shipping. According to the report, the industry’s response to… Read More
Brain Injuries’ Massive Societal Costs
For the past month, our brain injury attorneys have been conducting an ongoing series on the various types and causes of brain injury. As national Brain Injury Awareness Month comes to a close, today we take a step back to look at the dramatic societal costs of these various neurological conditions. Brain injuries are more… Read More
KY Truck Accident Highlights Continuing Problems with Trucking Safety
As Chicago personal injury lawyers with substantial experience handling trucking accident cases, we are familiar with the devastation caused by crashes involving tractor-trailer trucks. Yesterday was a brutal example of such devastation. A trucking accident in Kentucky claimed the lives of at least eleven people and injured many more. The accident, which happened just before… Read More
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