One topic that makes our Chicago personal injury lawyers blood boil is motor vehicle insurance. All Illinois drivers are required to carry liability insurance with a minimum coverage of $20,000 per person, $40,000 per accident. This mandatory minimum amount of motor vehicle insurance is woefully inadequate. Time and again, our car accident attorneys are faced… Read More
Technology Causing Distracted Driver Accidents?
In 2010, distracted driving will remain a hot topic and rightly so. Technology has become an integral part of our every day lives and has transformed methods of transportation, such as automobiles, into remote offices. The problem that our Chicago car accident attorneys are beginning to see, however, is what happens when drivers become distracted… Read More
Study Questions Impact of Banning Cell Phone Usage While Driving
Our last week’s series on distracted driving and technology was interrupted by a discussion of the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision in Lebron v. Gottlieb, striking down damage caps in medical malpractice actions. Our Chicago car accident attorneys will continue the series this week. The premise behind banning texting or cell phone usage while driving is… 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