Over the past several decades representing people who have been seriously injured in motor vehicle accidents, falls, explosions, or due to defective products or medical errors, many of our clients developed a chronic pain syndrome for which a spinal cord stimulator (SCS) was indicated. Indeed, spinal cord stimulation is a widely used therapy to treat… Read More
摩托車事故 — 脊髓損傷和腦外傷
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
騎自行車者的安全提示
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
車輛損壞是機動車碰撞中傷害的不良預測指標
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
分心導致三十年來最高的行人死亡率
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
分心駕駛是致命的——我們該怎麼辦?
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
影像學上的創傷性腰椎間盤損傷
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
應對面部創傷
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
對車禍的研究表明,每小時的睡眠都很重要
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
帕森接受分心駕駛項目獎
Matthew Passen of Passen & Powell recently completed his year-long term as Chair of the Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section (YLS) comprised of over 9,000 attorney-members in the greater Chicagoland community. During his term, Mr. Passen implemented a new public service program, End Distracted Driving (EndDD.org), to combat the growing epidemic of distracted driving accidents resulting in… Read More