March is national Brain Injury Awareness Month. This week, our Chicago brain injury lawyers will discuss various aspects of traumatic brain injury (TBI), including causes, symptoms, statistics and prevention. Traumatic brain injuries are sudden, devastating and life-changing events. In the context of a catastrophic truck accident or several-story construction fall, the magnitude of the brain… Read More
在人身傷害投訴中沒有「關係回溯」,增加僱主被告
People sometimes wonder why it is important to contact an experienced personal injury lawyer as soon as possible if you suspect an injury was caused by the carelessness or recklessness of another. One important reason is to identify all possible defendants before the statute of limitations (the time in which a lawsuit must be filed)… Read More
法院根據律師在審判中的煽動性言論推翻了1250萬美元的判決
A recent case decided by the Illinois appellate court stresses the importance of personal injury attorneys showing restraint in arguing a case to a jury, especially in cases where the defense has admitted fault. In Pleasance v. City of Chicago, No. 1-08-1510 (Ill. App. Ct 1st Dist. Dec. 14, 2009), the Illinois appellate court overturned… Read More
員警在泰瑟槍傷中也不能倖免
In a case dealing with the right to file a lawsuit based on a serious injury caused by a police officer, an Illinois federal district court judge held on Wednesday that police officers who used a Taser gun on a woman are not immune from liability even though the woman was resisting arrest. Therefore, the… Read More
行人被半掛車撞死,警方鎮壓
According to a Sun-Times breaking news story, a 59-year-old male pedestrian was killed after being struck by a semi-trailer truck on the northwest side in Chicago. The man was allegedly crossing the street at West Chicago and North Ashland avenue on Saturday night when he was fatally struck by an 18-wheeler semi-trailer truck. It is… Read More
共同基金原則適用於伊利諾伊州傷害和解中的醫療支付
To the relief of Chicago personal injury lawyers, a divided Illinois Appellate Court for the Fourth District recently held that the “common fund doctrine” applied reimbursement of injured plaintiff’s medical payments paid by plaintiff’s insurer. Stevens v. Country Mutual Ins. Co., 2008 WL 5473299 (Ill. App. Ct. 4th Dist. Dec. 31). The facts of the case involve… Read More
違反員警一般命令作為疏忽或故意和肆意行為的證據
Chicago Personal Injury Lawyers handling Police Chase cases must keep abreast of recent Illinois case law dealing with police conduct constituting negligence or willful and wanton conduct. Two recent Illinois appellate courts reached different conclusions regarding the relevance a potentially critical piece of evidence in every Chicago police chase case: violation of police department General… Read More
警方追捕案件——證明故意和肆意行為
When policemen are engaged in a reckless police chase in Illinois, as long as they are considered to be “executing” or “enforcing” the law, the Tort Immunity Act will apply. Therefore, to survive a motion to dismiss or motion for summary judgment in an action against the city, a plaintiff and his or her Chicago… Read More
芝加哥每日法律公報 – 員警追捕
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin discuses one of Stephen Passen’s Chicago Personal Injury Cases on behalf of the Estate of a girl who sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury, and subsequently died, after she was struck by a Chicago Police Department vehicle allegedly in a police chase.