Cook County Wrongful Death Law Blog

When you kissed your loved one good-bye this morning, you never expected that would be the last time you'd see them. Sadly, this happens to too many Cook County families, especially construction workers, when they do not return home from a job. There are an infinite number of ways a person can be killed on a job site. For construction workers', a move towards zero work deaths has been an unattainable goal to date.

Construction workers face a variety of safety issues on the job. This is true despite that fact that this is one of the most highly regulated industries in terms of safety, and expectation of employer and employee. Because there is heavy machinery, heights and other dangerous aspects involved with construction work, there are a variety of health and safety risks a construction worker may face in his or her time on the job. Since construction jobs can span a number of different situations, there is no telling exactly the hazards one may have faced just prior to passing away unexpectedly on the job.

Despite statewide attempts at increasing driver and vehicle safety, injuries and fatalities appear to be on the rise on Illinois roads. Attempts to get to the bottom of why the increase in driver and passenger injuries and fatalities on Illinois roads have turned up a few clues. However, what this means for all passengers on Illinois roads is unclear and should make those who have been involved in car accidents question the nature of their accident.

Since 2014, the incidences of car accidents, fatalities and injuries have been on the rise. State-wide initiatives, like Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, Don't Text and Drive, and Click It or Tick It, aimed at reducing these initiatives have appeared to be unsuccessful in terms of reducing car accident injuries and fatalities. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) recently shared their findings of car accidents both their causes and results. 2016 was a very dangerous and impactful year in terms of car accidents.

It's terrifying to think that our loved ones could be here today, gone tomorrow. However, that is the horror that some Cook County families face after a fatal car accident. Fatal car accidents could be caused by any number of factors.

Finding out the events leading up to a loved one's fatal accident can feel necessary for loved ones. Depending on the specifics of the car accident, there are a few places a person can look if seeking answers after a loved one's death. In any fatal accident, a police report will be made available that can shed light on certain specifics about the accident. It's possible that a crash reconstruction is ordered in which authorities will break down the physical details of the crash even further.

Have you ever left for work in the morning, but couldn't shake a nagging suspicion that you had forgotten something? Maybe you think the garage door was left open, or you can't locate one of your credit cards. Either way, it's not a good feeling to have. Well imagine that feeling a person has when they realize something was left in their body after a surgery.

This type of surgical error only occurs in a small percentage of surgeries, but the truth is, items have and will likely continue to be left behind in surgical patients. There are many efforts made on behalf of medical facilities and staff to prevent this type of occurrence, however, one woman alleges an item was left behind after her Chicago surgery. According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges she had surgery performed at the defendant's facility in July 2016, and the surgeon left a foreign body inside of her abdominal cavity after completing the surgery.