Month: September 2014

Under Illinois law, a patient or a patient's family member can file a lawsuit against a doctor or health care facility for medical malpractice if the doctor or provider causes death or injury to the patient as a result of malpractice. To recover damages, however,...

Workplace accidents are all too common in Illinois. While many of these accidents won't be serious, some will be fatal. Construction negligence is particularly likely to lead to fatal workplace injuries and accidents. The loss of a loved one is never easy, but when a...

Many Illinois residents know that if they are injured through someone else's negligence, the injured may be entitled to compensation for medical expenses and other damages. In many cases, this concept is relatively straightforward. For instance, if a drunk driver runs...

A car crash caused by a drunk driver left one passenger in a wheelchair and claimed the life of another.The surviving passenger was a student at Illinois State University and was driving with fellow students when another vehicle struck theirs in Bloomington. She...