Jan 7, 2021 | Covid-19 Cases
Coronavirus and the Law: Illinois Courts Consider Insurance Fraud, Wrongful Death Claims Related to COVID-19 As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on throughout the United States, the virus continues to affect virtually every aspect of our daily lives. The legal system is no...
Nov 11, 2020 | Product Liability
Product Liability: Background on the Practice Area and What to Do if you are Injured by a Defective Product We use a wide variety of products on a daily basis, and as consumers, we expect these products to easily complete the functions for which they were made....
Nov 11, 2020 | Personal Injury
Frequently Asked Questions about Class Action Lawsuits Civil areas of law like personal injury and product liability exist to allow an injured party to hold a wrongdoer accountable for their actions. However, sometimes wrongdoers causing these injuries impact not only...
Oct 30, 2020 | Civil Rights, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Illinois Injury Report: What You Should Know About the Shooting of Marcellis Stinnette by Waukegan Police Today’s post continues Coffman Law’s “Illinois Injury Report” blog series, which summarizes and reports the latest news in Illinois concerning the areas of...
Oct 30, 2020 | Personal Injury
Personal Injury 101: How to Choose a Personal Injury Attorney The phrase “personal injury” refers to a broad area of law encompassing several different types of cases, including motor vehicle and truk crashes, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and more. Today’s...
Oct 23, 2020 | Personal Injury
Personal Injury 101: When are Animal Owners Liable for Injuries Caused by Their Pets? Pets are a source of joy and affection, and in the United States, the majority of families own at least one pet. In fact, according to recent estimates from the National Pet Owners...
Oct 23, 2020 | Golf and the Law
Golf and the Law: Family of Autistic Teenager Killed in Golf Cart Crash Receives $7.5 Million Settlement Today’s post continues Coffman Law’s “Golf and the Law” blog series, which focuses on the sport’s litigious nature by analyzing a variety of golf-related legal...
Oct 22, 2020 | Personal Injury
Personal Injury 101: What Should I Expect During My Personal Injury Case? The phrase “personal injury” refers to a broad area of law encompassing several different types of cases, including motor vehicle crashes, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and more. Today’s...
Oct 22, 2020 | Covid-19 Cases
Illinois Injury Report: Update on COVID-Related Cases in Illinois Courts Today’s post continues Coffman Law’s “Illinois Injury Report” blog series, which summarizes and reports the latest news in Illinois concerning the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice,...
Oct 1, 2020 | Car Crashes
Illinois Injury Report: Multi-Million Dollar Settlements Reached in Illinois Crash Cases Today’s post continues Coffman Law’s “Illinois Injury Report” blog series, which summarizes and reports the latest news in Illinois concerning the areas of personal injury,...
Sep 30, 2020 | Personal Injury
Personal Injury 101: A Guide to Slip and Fall Cases The phrase “personal injury” refers to a broad area of law encompassing several different types of cases, including motor vehicle crashes, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and more. Today, we will focus on a...
Sep 22, 2020 | Civil Rights, Personal Injury
Coffman Law Report: Summary of Police-Involved Shooting Settlements and Verdicts Between 2015-2020 Police violence, misconduct, and unwarranted use of force have been of paramount concern in recent years, especially after the brutal killings of George Floyd, Breonna...
Sep 18, 2020 | Civil Rights
Justice Long Overdue: Mississippi District Attorney Drops All Charges Against Curtis Flowers Today, our blog post discusses the upsetting and complicated case of Curtis Flowers, the man popularly featured in American Public Media’s “In the Dark” podcast. Flowers was...
Sep 14, 2020 | Civil Rights, Covid-19 Cases, Personal Injury
COVID-19 Waivers: FAQs on Waivers During the Coronavirus Pandemic and How Illinois Courts Approach These Exculpatory Clauses The COVID-19 pandemic has brought uncertainty to so many areas of our lives, including school, work, social activities, and virtually...
Sep 14, 2020 | Wrongful Death
Coffman Law Offices Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Police Shooting of Arthur Walton The news cycle in 2020 has thus far been dominated by a number of alarming headlines, one of which has been a group of devastating police-involved incidents. Few will forget the...
Sep 4, 2020 | Insurance Claims
Auto Insurance Deep Dive: Insurers Try Limiting Payouts Through Strict Reporting Requirements Knowing the ins and outs of your auto insurance policy can be a key factor in determining whether you are able to receive adequate compensation following a crash. To that...
Sep 1, 2020 | Insurance Claims
Auto Insurance Deep Dive: What is the “Common Fund Doctrine” and why is it important? Continuing with our “Auto Insurance Deep Dive” series, today’s post focuses on a legal concept that appears in many personal injury cases – the “Common Fund Doctrine”. While this...
Aug 28, 2020 | Civil Rights, Personal Injury
What You Should Know About the Shooting of Jacob Blake Shot by Kenosha Police On August 23, 2020, 29-year-old Kenosha man Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back by Kenosha Police officer Rusten Sheskey. As a result of the shooting, Blake – a father of six – is...
Aug 6, 2020 | Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Illinois Injury Report: 13-Year-Old Niles Boy Killed in Bike Crash On Thursday, July 16, 2020, a 13-year-old boy later identified as Sam Yousif was struck and killed while riding his bike in Niles, Illinois. Niles Police responded to reports of a crash at 2:40 p.m....
Aug 5, 2020 | Civil Rights, Personal Injury
Excessive Force: Protestors Across the Country Filing Excessive Force Cases Against Police Departments Following the tragic death of George Floyd (which we discussed in a blog that can be found HERE), protestors across the U.S. set out to condemn police brutality and...
Jul 31, 2020 | Civil Rights
Chicago Tribune investigates shocking shootings by security guards. Shocking Video Investigation The Chicago Tribune investigated shootings by security guards. Click the link to find out what the Chicago Tribune found. View the article page on the Tribune’s...
Jul 24, 2020 | Insurance Claims, Personal Injury
USA Swimming Scandal: Former Swimmers File Suit Claiming USA Swimming Ignored Coaches’ Sex Abuse A series of recent high-profile lawsuits in California assert a decades-long pattern of child sex abuse by USA Swimming coaches. Specifically, these lawsuits, which were...
Jul 23, 2020 | Personal Injury
Divvy Bikes in Chicago: City’s Latest Expansion Plan and Legal Consequences of Divvy Bike Crashes Similar to electric scooters, bike sharing is another new transportation trend that has been popping up in cities across the U.S. However, just as electric scooters can...
Jul 20, 2020 | Car Crashes
Truck Crashes: Common Causes and Best Steps for Victims to Take Commercial trucking is an essential component of interstate shipping in the U.S., but given the trucks’ typical size, speed, and cargo load, truck crashes can have devastating consequences. As we detailed...
Jul 11, 2020 | Golf and the Law
What Are COVID-19 Waivers and How Are They Impacting Professional Golf? So far this summer, Coffman Law’s “Golf and the Law” blog series has provided readers with in-depth discussions of the latest golf-related legal issues. Overall, these discussions have centered on...
