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 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 5, 2020 | Personal Injury, Product Liability
Two Types of Lawsuits E-Scooter Companies are Currently Defending In our previous blog about the City of Chicago’s electric scooter pilot program, we discussed the rising popularity of “e-scooters” as a mode of transportation in dense downtown areas. While these...
May 27, 2020 | Car Crashes, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Proceed with Caution: Recent Midwest Crash Demonstrates why Truck Crashes are so Dangerous Large trucks moving in interstate travel is a key part of our economy, but also poses significant risks to other drivers. In fact, several transportation agencies have published...
May 24, 2020 | Civil Rights, Covid-19 Cases, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Coronavirus and the Law: Nursing Homes Facing Coronavirus-Related Wrongful Death Lawsuits Since the Coronavirus outbreak began in the United States, we have covered breaking legal news stories such as the lawsuits filed against the Grand Princess Cruise Line and the...
May 22, 2020 | Civil Rights, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Meet the Firm Seeking Justice for Eric Logan On the morning of June 16, 2019, South Bend Police received a 911 call claiming that someone was breaking into cars near the Central High Apartments in downtown South Bend. Sergeant Ryan O’Neill responded to this call and...
May 22, 2020 | Personal Injury, Product Liability
Electric Scooters are Coming Back to Chicago – What Should Commuters Know? Electric scooters may be the latest transportation trend popping up in cities around the United States, but they are also accompanied by significant risks to riders and urban commuters in...
