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...
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 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...
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 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...
