http://www.chicago-personal-injury-lawyer-blog.com/ Published by Robert Kreisman en-us 2008-11-19T10:24:02-06:00 http://www.chicago-personal-injury-lawyer-blog.com/2008/11/motorcycle_accident_fatalities.html According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), motorcycle fatalities have risen 127% since 1997 and now account for 11% of all motor vehicle deaths annually. In 2006 alone about 88,000 riders were injured. Speculation about the increase in... Motorcycle Accidents Robert Kreisman 2008-11-19T10:24:02-06:00 http://www.chicago-personal-injury-lawyer-blog.com/2008/11/illinois_supreme_court_holds_f_1.html The Illinois Supreme Court recently affirmed a ruling by the Illinois Appellate Court in favor John Van Cleve, a Maxit employee, who was injured while working. Maxit, Inc. v. John Van Cleve, et al., No. 105532. Van Cleve was driving... Workers Compensation Robert Kreisman 2008-11-17T10:25:08-06:00 http://www.chicago-personal-injury-lawyer-blog.com/2008/11/illinois_truck_accident_driver.html Typically Illinois courts reward and protect an injured party. For example, if one party is negligent because they ran into a stopped car at a red light, then the injured driver would normally prevail at trial. But this is not... Trucking Accidents Robert Kreisman 2008-11-14T08:18:41-06:00 http://www.chicago-personal-injury-lawyer-blog.com/2008/11/cook_county_class_action_by_nu_1.html Five Cook County, Illinois residents with disabilities recently filed a class action lawsuit who are living in nursing homes after being denied access to community services that would have allowed them to live in an integrated, community setting. Colbert v.... Nursing Home Abuse Robert Kreisman 2008-11-13T16:09:47-06:00 http://www.chicago-personal-injury-lawyer-blog.com/2008/11/illinois_automobile_owner_resp.html In Illinois and most other states when an automobile owner permits another person drive their car then the driver's negligence can be assigned to the vehicle's owner. For example, consider a Missouri case of Sam and his aunt Sandra [Back... Trucking Accidents Robert Kreisman 2008-11-11T14:45:17-06:00 http://www.chicago-personal-injury-lawyer-blog.com/2008/11/chicago_hospitals_negligence_c.html The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a Cook County jury's $2.7 million verdict for institutional negligence against Loyola Medical Center in a Chicago transplant error case. Longnecker v. Loyola University Medical Center, 2008 WL 2550686 (1st Dist., June 25). The issue... Medical Transplant Malpractice Robert Kreisman 2008-11-07T08:56:23-06:00 http://www.chicago-personal-injury-lawyer-blog.com/2008/11/chicago_personal_injury_attorn_1.html I firmly believe in the importance of voter rights and the importance of promoting a free, fair and open voting experience for all eligible voters. For the 2008 Presidential Election I joined up with lawyers from across the country to... Firm News Robert Kreisman 2008-11-05T09:07:47-06:00 http://www.chicago-personal-injury-lawyer-blog.com/2008/11/illinois_attacks_distributor_o_1.html Last week Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit against SFCA, Inc., a distributor of baby cribs, bassinets and playpens, claiming that SFCA continues to sell and distribute the subject bassinet, even after voluntarily recalling 1,000,000 of the products... Product Defects Robert Kreisman 2008-11-03T15:24:56-06:00 http://www.chicago-personal-injury-lawyer-blog.com/2008/10/eligible_voters_purged_from_sw.html In Illinois, we have the option of early voting. I personally had a very smooth voting experience when I voted last week just a block from our Chicago office. I didn't have to wait in a never-ending line of voters... Illinois Legislation Robert Kreisman 2008-10-28T20:15:15-06:00 http://www.chicago-personal-injury-lawyer-blog.com/2008/10/are_all_fda_approved_devices_s.html The U.S. Food and Drug Association is responsible for ensuring that new medical devices are safe enough to be put on the market. As a federal agency, the FDA controls regulation nationwide and within Illinois and Chicago. But what most... Medical Device Liability Robert Kreisman 2008-10-27T11:31:48-06:00