A mesothelioma diagnosis, (a rare and aggressive cancer developing in the linings of certain tissues), can be devastating to individuals and families alike. Potential losses of wages, benefits, and other work-related compensation can ruin retirement plans and drain savings accounts. This is all on top of the pain and suffering a person with mesothelioma must […]
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Personal injury attorney Peter Wachowski obtained a $1.9 million settlement for a Lake County woman who suffered a fractured calcaneus (heel bone injury) because of a motor vehicle accident. The defendant in this case veered into the plaintiff’s lane of traffic and hit the plaintiff’s vehicle during a lane change. The plaintiff applied her brakes
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Vehicle accidents can be incredibly complex. What caused the accident? Who is at fault for the accident? When did the accident in a lawsuit occur? Questions like these are common and need to be answered to determine if a party is liable for an accident. Let’s look at the most common factors and questions that
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Personal injury lawsuits can be more complicated than they appear at first glance. Liability is always the first place to start when looking to pursue legal action after an incident that led to a personal injury. Liability can be placed on different people or companies due to different circumstances. Who is liable for a personal
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What is a Personal Injury Lawsuit? Personal injury lawsuits are legal disputes that happen when a party suffers harm from an accident or negligence and another party may be at fault. Personal injury cases become lawsuits when legal action is taken and lawyers become involved. Many personal injury cases are settled before legal action is
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Personal injury (PI) pertains to any injury to the body. That’s the only simple part about PI. Seeking settlements and compensation due to injury that someone else may be legally responsible for is where things get complicated. What is a Personal Injury Lawsuit? Personal injury lawsuits are lawsuits based on a plaintiff seeking compensation for
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Accidents happen in every workplace, no matter how well safety protocol is followed. Most of the time workplace accidents are minor and no action needs to be taken after making sure everyone involved is OK. But what happens in the case of a major accident where a worker loses a limb or becomes permanently disabled?
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The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) initiated Older Driver Safety Awareness Week in 2009 and for 11 years has worked with elderly adults and families to make sure those who want to continue driving do so safely. According to AOTA, their goal for Older Driver Safety Awareness Week is to promote the understanding of the
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With holiday travel approaching and winter weather well on its way, it is a good time to remind drivers and pedestrians to be alert – especially on roads and intersections that deem themselves most dangerous. For perspective, not only are there over 300,000 car accidents in Illinois annually but Chicago is one of the top
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Last year we experienced cold and snow on Halloween and this year will be equally eventful as the holiday falls on a Saturday and we have a global pandemic to boot! Everyone should take extra precautions to ensure the holiday does not end up resulting in a horrifying accidental injury or death. To help you
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