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Staying on top of your personal injury case details and clearly documenting them can be one of the most critical pieces of your claim. Writing down phone calls, carrying a notebook or typing it out just aren’t practical. How can you focus on your recovery if tracking information is so difficult? Thankfully there are now…
Waking up every day has become harder since the accident. You struggle to get excited about things you used to love. What once made you laugh, you are now too distracted to enjoy. Keeping your head up after an accident can be one of the hardest parts of recovery. Many people use the methods below…
Medical records are an essential part of a patient’s medical history. Each state varies in how it deals with access to such records so it is best to consult local counsel for advice. Generally, medical records are confidential and patients have access to their medical records provided certain procedures are properly followed. Besides patients, only…
Firefighters have a special place in the heart of America. Next to teachers, apple pie, and baseball, firefighters are revered for their heroic efforts in maintaining order in America’s cities. Firefighters must endure life-threatening situations in their jobs. As a result, there can be many things that can go wrong with a rescue. Unfortunately for…
The regulation of guns in America is a controversial issue. These issues mainly revolve around an interpretation of the Second Amendment, where some sides say that the right to bear arms was never meant to extend to individuals. Others refute that claim with the history of citizen gun ownership. What has ignited the issue is…
Expert witnesses can offer specialized testimony and provide a deeper knowledge of issues that appear in a trial. They are generally needed to assist a jury or judge in establishing facts that are too complex or convoluted to be sorted out on their own. They are especially necessary in cases such as medical malpractice and…
Malicious prosecution is an intentional tort that is typically disfavored in Illinois courts and thus has very strict elements that must be met to move forward with a claim. Courts believe that the tort inhibits open access to the court process and are wary to find merit in these claims. However in many personal injury…
Most personal injury cases, even serious ones, involve claims relating to ordinary negligence. However, there are some types of negligence that go beyond what the law establishes as ordinary. Such negligence is known as gross negligence. The definition of gross negligence varies by state so it is important to seek the interpretation of the law…
Personal injury claims against the federal government may be brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). The FTCA provides for a departure from the typical rule in place of sovereign immunity. Sovereign immunity typically shields the federal government from lawsuits. It was a doctrine that was adopted from the common law of England where…
The various regions of Illinois have had disparate ordinances and regulations concerning the use of hand held cell phones. Some locations prohibited the use while others restricted hand held use under certain circumstances. Needless to say, drivers have been confused. On January 1, 2014, a new statewide ban on the use of a hand held…
