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Cyclists and motorists in Chicago may have to take more care while they are riding around the city or else face steeper fines for safety violations. According to a recent news article, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is seeking to raise fines for cyclists who disobey traffic laws and for drivers and passengers who “door” a cyclist,…
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…
Car accidents in and around Chicago are the cause of many serious injuries and even deaths. According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, there have been 902 traffic fatalities on all public roadways in the state this year to date. Because of the sheer number of accidents and casualties, most people pay for automobile insurance…
Back in 2011, a tour bus driver struck and killed an innocent woman walking in downtown Chicago. News reports indicate that the driver was operating the tour bus with cocaine in his system when he hit the 26 year-old. The family of the victim brought a wrongful death action against the tour bus company, arguing…
In Glenview, three Chicago residents were killed when a garbage truck crashed into their car, at the intersection of Harrison Street and Harlem Avenue. The driver of the truck was not injured. The Chicago Tribune reports that the family of one of the victims is now bringing a wrongful death lawsuit against the owner of…
Car accidents occur far too often – especially in and around the Chicago area. According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, in 2011 there were 281,788 motor vehicle crashes on Illinois roadways. Further data reveals even more disturbing news: 918 people died in 835 crashes during that time, and an additional 84,172 victims were injured.…
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…
The Illinois Department of Transportation maintains assorted traffic statistics on its website. As of September 27, there were 665 fatal crashes throughout the state in 2013. In the city of Chicago alone, there were 88 fatal crashes during the same time period. From this data, we can see that car accidents have the potential to…
According to an article in the Chicago Tribune, a 27-year-old man was arrested and charged in the death of a two-year old girl who was walking with her great-grandmother to a daycare center when she was killed. The driver ran through a stop sign and although the great-grandmother tried to protect the toddler, she “sprung”…
Liability for a distracted driving accident just took a significant turn: a person texting a driver from a remote location can be held liable to anyone injured if the driver was distracted by the incoming text. Specifically, a New Jersey appellate court held that the sender of such a text message could potentially be liable…
