Personal Injury

Imagine you bring your child to the park. You watch them climb on the playground and run around the baseball fields nearby, making sure they are safe. However, kids can be mischievous and get into dangerous spaces in the span of just a few seconds. And they could wind...

Asbestos may no longer be in most new consumer products, but it remains a common ingredient in many items in older homes. This means that homeowners, construction workers, firefighters and other people who may come into contact with the materials after a disruptive...

Asbestos poses a threat to others when parties do not remove it correctly and safely. Unfortunately, not everyone takes the steps necessary to dispose of materials containing asbestos properly. Under these circumstances, people can experience harmful exposure. And...

When dangerous occupations are discussed, most people think of those involving construction, working in factories and various types of manual labor. In those industries, workers are often poorly paid and perhaps don't have the language skills or immigration status to...

Many of our readers may be surprised to learn that the most-frequently-performed type of major surgery in our country is a cesarean section. About one in every three babies are delivered via C-section. There are some circumstances in which a C-section is necessary or...

Personal injury in the state of Illinois covers a wide range of areas, not just one specific thing. Suffering an injury on the roads, at a park, at a place of business, at school or anywhere else can be difficult to handle. Injuries don't always heal quickly and they...

Despite the company's protests, lawsuits continue to loom on the horizon Earlier last month, a judge in New Jersey threw out two lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson because they didn't have enough medical evidence to link the company's talcum powder to ovarian...

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, so far this year in Illinois, 36 employees died on the job. That comes out to roughly one death per week. Worker deaths in the state have shot up 28 percent since 2013. Most fatalities in the construction...

It's important to work in an environment where you and your coworkers feel safe and are protected from harm. But sometimes, even workplace environments or habits can lead to injury.OSHA has published a list of the six kinds of work hazards, which serve as a great...

One widow became an advocate for her late husband — yet another victim of the insidious mesothelioma caused from workplace asbestos exposures — and was gratified to see her labors come to fruition earlier this summer. Back in June, President Obama affixed his...