Recently, some vehicle manufacturers began installing cameras and radar designed to help drivers maintain a safe distance from other cars on the roadway. Soon, new technology may allow motorists to see other pedestrians, bicyclists, and other cars around a corner or on the other side of a hill. According to…
According to data collected by District 97 schools, 106 head injuries were experienced by area students while at school in 2011. Of those, the district classified only six injuries as one that required further medical treatment or evaluation. Most student injuries reportedly occurred in school gymnasiums, on playgrounds, and in…
Despite that traffic fatalities in the United States decreased in 2010, pedestrian deaths reportedly rose by more than four percent and injuries rose almost 20 percent. Some reportedly believe distractions from the use of electronic devices likely contributed to the spike. Unfortunately, most police departments do not maintain data regarding…
A wrongful death lawsuit was recently filed in Cook County Circuit Court against the owners of a Marriott hotel and Marriott International. According to the complaint, a 66-year-old man allegedly contracted the bacterium that causes Legionnaires’ disease while dining at Chicago’s JW Marriott hotel in late July. The Irish tourist…
A Cook County jury recently awarded a paralyzed former iron worker $64 million in damages as a result of allegedly unsafe working conditions at a DeKalb construction site. According to the injured Monee man, studs caused him to trip while he was walking on an iron beam 20 feet in…
Last month, a 32-year-old bicyclist was killed when he was struck and pinned beneath a tractor-trailer near Walter Payton Prep in North Chicago. According to the Chicago Police Department, the man was headed south in a bike lane near the intersection of Oak and Wells Streets when he swerved to…
The estate of a Blue Island 17-year-old who died in February 2011 following an allegedly routine root canal surgery has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court against the Chicago-based dental chain where he was treated. The teenager reportedly sought treatment at a Dental Dreams office in…
A 44-year-old suburban Chicago woman who is both a firefighter and paramedic was reportedly killed by a 140 pound Mastiff at her home in Big Rock. The unsocialized dog was reportedly adopted by the woman and her husband about one week prior to the fatal attack so it would not…
Living in a busy urban area can be very hazardous for pedestrians. Too often motorists fail to keep a proper lookout for people crossing the street, and sometimes the consequences can be deadly. This past weekend there were several accidents in the Chicago land area. In one incident, a motorist…
The family of a temporary worker who died in December 2011 after he was sprayed with a citric acid solution at a factory in Bedford Park has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the owner of the factory. The man was allegedly burned when a hot chemical solution exploded from…