May 10 2019
Illinois Dram Shop ActThe Illinois Dram Shop Act (235 ILCS 5/6-21) (the “Act”) generally imposes liability upon anyone whose sale or gift of liquor contributes to the intoxication of a person who hurts… Read More
Apr 27 2019
How Long Until We Get To A Jury Trial?Many new clients ask how long it will take to get to a jury trial? The short answer is that it varies but be patient. The time to get a… Read More
Apr 19 2019
Are We Going to Trial?New clients often ask upfront whether they are going to have to go to trial. The true answer is “it depends” on a variety of factors including: whether liability or… Read More
Apr 13 2019
Traumatic Brain InjuriesWe work closely with clients on a daily basis who have been involved in a wreck, a fall or some other traumatic event. Oftentimes, our clients don’t realize that they’ve… Read More
Apr 10 2019
Early-release of FMCSA Large Truck & Bus Crash Facts Shows Continued Upward Trend in Fatal WrecksLast month, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published an early-release of its annual Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts for 2017. The 118 page report details crash statistics for… Read More
Mar 8 2019
The National Trial Lawyers Announces Custy as Top 100 Plaintiff’s Trial LawyerThe National Trial Lawyers Announces Brian Custy as One of Its Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Indiana For Immediate Release The National Trial Lawyers is pleased to announce… Read More
Feb 28 2019
On the Job Railroad Injuries and the FELARailroads in the United States transported 623,473,905 passengers in 2018. As we’ve seen on recent news, however, railroad operations can be dangerous or deadly. The Federal Railroad Administration reports that… Read More
Feb 3 2019
Proposal to Reduce the Speed of Trucks & Wrecks on Our RoadsA correlation between truck speeds and wrecks. Federal crash data shows that all but 6 states had increases in tractor-trailer related deaths between 2009 and 2017. The top five states… Read More