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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that about 5.5 million car accidents occur in the country each year. Those accidents result in 3 million injuries and about 40,000 fatalities […]

Less than 2% of civil cases are decided in a jury trial. However, many high-profile cases with significant monetary recoveries are ultimately decided by juries. Learn about some of the […]

When we’re out of the office and the courtroom, we still like finding ways to keep the law in our lives. We decided to share some of our favorite legal […]

The highly anticipated Midwest summer is finally here, which means a few things: the temperature is hotter, the days are longer and everyone is spending more time outside. Whether you’re […]

The First Spike: Life Care Center The first major outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States was reported at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash. The facility […]

Vehicle Crashworthiness – What is it? Crashworthiness is defined as “the degree to which a vehicle will protect its occupants from the effects of an accident.” If a vehicle is […]

There were more than 415,000 large truck accidents in 2017 that killed 4,761 people, including more than 600 truck drivers. The Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 requires drug […]

The first question a person might ask is, “What is a dram shop?”  A dram shop typically refers to a bar or tavern, but Indiana’s law extends liability beyond these […]

Which is worth more, your kitchen table or your dog or cat?  Unless you have a particularly shoddy kitchen table or a high-end purebred dog or cat, the answer may […]

The 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 […]