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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

We 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 […]