In Illinois, as in other states, people who are injured in car accidents can sue the person who caused the accident for negligence, and the injured person can receive a settlement. Of course, determining whether an injured person has grounds for a personal injury lawsuit and how much compensation if any, that person is entitled…
DetailsOccasionally, a huge settlement in a workers’ compensation case makes the news. What you see in the media might make you think that workers’ compensation laws apply only to catastrophic injuries resulting from industrial accidents. Actually, many workers’ compensation cases are much more mundane and less dramatic. Here are four things you might not know…
DetailsSome workers’ compensation cases are quite straightforward. In an ideal world, every injury would lead to a full recovery. If that were the case, workers’ compensation would only need to compensate people for medical treatment and for the time they missed work. Things get more complicated when, despite receiving treatment for their injuries, people are…
DetailsAlton, Illinois Car Accident Lawyers The past ten years or so, there has been a significant increase in the number of car accidents across the country, and significant research was done to support the idea that one reason for this increase is drivers’ use of mobile phones while driving. While there have been numerous public…
DetailsThe CDC and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced an investigation into cyclosporiasis illnesses linked to the consumption of McDonald’s salads that contained the cyclospora parasite. Cyclosporiasis illnesses cause severe diarrhea, which may require hospitalization. Other symptoms include weight loss, loss of appetite, bloating, increased gas, nausea, fatigue, vomiting, fever and abdominal cramps. These…
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If there is ever a lull in the conversation at a biker bar or motorcycle rally, ask a motorcycle enthusiast about all the ways in which motorcycles are as safe as or even safer than cars. Anyone who has a Missouri motorcycle license has had to demonstrate knowledge of how to operate a motorcycle safely…
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There is no such thing as a good car accident, but the least bad kind of car accident is one in which no one is injured and in which both drivers carry the required insurance coverage. In such ideal circumstances, the drivers simply contact their insurance companies, and the insurance companies work out the details…
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Most of what you read online about drunk driving has to do with the criminal penalties for DWI. You read about the consequences for the drunk drivers. It is not hard to find resources if you are stopped for driving drunk and are looking for a lawyer to represent you. Of course, if you were…
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Technology is always evolving to make cars safer. Ask your grandparents how much more frightening it was to ride in a car before seat belts became widespread. They might even remember their grandparents telling them about a time when cars did not even have steering wheels; some early models of automobiles had rudders like you…
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For the first few decades after human beings first went to outer space and returned safely, American pop culture was full of images of futuristic technological advances, some more plausible than others. A quarter of Disney World is Tomorrowland, with Space Mountain as its flagship attraction. Virtually every comic book character made a visit to…
DetailsAt family reunions with your relatives from out of state, members from the Missouri branch of the family might feel tempted to smile smugly as the family members from other states grouse about the expensive parking tickets they have had to pay for causing very minor accidents. Since Missouri adopted a “no report” policy in…
DetailsThere is a very good chance that you have navigated to this website on your cell phone. Being able to access the Internet from your phone has made so many aspects of life more convenient. If you are lost, it is easy to pull over to the side of the road and pull up an…
DetailsNot every injury sustained in a car accident results in a personal injury lawsuit. Many times, the plaintiff only decides to file a car accident lawsuit after receiving a settlement offer from the car insurance company and finding that the amount offered in the settlement is not enough to cover the plaintiff’s medical bills or…
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The spinal cord is one of the worst parts of the body to injure, because it controls nerves that lead to almost every other part of the body. Trauma to the spinal cord can cause all kinds of problems, ranging from chronic pain to paralysis. It is no wonder that medical researchers currently make research…
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When you first got a car after learning to drive, the biggest factor in your choice of car was probably price. Even if your parents helped you pay for the car, they probably would not want to get a new, luxurious car for an inexperienced driver. After all, even the most careful drivers will probably…
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