The daughter of a Belleville nursing home patient is suing the facility on behalf of her dead mother for the circumstances surrounding the victim’s death. Recently, 85-year-old Cleda Juanita Simmons was found dead at the bottom of a flight of stairs while still strapped to her wheelchair in the Midwest Rehabilitation and Respiratory Center –… Read more »
Every year hundreds of Illinois citizens are injured or killed in auto accidents and many of these crashes involve drunk drivers. While the numbers have steadily decreased due to stricter laws, it is a danger that cannot be ignored. In 2012 almost 1,000 people died in car accidents, and approximately 41 percent of these were alcohol-related fatal… Read more »
A new bill looking to improve resident safety would allow for camera monitoring in nursing homes. Current Illinois law does not allow for camera monitoring in the rooms of Illinois’ nursing homes, despite countless instances of nursing home neglect and abuse. This news came shortly before a 98-year-old woman died and 5 other residents became inexplicably sick… Read more »
Personal injury law casts a wide net over the types of accidents that may lead to a civil lawsuit. From auto accidents to slip and falls, dog bites to defective products, construction accidents to medical malpractice, personal injury law encompasses them all. Known as tort law in the legal industry, personal injury law refers to… Read more »
No one wants to believe it; but after families have to go through the difficult decision of whether or not to place aging parents – or grandparents – in a nursing home, the possibility of nursing home neglect and abuse becomes a stark reality. According to a study prepared by the Special Investigation Committee of… Read more »
It’s a parent’s worst nightmare – your child goes missing and is nowhere to be found. For the parents of 19-year-old Southern Illinois University student Pravin Varughese who disappeared after a party near the college campus, the nightmare ended in the unthinkable. His body was found in the woods just five days after he went… Read more »
In the morning hours of an August day in 2014, a third-party airport shuttle heading to Chicago/O’Hare was carrying dozens of passengers when it crashed into a concrete lane barrier. At least 15 people were injured, most of them passengers, according to a MyFoxChicago news report. If you or someone you know has been injured in… Read more »
According to the Quad-City Times, a Texas woman was awarded $1.2 million by a jury in a slip and fall case. After four days of deliberation, the jury found the plaintiff, 54-year-old Brenda Alcala, two percent at fault for her injuries, which included a shattered ankle. According to the report, Ms. Alcala fell on a slippery… Read more »
Every year, thousands lose their lives on our state’s roads. In fact, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation, 2013 had almost 900 fatal crashes resulting in almost 1,000 deaths. Unfortunately, these numbers are not inconsistent with those from the past. On average, more than 9 people are injured on Illinois roadways every hour, with… Read more »