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In some lawsuits where you’re injured by a rideshare driver or a delivery driver, it may be challenging to hold Lyft, Uber or Amazon liable for the misconduct of its driver. The company will likely argue that, because the driver was an independent contractor, they...
If you have a child that has been hurt while in the care of school staff in Illinois, you may have heard that it can be relatively difficult to sue the school and win. While that is true, it is also true that it is far from impossible to win cases like these. With the...
Winning a lawsuit against your child’s Illinois school district for injuries your child suffered at school is a very stiff challenge due, in large part, to Illinois laws that make schools and school employees immune from a lot of lawsuits. They are not, however,...
There are lots of different approaches a defendant might take in attempting to defeat your trip-and-fall injury case. For example, the law says that minor or trivial hazards, such as most shallow potholes, cannot form the basis of a successful premises liability case....
There are several hurdles that you must clear in order to obtain a successful outcome in your premises liability case. Obviously, you must have factual evidence that shows that you were harmed and that the defendant was at fault. Even if you have these vital pieces,...
Personal injury lawsuits that primarily involve soft-tissue can be particularly challenging. Juries can often grasp and appreciate the level harm that goes with a broken bone or a torn ligament more readily than a soft-tissue injury even though, in reality,...
When you’re hurt in a trip-and-fall accident, you may face various hurdles in your case. One of these could be a defense argument that the hazard that tripped you was too small to permit a recovery. While the law does allow defendants to escape liability for certain...
In the 1996 Arnold Schwarzenegger holiday film “Jingle All The Way" there is a scene in the beginning of the movie that tackles just how dangerous holiday shopping can be. Hundreds of shoppers are lined up peacefully for a chance to grab the season’s hottest toy, the...
If you have an injury at work, you have rights under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation law: the right to pick your own doctors, the right to have your employer pay all of the medical bills (without any co-pays), the right to be paid weekly benefits if you are unable...
Volkswagen is recalling more than 246,000 SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because faulty wiring harnesses can make them brake unexpectedly, sometimes while in traffic. The recall comes three days after The Associated Press reported that 47 people had complained to U.S....