In Chicago, personal injury law is about holding responsible any negligent parties, to prevent innocent parties from unnecessarily bearing the weight of consequences. Many aspects of personal injury law, common in today’s courtrooms, including wrongful death, motor vehicle accidents, and medical malpractice, are examples of civil justice laws addressing unlawful and illegal negligence - inaction - rather than intentional acts.

Also addressing negligence and inaction, though on a much larger scale, is the (more…)

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Even in the modern urban landscape of Chicago, with parking lots, sidewalks, and escalators, accidents happen.  It is easy enough to misstep and end up with a sore backside and bruised pride.  However, personal injury law makes a clear distinction about such occurrences, commonly called “Slip and Fall Accidents.”  If an individual’s slip and fall injury could have been prevented by the fulfillment of another’s duty – say, salting a winter sidewalk or clearing a public aisle of clutter – there may be grounds for a personal injury case.  A Chicago personal injury lawyer is qualified to assess the merits of each case.

While slip and fall-type cases may seem to support the criticisms of our legal system as overly-litigious, they can be very serious.  Typically, such accidents are one of four types:

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There are things you can do to prevent Chicago Medical Malpractice, even though you may think they’re too simple or straight forward to work.  For example, the scene in ‘Terms of Endearment’ where Shirley MacLaine’s character goes up to the nurse’s station and asks about pain medication for her daughter always gets to me. She starts out soft-toned, informing the nurse that it is time for her daughter’s pain medication. She was told her daughter would only have to wait until a certain time and it was that time. When met with the nurse’s delayed response and action, she quickly escalated to running around the nurse’s station and screaming, “My daughter is in pain. I don’t understand why she has to be in this pain! Give my daughter the shot!” (more…)

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In this season of weddings here is some information that you may or may not be aware of when it comes to getting married here in our great state of Illinois.   You need to check out the marriage license laws and regulations so that your plans can go through without a “hitch”.

It costs very little to obtain a marriage license here and this will probably be one of the least expensive costs of your wedding.    You must apply in person for your license at any county clerk’s office and there are no residency requirements for out-of-state applicants.   However, the marriage license is only in effect in the county where it was issued.  Your new license is valid for 60 days only, so it’s a good idea to get the paperwork out of the way at least a month in advance. (more…)

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