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Category: Illinois Personal Injury Lawyers
Improved Protections for All Investors: It’s About Time
Improved Protections for All Investors Changes target financial adviser conflicts of interest and require all advisors to adhere to a “fiduciary standard,” the legal term for putting customers’ interests first and above all else. Brokers and other professionals had previously had to make sure that their recommendations were “suitable,” a much …
Category: Nursing Home Abuse
New Laws Protect Older Residents
New Laws Protect Older Residents A law that went into effect in January, 2016 allows surveillance cameras to be installed in the rooms of long-term care facilities’ residents, making Illinois only the fifth state in the country to offer seniors and disabled adults this added protection against neglect and abuse. Under the law, residents (and their …
Category: Fatal Work Incidents
Workers Killed on the Job Honored Today for International Workers’ Memorial Day [Infographic]
Working people should not have to risk their lives to make a living and support their families… Yet every day, millions of Americans are forced to work with little to no safety protections while big businesses and corporations profit off our lives. - AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka1 On a weekly basis, at least 1,000 Americans are killed on the job. T …
Category: Insurance Claims
Whose Side is Your Auto Insurance Carrier Really On?
The risks of relying on insurers when pursuing financial recovery following auto crashes We receive calls on a near daily basis to our law office with questions from drivers or passengers of cars who have been negligently injured by other drivers. As strange as it may seem, some of the largest auto insurance carriers (and most commonly on the TV and …
Category: Workers' Rights & Protections
OSHA News Blast – Workers’ Whistleblower Rights & Protections
OSHA Releases Fact Sheet on Workers’ Whistleblower Rights & Protections A fact sheet entitled “Filing Whistle Blower Complaints Under Section 11c of the Act of 1970”1 is now available in English and Spanish. The fact sheet explains that employers are prohibited from retaliating against employees for exercising their variety of rights guarant …
Category: Products Liability
So What Can Lawyers do about FOOD SAFETY?
Options for justice when food manufacturers prioritize profit over public safety & health We certainly all know that in Illinois we don’t have the resources, staff or monies to properly and safely safeguard our food supply. And for that reason, many agree that the safeguard largely falls to the trial lawyers to help protect all consumers. It i …
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8 Essential Facts to Know about Traumatic Brain Injuries for March 2016, Brain Injury Awareness Month
A Mount Vernon personal injury lawyer reveals essential facts to know for TBI awareness mo., March 2016. National brain injury awareness month kicks off in March 2016. Spearheaded by the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA), this awareness month is focused on educating the general public about the prevalence of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in t …
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8 Best Ways to Protect Your Rights When Injured on Someone Else’s Property
What to do after being injured on someone else’s property Each year, thousands of Illinois residents are injured because property owners neglect their duties to keep their properties safe. When an individual suffers an injury on someone else’s property, the property owner may be liable for the injured party’s medical bills, lost wages, permanent d …
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NIOSH Investigating Causes of Oil Field Injuries & Accidents
NIOSH Investigates the Causes of Oil Field Injuries & Accidents Officials at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) are currently conducting a groundbreaking study, focusing on the causes of oil field accidents and injuries. As the largest study of its kind to date, this investigation involves a survey of roughly 500 oil f …
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Batavia, Illinois Builder Faces $162k OSHA Fine for 2nd Fall Hazard Citation in Single Month
Illinois Builder Faces $162k OSHA Fine for 2nd Fall Hazard Citation in Single Month For the second time in one month, a builder based in Batavia, Illinois has been issued a series of citations by OSHA officials for exposing workers to fall hazards, according to federal regulators. Don Bosco was issued two willful citations, along with five serious citat …