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  • 2025
    • February
      • Recovering Damages for Brain Injuries After a Chicago Car Accident: What You Need to Know
      • Car Accident Safety in Chicago: Key Statistics and Prevention Tips for 2024-2025
      • Christopher Panio Named to 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers for Personal Injury & Workers’ Compensation
  • 2024
    • February
      • How Long Do I Have to File a Personal Injury Case?
    • January
      • What Is My Personal Injury Case Worth?
  • 2023
    • April
      • What Can I Recover in a Personal Injury Claim?
    • March
      • Minor Hit and Run Accidents - Should the Police Investigate?
  • 2020
    • March
      • March 2020: Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month
    • February
      • Traumatic Brain Injury Statistics [Infographic]
    • January
      • How Cold Weather Can Impact Your Vehicle
      • What Does it Mean to Be a Defensive Driver?
  • 2019
    • December
      • Tips for Driving on Black Ice in Illinois
    • November
      • Hospital Visits for Burn Injuries Increase During the Holidays
    • October
      • 5 Ways Alcohol Impacts Drivers
      • Why Drunk Driving Accidents Are Not Like Regular Car Accidents
    • September
      • Daylight Savings Time and Car Accidents
    • August
      • Handling Insurance and Hospitals After a Car Accident
    • July
      • What Are the 100 Deadliest Days of Summer?
      • 5 Common Bad Faith Insurance Practices
    • May
      • Common Types of Summer Premises Liability Cases
    • April
      • Dram Shop Laws in Illinois: What You Need to Know
      • How Are Premises Liability Claims Proven?
    • March
      • $160k Settlement Reached – Over 10x the Amount of Medical Expenses!
      • Can a Passenger Be At-Fault in a Car Accident?
    • February
      • Drunk Driving Stats in Illinois
    • January
      • Anatomy of an Illinois Personal Injury Case
      • Guide to Handling A Car Accident With an Uninsured Motorist
  • 2018
    • December
      • Do Car Accidents Increase During the Holidays?
    • November
      • I Was Injured on Someone Else’s Property. Who’s Liable?
    • October
      • Halloween Safety Tips for Drivers and Pedestrians
      • Legal Theory of Negligence in Personal Injury Cases
      • What to Do After a Car Accident
    • September
      • Uninsured and Under-insured Motorist Issues
      • Country Club Hills Personal Injury and Auto Accident Attorneys
    • August
      • Reasons Not to Represent Yourself in a Personal Injury Claim
      • Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation
      • 3 Mistakes That Hurt Your Chances of Securing Personal Injury Damages in an Auto Accident Case
      • When Restaurants Are Liable for Personal Injury
    • June
      • Dental Malpractice
      • Driver Responsibility on the Roads
      • Fiat Chrysler Cruise Control Recall
      • Mistakes to Avoid When Bringing a Slip and Fall Claim
      • Retail Premises Liability
      • Pedestrian Versus Driver – Municipality Liability
      • Pedestrian Versus Vehicle – Driver Liability
    • May
      • Proving Food Poisoning
      • Workplace Injury and Local Area Osha Penatlies
      • Car Accidents and Their Common Causes
      • Nursing Home Injuries and Bed Sores
      • Portage Amtrak Accident and Comparative Negligence
      • Food Poisoning and Personal Injury
      • Chicago Scaffolding Accident – Personal Injury Implications
      • New Wrinkle in Autonomous Car Accident
    • April
      • Health Club Injury Liability
      • Liability for Sports Injuries
      • Cruise Ship Accidents and Personal Injury Liability
    • March
      • Automobile Accidents and Airbag Injuries
      • 4 Reasons to Refuse a Quick Personal Injury Settlement Offer
      • Personal Injury Damages: Lost Wages
      • Rear End Collisions
      • Weather Related Slip and Falls and Personal Injury
      • Why Workplace Injury Damages Should Not End with Workers Compensation
      • Calculating Pain and Suffering Damages
    • February
      • Motorcycle Accidents and Lane Splitting
    • January
      • Product Liability Claims – Medical Devices
      • Personal Injury Damages in Brain Injury Cases
      • Brain Injury Basics
      • Whom to Sue in a Product Liability Case Involving a Medical Device
      • Nursing Malpractice: Whom to Sue
      • Nursing Home Physical Abuse
  • 2017
    • December
      • Pharmaceutical Drug Defective Product Claims: Who to SuePharmaceutical Drug Defective Product Claims: Who to Sue
      • Dog Bites: When the Victim Shares Some of the Blame
      • Options for Seeking Workplace Injury Damages
      • 3 Mistakes That Often Hurt Your Personal Injury Claim
      • Notifying Responsible Parties in Accident Cases
      • Defective Products – Manufacturing Defects
      • Pharmaceutical Drugs and Defective Products Liability
      • What to Do When in a Bicycle Accident
      • Defective Products – Defective Design
      • Defective Products – Failure to Warn
      • What Is Premises Liability?
      • What Is My Personal Injury Case Worth?
      • Inpatient Falls and Ordinary Negligence
      • When Inpatient Falls May Constitute Medical Malpractice
    • November
      • Common Surgical Errors That May Signal Medical Malpractice
      • Reasons for Common Surgical Errors Leading to Medical Malpractice
      • Personal Injury and Compensatory Damages
      • Personal Injury and Punitive Damages
    • October
      • Reasons Why You Should Never Delay Medical Treatment After an Accident
      • When Pedestrians Are Hurt in Car Accidents
      • Medical Malpractice and Patient Abandonment
      • Delayed Pain and Personal Injury
      • Complexity of Illinois Dog Bite Laws
      • Why You Should Take Notes During an Accident
      • Products Liability vs. Medical Malpractice
    • June
      • Third Party Injury Claims in Workplace Injuries
      • Your Rights When Injured on the Job
      • What To Do If You Suffer a Dog Bite Attack
      • Dog Bite Statute of Limitations in Illinois
      • No-Doubt Liability in Auto Accident Cases
      • Who is Liable in Emergency Situations if Something Goes Wrong?
      • Prescription Drugs and Medical Malpractice
      • Medical Standard of Care
      • Duty of Care and Personal Injury
      • Damages An Insurer Must Pay in Accident Cases
      • Negligence and Personal Injury
    • March
      • Child Injuries at School or Day Care Facilities
      • Why Samsung Customers Might Have Relinquished Their Rights to Sue for Injury Damages
    • January
      • Defective Products Cases Involving Medical Devices
  • 2016
    • December
      • Defective Products Personal Injury - Understanding Responsibility
    • November
      • Reporting Nursing Home and Elder Abuse
    • October
      • When the At Fault Driver is Not The Only Person Liable for Damages
    • September
      • Motorcycle Accidents and Personal Injury
    • August
      • Types of Nursing Malpractice
    • July
      • Illinois Dram Shop Personal Injury Claims
    • June
      • 4 Mistakes That Hurt Personal Injury Car Accident Claims
    • April
      • Medical Malpractice: Lack of Informed Consent
    • March
      • Medical Malpractice and Early Discharge Complications
      • Products Liability: Failure to Warn
    • February
      • Pedestrian Involved Automobile Accidents
    • January
      • Skiing and Snowboarding Injuries
  • 2015
    • December
      • Slip and Fall Injuries and Comparative Negligence
    • November
      • Know the Signs of Nursing Home Abuse
    • October
      • Why It's So Important to Always Seek Medical Attention After a Car Accident
    • September
      • Why it's Important to Have Attorney Representation in Car Accident Cases
    • August
      • Defective Products: Pharmaceutical Drugs
    • July
      • Food Poisoning
    • February
      • Defective Products: Statute of Limitations
      • Medical Malpractice: Avoiding Doctors with Troubled Histories
    • January
      • Personal Injury Damages and What They Cover
      • Kinds of Personal Injury Damages
      • Slip and Fall: Comparative Negligence
      • Modern Comparative Negligence
      • Elder Abuse: Defining Abuse
      • Nursing Home Abuse: Who is Responsible?
  • 2014
    • December
      • Animal Attacks
      • Product Liability: Who Can Sue?
      • Product Liability: Who to Sue?
      • Intentional Torts
    • November
      • Substance Abuse, Disability and Eligibility
      • Disability and Substance Abuse
      • Product Liability: Failure to Warn or Instruct
    • October
      • Workers' Compensation: Eligibility
      • Workers' Compensation: Denials
      • Dog Bite Damages
      • Nursing Malpractice
    • September
      • Traumatic Brain Injuries
      • Soft Tissue Injuries
      • Car Accidents: Delayed Symptoms
      • Defective Products: Proving Liability
      • Workers' Compensation: Self Injury on the Job
    • August
      • Workers' Compenation: Occupational Illnesses
      • Personal Injury: Alcohol Related Injury
      • Personal Injury: How to Handle a Dog Bite Attack
      • Medical Malpractice: Missed or Delayed Diagnosis
    • July
      • Personal Injury: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
      • Nursing Home Abuse: Laws and Resources
      • Personal Injury: Trucking Accidents
      • Car Accidents - Vehicle Value
      • Workplace Injury - Asbestos Exposure
      • Child Injuries
    • June
      • Medical Malpractice Damages
      • Construction Accidents: Types of Injuries
    • May
      • Personal Injury Damages
      • Motorcycle Accidents
      • Automobile Collisions
      • Premises Liability Claims
    • April
      • Brain Injuries
      • Birth Injuries
      • Medical Malpractice and Birth Injuries
      • Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect
      • Pedestrian Accidents
    • March
      • Construction Accidents: Beyond Workers' Compensation
      • Personal Injury: Illinois Statute of Limitations
      • Slip and Fall: Snow and Ice (Natural Accumulation vs. Unnatural Accumulation)
      • Slip and Fall Accidents: Proving Fault
    • February
      • What is Product Liability?
      • When Animals Attack
      • Proving Medical Malpractice
    • January
      • Workers' Compensation Issues
      • Understanding Comparative Negligence
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