Illinois Personal Injury Blog

Suffering injuries in a dog attack can be an extremely emotional event in a person's life, not to mention the physical impact. Each year thousands of Americans are injured in these types of incidents, leaving victims with lifelong scars, which are both physical and emotional. Fortunately, Chicago area residents who have been injured in a dog attack may be able to assert a personal injury claim to pursue financial damages.

But, what types of damages could you recover if you are successful in a lawsuit based on a dog attack? Well, for starters, many dog attack victims start to rack up significant medical bills as they seek treatment for the injuries, as well as the potential for more long-term costs associated with any needed reconstructive surgery, therapy or rehabilitation. Victims need to keep detailed records of their medical expenses so that they can seek to recover those damages in the lawsuit.

There are thousands of people in Chicago and the surrounding areas who have relatives residing in nursing homes. For the most part, the people who work at nursing homes are caring and provide the best treatment for those residents. However, as the occasional news story reminds us all, there is the potential for abuse and neglect in nursing homes in Chicago and throughout the nation.

The main issue when it comes to elder abuse is that it comes in many different forms and can be difficult to detect. Obviously, our readers would guess that physical abuse of senior citizens who live in nursing homes is the easiest to detect. While this may be true in general, as bruises and cuts may be easily observed, there may be other signs of physical abuse that may not be so obvious, or that may be obscured or covered by clothing. Family members who are visiting elderly loved ones who reside in nursing homes should keep their eyes open for the signs of physical abuse.

For the men and women who work outdoors in Illinois, the winter months can be brutal. Between the frigid temperatures and the wind, the conditions can be rough, and in some circumstances, they can be quite dangerous. It is especially important for construction workers to know how to stay safe while working outdoors and for employers to protect them from harm as much as possible.

Cold stress is a term used to describe the negative health effects that working in extreme cold can have on a person. Since construction is mostly outdoors, these employees should have the training they need to know how to stay safe and recognize when something is wrong. The impact of cold stress can be significant and serious, and, in some extreme cases, even fatal.

Illinois residents are used to seeing construction projects around town, as recent economic conditions have allowed investors and developers to pursue new buildings, both residential and commercial. But, it can take quite a few workers to make those developments a reality and, unfortunately, those workers may be in harm's way each day they report to the construction site. If an accident occurs on a construction site, what are the legal options for injured workers?

The most important legal option is usually a workers' compensation claim. When an accident occurs on the job site, there will likely be an investigation into how the accident occurred. The investigation will usually focus on how any injuries that were involved in the accident occurred, so as to take preventive measures to attempt to make sure that injuries don't occur again in similar situations. The workers who were injured in the accident are expected to report the injury to the employer as soon as possible and seek the appropriate medical treatment.