Illinois Personal Injury Blog

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.

Any type of car accident in Illinois has the potential to cause injuries or fatalities. There are simply far too many factors and variables in any given accident to determine how things will play out. However, no matter how the accident occurred or who was at fault, all parties are required to remain at the scene as the accident investigation and report are completed. When a hit-and-run occurs, the circumstances of a car accident can become much more complicated.

That appears to be the case in a recent accident, which occurred in the early morning hours on November 15. According to the reports, a Ford Fusion was speeding as it was being driven off of the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago and, as it approached 71st Street, it slammed into an SUV. After the collision, the SUV rolled toward a gas station, causing some witnesses in the area to fear that it would hit the station's gas pumps and cause an explosion. Luckily, that did not occur. However, the two men in the SUV suffered severe injuries. Although they were transported to a nearby hospital for medical care, they did not survive.

Cases of nursing home abuse and neglect can be troubling and tragic. It is important for family members of victims to know how to protect their loved ones and how to protect themselves through the legal options available to them if their loved ones have suffered from nursing home abuse or neglect.

A recent case of nursing home abuse in a nearby Illinois community south of the Arlington Heights area highlights the harm that victims and families can suffer as a result of nursing home abuse. A lawsuit was recently filed on behalf of a 76-year-old resident of a local nursing home. According to the lawsuit, the victim was abused and humiliated by staff at the nursing home, who were also named in the lawsuit.