Illinois Personal Injury Blog

If you are any kind of fan of superheroes, it is very likely that you know who Stan Lee was. If not, then you should know that he is a comic book legend. Mr. Lee was the creator of Marvel Comics. Prior to his death last year, he amassed a fortune estimated to be between $50 to $70 million. While it is common to believe that a celebrity with that kind of money would be far too protected to become a victim of financial exploitation or elder abuse, such was not the case.

For Stan Lee, an advisor by the name of Keya Morgan had worked his way into the inner circle, to the dismay of several family members and friends. Morgan began as the memorabilia manager for the legend. Throughout the course of that advisory relationship, various videos posted by Lee raised suspicions that something was not right. Not only did it appear he was under duress, but his physical and mental well-being were in question. During the course of the relationship, Morgan was arrested for filing a false police report. That arrest stemmed from an incident in which he called 911 after a social worker and LAPD detectives conducted a welfare check on Lee. The family also filed a restraining order against him after he chose to move Lee to a new location in Southern California where the family did not have access to him. He was also accused at that time of taking advantage of impaired hearing, vision, and judgment.

When an Arlington Heights area resident has to go to the hospital it is often for a serious medical condition. A patient goes into a hospital believing that they will receive excellent medical care that will allow them to get better. But occasionally something goes unexpectedly wrong and a patient winds up in worse shape then when they went in. A C. diff infection is one such situation.

Some patients develop a C. diff infection when they are in the hospital C.diff is an intestinal infection that is caused by Clostridium difficile. The infection can have mild to severe symptoms including diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea, intestinal bleeding, colon paralysis and a hole in the colon that may require colon removal. The infection is usually transferred on the hands of those in the hospital including doctors and nurses and can survive for long periods of time.

Most Chicago area residents understand the importance of avoiding driving while distracted. Distracted driving is extremely dangerous, and it seems like every year there is something else that can distract a driver. Drivers are no longer just changing the radio station, but are also distracted by their GPS, texts, social media and many other electronic devices. Because of the dangers involved in distracted driving, a new law has now gone into effect in Illinois.

Texting and driving remains one of the most dangerous forms of distracted driving. There is a new texting and driving law that went into effect this past July in Illinois. The law makes a first-time offense of texting and driving a moving violation, which has changed from the previous law under which a first-time offense was a non-moving violation. A moving violation is recorded on the driver's record and fines and court costs are determined by a judge. If drivers receive three moving violations in a year their licenses will be suspended.

When are shopping at your favorite Illinois clothing store or picking up groceries for the week, you are probably not thinking about what will happen if you get hurt while you are there. Unfortunately, accidents in stores happen all the time, and often, they are the result of shopping carts. You may think the incident that left you injured is the result of your own clumsiness or carelessness, but in reality, you could have grounds for a civil claim. 

You could be a victim of circumstances beyond your control. You would be wise not to make assumptions about your case but to find out if the store or other parties are liable for what happened to you. Shopping carts may seem like benign objects, but in reality, they are capable of causing significant injuries that can leave victims in pain and with expensive medical bills.