http://www.illinoiscarandtruckaccidentlawyerblog.com/ en-us 2007-11-20T15:31:19-06:00 http://www.illinoiscarandtruckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2007/11/suit_exposes_sexual_abuse_by_illinois_boy_scout_executive.html Today Chicago law firm Hurley McKenna & Mertz filed a lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America, the Blackhawk Area Council of the Boy Scouts, and Dixon, Illinois resident Charles Bickerstaff. Bickerstaff, also called “Chuck,” was a nearly thirty-year paid... illinoiscarandtruckaccidentlawyerblog-1 2007-11-20T15:31:19-06:00 http://www.illinoiscarandtruckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2007/11/illinois_court_holds_caps_on_medical_malpractice_damages_unconstitutional.html In August of 2005, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, under pressure from medical malpractice insurance companies and the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, signed a law the capped non-economic damages solely in medical malpractice cases at the arbitrary amounts of $500,000 in... illinoiscarandtruckaccidentlawyerblog-1 2007-11-13T14:31:15-06:00 http://www.illinoiscarandtruckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2007/11/railroad_pressured_families_in.html A lawsuit in Arkansas against the Union Pacific Railroad claims company officials pressured families of victims injured or killed by trains to quickly settle for amounts lower than what they may have received with a lawyer's help. An Associated Press... illinoiscarandtruckaccidentlawyerblog-1 2007-11-01T15:23:06-06:00 http://www.illinoiscarandtruckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2007/10/illinois_issues_new_drivers_licenses_to_deter_identity_theft.html The State of Illinois has designed new driver's licenses and state identity cards to prevent identity theft and fraud. As reported by the Chicago Tribune, the Illinois driver's licenses will now feature a second, smaller photo of the cardholder, duplication... illinoiscarandtruckaccidentlawyerblog-1 2007-10-23T12:16:33-06:00 http://www.illinoiscarandtruckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2007/10/boy_scouts_sexual_abuse_cases_discussed.html The following story from Idaho provides an excellent example of why there should be no statute of limitations for sex abuse cases. Children fear telling the story, and as occurred in the Idaho case, there are forces in the community... illinoiscarandtruckaccidentlawyerblog-1 2007-10-22T16:22:32-06:00 http://www.illinoiscarandtruckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2007/08/illinois_jury_finds_motorcycle_tire_was_defective_awards_15_million_to_brain_injured_woman.html A federal jury in Peoria, Illinois has awarded a South Carolina woman $15 million after finding that a tire on the motorcycle she was riding had a defect which resulted in a fall and severe brain damage. As reported by... illinoiscarandtruckaccidentlawyerblog-1 2007-08-29T17:15:07-06:00 http://www.illinoiscarandtruckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2007/08/minnesota_state_officials_knew_of_bridge_collapse_risk.html A startling article in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune by Tony Kennedy and Paul McEnroe reveals that Minnesota state officials knew that the I-35 bridge was at risk of collapse: Internal MnDOT documents reviewed by the Star Tribune reveal that last year... illinoiscarandtruckaccidentlawyerblog-1 2007-08-20T17:42:42-06:00 http://www.illinoiscarandtruckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2007/08/state_lawsuits_against_railroa.html As a lawyer who specializes in negligence suits against wrongdoers who cause serious inuries, I have always believed that federal or state laws that exempt certain industries from a duty to act reasonably for the safety of others were unfair,... illinoiscarandtruckaccidentlawyerblog-1 2007-08-16T17:57:53-06:00 http://www.illinoiscarandtruckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2007/08/drunk_driver_relies_on_obesity_to_avoid_dui_conviction_in_illinois.html A 49-year-old man charged with aggravated DUI and improper lane was acquitted on charges of drunken driving and improper lane usage after arguing to the trial judge that his obesity prevented him from successfully completing field sobriety tests. After Downers... illinoiscarandtruckaccidentlawyerblog-1 2007-08-15T11:52:21-06:00 http://www.illinoiscarandtruckaccidentlawyerblog.com/2007/08/drunk_driver_kills_three_in_ch.html On early Saturday morning a drunk driver ran a red light at the intersection of 47th Street and South King Drive on Chicago's South Side and killed three people in their 20's. A Chicago Tribune article by Jason Meisner describes... hmm 2007-08-06T09:35:32-06:00