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When people get injured on someone’s Chicago, Illinois, property, they may pursue legal recourse. Those cases deal with premises liability and address the degree to which the owner or manager of the premises has liability for people suffering injuries there. They include instances of tenants suffering injuries on premises owned or managed by their…

Your family member has started complaining about a sore that isn’t healing. You are surprised because he or she is in a nursing facility. The staff at the nursing home should be checking up on the problem, but it doesn’t seem like they are too concerned. At your next visit to the nursing home,…

Older people in Chicago, Illinois, often find themselves in need of caregivers. That need may result in them moving into a nursing home. Unfortunately nursing home abuse, along with abuse of older people in other situations, is appallingly common. Worldwide, approximately 1 in 6 older people experience abuse in some form, according to research…

No amount of money can bring back a child who has died unnecessarily. However, sometimes the only recourse that parents have is to file a civil lawsuit against those responsible for the tragedy. A Chicago-area family has accepted a $1 million wrongful death settlement for the death of their infant daughter last November at…

Wandering and elopement are serious concerns for the families of some Illinois nursing home residents, particularly those who suffer from dementia. Are enough safety precautions in place to prevent elderly and disabled adults from going missing? In April, the Chicago Tribune reported that a 64-year-old resident of Countryside Nursing Home in Dolton went missing…

When adult daughters and sons arrange for their parents to live in a Chicago, Illinois, nursing home, they presume that the basics, like food, water and temperature control will be taken care of by the staff of the facility. Any failure on the part of the staff to take care of those basics, which…

Making the decision to place a loved one in a nursing home or long-term care facility is never easy. But the decision is often mitigated by the idea that your loved one will receive a level of care and supervision that you and your family are not able to provide. So, imagine the horror…

Having a home pool can be a lot of fun for the family whose home it is at and their friends. However, if pool safety is not taken care of, there can be dangerous accidents with corresponding premises liability. Correspondingly, it is important to address some questions about pool safety. How prevalent are poll…

As you make your way around the state of Illinois, you will frequently be in close contact with commercial trucks. This holds true on highways, as well as roads in big cities. Even if you take extreme caution, driving carefully and sharing the road with truckers, you can’t always expect other drivers to do…

When people go to events, like concerts or music festivals, they are looking to have a good time, listen to music and spend time with their friends. However, if not careful, your attendance at the event can result in health consequences. Outdoor events, like music festivals, are often outside and you can easily get…