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Nursing home abuse is a problem that can affect elderly and disabled people in Illinois. As the population continues to age, there are more cases of nursing home abuse and neglect being reported. To combat this problem, some states have instituted new legislation to increase penalties for those convicted of nursing home abuse and…

Nursing homes in Illinois are expected to provide different standards of care depending on how they are classified. Facilities classified as intermediate care facilities or skilled nurse facilities must offer higher standards of care than facilities that are classified as adult boarding facilities or residential care facilities. However, all nursing homes have a legal…

According to court documents, an Illinois man filed a lawsuit against the apartment complex in which he resided for ongoing problems with bedbug infestation. The lawsuit was filed in Cook County Circuit Court against 5812 Properties LLC and Naub LLC. In his civil complaint, the man indicates the property owner and management breached the…

As Illinois residents may know, injuries may occur in public buildings, such as grocery stores or shopping centers, particularly when a safe environment has not been preserved. If dangerous conditions are not corrected by the owner in a timely manner, the customer may recover damages under premises liability laws. Store owners have the responsibility…

It is a substantial undertaking to own commercial or residential property. Illinois owners need the financial means to buy buildings and to construct them, but it is just as important to have an understanding of building codes. This is because failure to follow building codes could lead to bystanders, patrons or tenants becoming injured….

People from Illinois might not know that the legal term res ipsa loquitur is Latin for ‘the thing speaks for itself.” The phrase first originated from a case in which a person became injured after a barrel of flour fell from a warehouse that he was walking next to. The attorney representing the injured…

According to a civil complaint that was filed on Jan. 8 in Cook County Circuit Court, a man has filed a lawsuit against two companies for injuries he allegedly sustained. According to the filed documents, the alleged injury incident occurred on Apr. 4, 2013, at a gas station located at 1118 Touhy Avenue in…

As Illinois residents know, more disabled and elderly individuals are receiving home care instead of in a nursing care facility. This nationwide shift is largely a result of state economic pressures and the desire the elderly or disabled individuals to remain at home as opposed to living in an institution, according to sources. The…

As a result of the 6 million motor vehicle accidents that occur across Illinois and the rest of the nation on a yearly basis, car accident victims might expect to feel shaken, guilty, angry or worried afterwards. However, they may not expect to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of a crash….

When a tenant is injured on a landlord’s property in Illinois, the question of liability can sometimes be difficult to answer. Whether or not a landlord can be held liable for the incident, and what form of damages a tenant can potentially recover, will depend upon the individual circumstances of the case. There are…