The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) sets rules and regulations that govern trucking operations in the United States. Unlike federal FMCSA trucking rules and regulations, however, several agencies and departments enforce Illinois’s state trucking regulations. These agencies are: The Illinois Department of Transportation Department of Revenue Illinois Commerce Commission…
Rear-end automobile collisions that happen at low speeds could produce forces strong enough in magnitude to cause many injuries. These include soft tissue injuries, particularly in the neck, also called whiplash, and a highly common injury from rear-end collisions. Other people commonly suffer knee injuries, hip injuries, and other joint…
Driving a semi-truck or tractor-trailer requires special training and expertise. When truck drivers fail to operate their vehicles safely, the results can be catastrophic for the drivers and passengers in the vehicles around them. Driving and maneuvering these large vehicles can be difficult and requires significant skill and attention that…
Head-on truck collisions can occur at any time without warning. Trucks are large and take up more space on the road, making them more likely to drift out of their lanes and swerve into oncoming traffic. This can make it difficult for oncoming drivers to avoid them and lead to…
Rear-end collisions are a common occurrence as far as traffic crashes on the road are concerned. Rear-end collisions are very dangerous and can cause serious injuries to the victims involved. Most rear-end collisions result from fault on behalf of the approaching driver, although a driver that stops short without giving…
Reckless driving is a frequent cause of crashes that lead to injuries for the victims involved. It is a form of negligent driving for which the responsible party for the crash should be liable to the victims for any injuries that resulted. Reckless driving can occur in a multitude of…
A negligent person can make terrible driving choices, crashing into and injuring even the most careful drivers. If you find yourself in an easily avoidable crash due to someone else’s fault, ensure your safety and that of others while getting the information you need for an insurance claim or a…
Lack of quality sleep or not getting enough sleep leads to fatigue, and fatigue, in turn, impairs your driving ability no different from being intoxicated from alcohol. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), a survey in the United States found that 37 percent of workers received less than…
According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), speeding remains the number one factor in more than 25 percent of fatal accidents each year, making speeding the number one cause of all fatal accidents across the country. Each fatal auto accident causes untold suffering and grief. If the car…
A Medical Malpractice Lawyer Can Help if It Happens to You A medical error is a mistake or misstep in the treatment of a patient’s medical condition. There is a standard of care for every known medical condition, or at least an expected minimum level of treatment any patient should…
The traditional conception of real property ownership was that a landowner owned his plot of land along with a column of dirt down to the center of the earth and a column of air up to the sky.
When Can Your Neighbors Legally Take Your Land? There is a concept in real estate law that is little known outside the legal world, whereby a trespasser can gain legal title to someone else’s land.