Chicago Medical Malpractice Law Blog

You know how, in some cases, the dangers of a particular product, substance or habit do not become well-known until long after it gains popularity? Many safety advocates believe that the same will hold true when it comes to e-cigarettes, suspecting that these increasingly popular vaping products may not, in fact, be as safe as the manufacturers might want you to believe.

While it is true that there is still much for the public to learn about the safety of e-cigarettes and related vaping products, there is a general scholarly consensus that these products are, in fact, harmful.

Electric scooters are rising in popularity around the world as a convenient and fun means of transportation.

However, the increase in their use has also seen an increase in serious and fatal injury accidents of riders.

Rollovers account for only about 3% of all major vehicle accidents in the U.S. However, they are the cause of roughly 30% of all passenger fatalities.

Many people die when they are partially or fully ejected from the vehicle during a rollover. If the victims survive, they may have to endure catastrophic, life-altering injuries.

A DeKalb County jury entered a record verdict for almost $6,000,000 on Tuesday afternoon for a 33 year-old Winnebago man injured when the aerial lift he was working on failed causing him to fall 20-25 feet. In September 2015, 29 year-old Jeremy Heckelsmiller was hired to remove a chimney on a rental property in DeKalb when the upper boom arm of the lift he was working on suddenly snapped and threw Heckelsmiller to the ground. Plaintiff brought claims against the owner and operator of the lift and the owner of the rental property who arranged for the work to be done.