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Motor Vehicle Accidents 
The widespread use of smartphones and tablets with photographic and video capability has opened a whole new world to those wishing to keep in touch with family and friends. Social media sites make it easier than it’s ever been to share photos and videos across the globe, instantly.
Nursing is among the most noble, and yet most dangerous professions. Each year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that over 35,000 nurses are injured while caring for patients. Injuries range from back injuries to needle sticks. These injuries impact their ability to perform their jobs and care for the patients they are responsible for.
On Thursday the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration released the new rule that all commercial truck drivers and bus drivers must electronically record their hours behind-the-wheel. Prior to the new rule, drivers were only required to keep paper logs of their hours. It became evident that drivers were not only motivated to falsify their records, but were in fact, falsifying their logs.
Injured workers in Illinois are at risk of losing many of the benefits they depend upon to help them recover from work related injuries. As the state enters the fourth month of the current fiscal year without a budget, Governor Rauner continues to push for reforming the state’s workers’ compensation system in the hopes that it will balance the state budget.
Asbestos was used in construction and manufacturing from 1940 to 1978 and it is estimated that between 2 to 10% of people who were exposed to it will develop mesothelioma. Nationally, it’s estimated that up to 11 million people were exposed to the naturally occurring mineral fibers which were used primarily in insulation products.
There are a number of legislative changes the US Congress is considering as the year comes to a close. Chicago truck accident attorneys reviewing these proposed changes are concerned they would create dangerous driving conditions for both truck drivers and the drivers of passenger vehicles whom share America’s increasingly congested roadways.
Truck driver fatigue causes up to 19 deaths and 560 injuries every year, and it impairs other professional drivers too. However, it isn’t actually the most common cause of large-truck accidents. A federal study of accidents caused by truck operators revealed that 18% of these drivers were sleep-deprived, but 44% were under the influence of over-the-counter or prescription drugs.
According to a report by the United States Department of Labor, more than three million workers in the U.S. are severely injured in the workplace every year, and approximately 4,500 more lose their lives on the job. While the number of work related injuries, illnesses and fatalities may seem extraordinarily high, studies indicate that these numbers represent only a fraction of the actual incidents.
The Illinois legislature recently passed a bill that would allow families to install cameras and other monitoring devices in loved ones’ nursing home rooms. The bill’s enactment would make Illinois the fourth state in the nation to allow such monitoring.
On the evening of July 23, 2015, Jill Buck was driving her Honda Pilot home on I-65 near West Lafayette in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. With her in the vehicle were her sons, Aidan and Branson. Shortly before midnight, the mother of five children entered a construction zone located near the SR 43 exit. Buck slowed her vehicle to comply with the posted construction zone speed limit.