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If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident, you need experienced and aggressive representation to get the compensation you deserve....
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If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident, you need experienced and aggressive representation to get the compensation you deserve....
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If you or someone you care for has been the victim of a pit bull or dog attack, in or around the city or Chicago, Illinois, contact The Law Office of Jeffrey Friedman, P.C....
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A woman is critically injured after debris falls from a Wicker Park building In the Wicker Park, Chicago, IL neighborhood, debris from a building fell on a 22-year-old woman....
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Some people may assume that motorcyclists are reckless and have little regard for traffic laws. This assumption is incorrect. A recent report from the National Transportation Safety Board found that 64% of motorcycle related accidents were caused due to a negligent act of another vehicle driver and not due to the fault of a motorcycle rider. In Illinois, the person who was at-fault for causing the accident is responsible for compensating anyone who suffered harm as a result of a crash. People who suffer injury or damage due to a motorcycle accident can attempt to recover damages for their injuries and losses....
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President Joe Biden's younger dog Major this week was involved in his second biting incident of the month, the White House said Tuesday. The German Shepherd only just returned to the White House last week, along with his sibling Champ, after causing a minor injury to an employee of the U.S. Secret Service. While we certainly cannot say whether these two incidents subject the President to liability, we can say that Illinois has enacted statutory protections for victims of dog bites. The Illinois Animal Control Act provides that “If a dog or other animal, without provocation, attacks, attempts to attack, or injures...
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The Law Office of Jeffrey Friedman, P.C. recently reached a $400,000 settlement in a nursing home death case against a Chicago nursing facility in which a 67-year old Schizophrenic woman with insulin-dependent diabetes suffered a hypoglycemic episode, which caused her to fall into a coma from which she ultimately never awoke. On the day before the decedent suffered her hypoglycemic episode, the nursing facility was alleged to have recorded the decedent’s blood sugar level (referred to as Accu-checks) at a level which necessitated contacting her physician. The nursing home disputed that the doctor needed to be contacted. The dispute centered around...
Continue readingLegionnaires' Disease is a severe form of pneumonia, which can lead to catastrophic injuries and death. Symptoms of Legionnaires' Disease typically include high fever, chills, and a cough. The incubation period of Legionnaires' Disease is from two to ten days, which is the time it takes before symptoms of the illness to appear after being exposed to the bacteria. Legionnaire’s Disease can be contracted by breathing in mist or vapor that is contaminated with the Legionella bacteria. Legionella bacteria grow in warm water, like the kind found in hot tubs, cooling towers, hot water tanks, large plumbing systems, or parts...
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