According to a Toyota press release, Toyota intends to recall 2.3 million vehicles to fix accelerator or gas pedals. Toyota claims its engineers "have developed and rigorously tested a solution that involves reinforcing the pedal assembly in a manner that eliminates the excess friction that has caused the pedals to stick in rare instances." Jim Lentz, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc.'s President and Chief Operating Read More
Insurance Company? Witnesses? Should You Talk to them?
After an auto or other accident (auto, malpractice, slip and fall--or any incident such as a breach of contract, sexual harassment incident, assault and battery, nursing home negligence and abuse or any incident you can possibly imagine), insurance companies will most likely be the first to contact you. Next, will be other individuals or entities--all trying to investigate and obtain information to build a defense Read More
In 2010: Texting / E-Mail Will Now Get You a Ticket! Just Don’t Do It!
Effective January 1, 2010, using your mobile device can get you a ticket, but worse, they cause accidents which sometimes cause injuries to you and others for life. Bottom line, wait to use your mobile device, focus on the road and be respectful of others around you--especially while doing 65 m.p.h. down the highway. Mobile devices are shown to cause distractions and having handled numerous auto accidents, our firm Read More
PASSION – INTEGRITY – TRUST – RESULTS
PASSION - INTEGRITY - TRUST - RESULTS Taking a personal injury matter where a man, a woman or a child has been injured (slightly or significantly) requires, first and foremost, passion and empathy. If a lawyer cannot truly understand the suffering (again, small or significant) that another human being is enduring, the lawyer cannot demonstrate or exhibit to every person, insurance company and, ultimately, the jury Read More
Illinois State Police Speed Policy Change in Response to Deaths
The Illinois State Police is instituting a new speed policy that calls for a "four tier response code system" beginning January 1, 2009. Read the facts of the new policy here. After two sisters were killed when an Illinois State Police Trooper's squad car crossed an I-64 median last November, Illinois State Police felt it was time to institute a policy to prevent future tragedies. Notably, this is only the second Read More
The Person Who Hit Me Received a Ticket! Won’t the Jury Hear About That?!
Many individuals who are in accidents often ask me whether the jury will hear that the defendant received a ticket in relation to the accident. They would love for the jury to hear that! They are often surprised to hear me say "absolutely not." In fact, I tell them that the Judge--prior to the trial even beginning--makes decisions on whether such issues will ever be heard by the jury. These decisions by the Judge are Read More
