February 13, 2020Under the Illinois Animal Control Act, the victims of unprovoked animal attacks, including dog bites, can hold the animal’s owner liable for their injuries. The Animal Control Act applies to all animals that injure people without provocation, not just dogs....
Read More February 13, 2020There are thousands of semi-trucks on the road each day, and the amount of load they are allowed to carry is determined by federal and state regulations. In Illinois, the weight limit for commercial vehicles is 80,000 pounds. The weight...
Read More February 13, 2020Truck drivers and trucking companies only make money when they are transporting their loads from point A to point B. For this reason, any amount of time the truck sits idle is considered lost revenue in their minds. The pressure...
Read More February 13, 2020Driver fatigue is the cause of many of the accidents on the nation’s roads and interstates. Most often, these are truck accidents involving a driver that has been on the road too long and/or has been using substances to help...
Read More February 13, 2020According to the Centers for Disease Control, roughly 30 people are killed in the United States every day in alcohol-related car crashes. This amounts to more than one every hour. Accidents involving drug use are more difficult to measure, but...
Read More February 13, 2020Truck accidents can be devastating. The sheer weight and size of trucks make them lethal. Brakes on trucks wear out much faster than on automobiles. Statistics from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) show that hundreds of thousands of large...
Read More February 13, 2020When tire blowouts occur while driving, they can lead to serious and even deadly consequences. Cars traveling at medium to high speeds are even more likely to end up in a crash because of the sudden loss of pressure when...
Read More February 13, 2020About one out of six drivers in the United States is uninsured, and about 14 percent of injury accidents to insured drivers and their passengers are caused by uninsured motorists. About 13 percent of Illinois drivers are uninsured and a...
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