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Illinois Issues New Driver's Licenses to Deter Identity Theft

Posted on October 23, 2007
The State of Illinois has designed new driver's licenses and state identity cards to prevent identity theft and fraud. As reported by the Chicago Tribune, the Illinois driver's licenses will now feature a second, smaller photo of the cardholder, duplication of the date of birth and microtext that requires a magnifying glass to read and is difficult to copy or duplicate electronically...

Boy Scouts Sexual Abuse Cases Revealed

Posted on October 22, 2007
The following story from Idaho provides an excellent example of why there should be no statute of limitations for sex abuse cases. Children fear telling the story, and as occurred in the Idaho case, there are forces in the community that try to blame the victims instead of the pedophile...

Illinois Jury Finds Motorcycle Tire Was Defective; Awards $15 Million to Brain Injured Woman

Posted on August 29, 2007
A federal jury in Peoria, Illinois has awarded a South Carolina woman $15 million after finding that a tire on the motorcycle she was riding had a defect which resulted in a fall and severe brain damage. As reported by Andy Kravetz in the Peoria Journal-Star, the jury deliberated over two days before deciding that defendant Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America Ltd...

Minnesota State Officials Knew of Bridge Collapse Risk

Posted on August 20, 2007
A startling article in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune by Tony Kennedy and Paul McEnroe reveals that Minnesota state officials knew that the I-35 bridge was at risk of collapse: Internal MnDOT documents reviewed by the Star Tribune reveal that last year bridge officials talked openly about the possibility of the bridge collapsing -- and worried that it might have to be condemned...

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State Lawsuits Against Railroads Have New Life Under New Homeland Security Legislation

Posted on August 16, 2007
As a lawyer who specializes in negligence suits against wrongdoers who cause serious inuries, I have always believed that federal or state laws that exempt certain industries from a duty to act reasonably for the safety of others were unfair, and dangerous...

Drunk driver relies on obesity to avoid DUI conviction in Illinois

Posted on August 15, 2007
A 49-year-old man charged with aggravated DUI and improper lane was acquitted on charges of drunken driving and improper lane usage after arguing to the trial judge that his obesity prevented him from successfully completing field sobriety tests. After Downers Grove, Illinois police pulled the man over for suspected drunken driving, the man, while polite and respectful, was unable to perform the standard field sobriety tests, which included standing on one leg for 30 seconds and a straight line heel-to-toe walk...

Drunk driver kills three in Chicago collision

Posted on August 06, 2007
On early Saturday morning a drunk driver ran a red light at the intersection of 47th Street and South King Drive on Chicago's South Side and killed three people in their 20's. A Chicago Tribune article by Jason Meisner describes the occurence. Chicago police charged the drunk driver allegedly responsible for the collision with reckless homicide, leaving the scene of a fatal accident, and driving under the influence...

Minneapolis bridge collapse demonstrates that tort immunity leads to complacency

Posted on August 03, 2007
The I-35W Bridge collapse in Minneapolis shows that tort immunity that shields states and municipalities from liability for negligence leads to complacency, neglect and disaster. Citizens assumed that teams of qualified professionals made sure the bridge was safe for use and would not fail--or that we would be warned if it was dangerous to use the bridge...

Illinois Appellate Court affirms Hurley McKenna & Mertz negligent credentialing trial victory against hospital

Posted on July 30, 2007
The Illinois Appellate Court has affirmed the largest known verdict for a plaintiff in an institutional negligence case ever obtained in Illinois. The case is also the first reported case in Illinois dealing with a hospital's liability for negligently credentialing a physician, podiatrist or other health care provider...

Chicago Transit Authority to add "DriveCams" to reduce accidents

Posted on July 19, 2007
The Chicago Transit Authority will add driver monitoring cameras on some local bus routes to monitor the driving behavior of its drivers. The CTA hopes that the presence of the cameras will result in fewer bus accidents and personal injury claims from injured bus passengers...

New Jersey Passes Law Banning Quick-Release Hubs

Posted on June 21, 2007
Following up on an earlier post, quick-release hubs on the front wheels of bicycles can be a serious safety hazard. If the hubs are not properly tightened by the bike retailer, or are not properly designed by the bicycle manufacturer with safety devices to prevent sudden disengagement, or if neither the retailer nor manufacturer properly warns the user of how to properly check the hub, the front wheel can fall off...

Add Robert Bork to the List of Tort Reform Hypocrites

Posted on June 11, 2007
As first noted in the ACSBlog of the American Constitution Society, Judge Robert Bork, a prominent and unabashed judicial conservative whose nomination to the Supreme Court was rejected by the Senate, is seeking $1,000,000 in compensatory damages, plus punitive damages, in a personal injury lawsuit against the Yale Club of New York City...

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