Inclement weather can affect driving safety any time of the year. While many people associate weather-related crashes with the winter, storms that produce high winds and precipitation can occur anytime. When the weather is one of the main contributing factors to a...
Growing older comes with challenges, and watching a loved one struggle to live independently can break your heart. You want them to have the best care possible, even if that means placing them in a nursing home where trained professionals can meet their daily needs....
Property owners, landlords and businesses renting commercial spaces must work to ensure that their properties are relatively safe for the public. Especially when guests, clients, tenants or customers visit, the property must be reasonably safe. If business tenants or...
If you suspect a loved one has suffered from nursing home neglect, you may not know where to start or what could help explain what happened. Records can help show the care your loved one needed, what staff provided and how their condition changed over time. They also...
Many modern treatment plans focus specifically on medications that address symptoms or treat their underlying causes. There are drugs that help control blood pressure and blood sugar, as well as medications that can help people dealing with infections. As doctors...
Sexual abuse often comes from someone that the victim and their family members trust. There have been many cases of members of the clergy and medical professionals using their position of authority and access as a means of identifying and having contact with their...
Fatigue is more than simply feeling tired after a long day. In physically demanding and high-risk workplaces, exhaustion can reduce concentration, slow reaction times and increase the likelihood of serious accidents. Safety organizations continue to emphasize that...
Every year, thousands of large commercial trucks travel America's highways carrying heavy loads through busy cities and rural communities. Because these vehicles require far greater stopping distances than passenger cars, properly functioning truck brakes are...
A crash with a city bus, police car or snowplow may leave you unsure about your next steps. Along with serious injuries, you may also face special rules for claims against public bodies. Illinois law gives government entities certain forms of immunity. However, those...
Surgery always carries some degree of risk, and as such, patients are often warned about the possibility of infection as part of the informed consent process. However, not every post-surgical infection is unavoidable. In some cases, serious infections develop because...