Personal Injury Blog

Medical professionals typically classify brain injuries into one of two categories: traumatic and acquired. While traumatic brain injuries occur due to an external force, acquired brain injuries develop due to internal factors, such as toxin exposure or oxygen deprivation. One of the most serious types of acquired brain injury is anoxia. Also known as...

Brain injuries can have a drastic impact on your daily life. Depending on the location and severity of the damage, you could require lifelong medical care and experience difficulties with movement, memory, concentration, feeling, and more. Hypoxic brain injuries, also known as hypoxia, are a type of brain injury that occurs when you suffer...

Dog owners have several responsibilities in Illinois. They need to provide adequate food, shelter, and medical treatment for their animals. They must ensure that their dogs do not bite or injure humans or other animals. Most importantly, dog owners must comply with leash ordinances. In Illinois, leash laws can vary from municipality to municipality....

In 2017, Illinois lawmakers approved a new piece of legislation that regulates motorized bicycles, or bicycles are powered by an electric motor. This law, which went into effect in 2018, clarifies that motorized bicycles must follow the same traffic laws as regular bicycles. It also assigns motorized bicycles to different classes based on their...

If you are the victim of medical malpractice, you may be eligible for financial compensation. By filing an Illinois medical malpractice lawsuit, you can hold the at-fault healthcare provider liable for the physical, emotional, and financial losses that you suffered, also known as damages. You may wonder whether Illinois law sets caps, or limits,...