Personal Injury Blog

  By Duncan Law Group | August 29, 2013 Beginning in 1980, the Center for National Truck and Bus Statistic (CNTBS) began a national program to research and improve bus and truck safety across the United States. Since then, CNTBS has conducted five major surveys, including the Buses Involved in Fatal Accidents (BIFA) Survey. This...

By Duncan Law Group| August 23, 2013 Bus accidents, by nature, usually involve a high number of passenger injuries. Unlike typical traffic accidents, which only involve a few victims, bus accidents can easily lead to dozens of injuries and deaths. In the aftermath of a serious injury, it may be difficult for you to...

By Duncan Law Group| August 20, 2013 A common question asked of the Chicago car accident attorneys at the Duncan Law Group when the victim of a car accident comes into our office for help is, "What is my claim worth?" In the aftermath of an auto collision that caused personal injury and /...

By Duncan Law Group|August 16, 2013 Earlier this year, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) issued a press release regarding several important traffic laws that took effect for 2013. IDOT places an emphasis on public safety and is heavily involved in a number of initiatives to keep public roads and highways in Chicago  and...

By Duncan Law Group| July 24, 2013 Earlier this week, a 37-year-old Chicago man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for causing the deaths of a 35-year-old mother and her 16-year-old son in 2011. Three other children were also injured in the accident. The sentencing came nearly two years after the tragic incident...