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The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association supports an important bill that, when signed into law, will protect Illinois workers who suffer or die from exposure to toxic substances regardless of where they are working. Senate Bill 328, a measure approved by the General Assembly and awaiting the signature ofGov. JB Pritzker, would help an injured individual seeking justice in an Illinois court ensure that all responsible parties…

Many car accident victims feel confident filing a car accident claim for compensation for their damages against a careless or reckless driver who caused an accident. After all, if the accident was the other driver’s fault, there should be no problem recovering full compensation for damages like medical expenses, lost wages, or pain and suffering…

Brady, the nation’s leading gun violence prevention organization, and co-counsel Chicago personal injury law firm Smith LaCien LLP recently filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Cook County against a gun dealer, Range USA, for failing to appropriately train, supervise, and monitor their employees to detect, stop, and report straw purchasing activity. The Complaint in Carlson v. Shorewood Operations, including video evidence, is available here. Because of Range’s refusal…

During an illness or after an accident, we place tremendous trust in our doctors, anticipating that they will treat our health and lives as carefully as they would their own. Unfortunately, sometimes medical providers fail to live up to the standard of care accepted by the medical community, with devastating results to patients, including injuries,…