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CHICAGO, October 30, 2025 – Todd A. Smith, founding partner of Smith LaCien LLP, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Jury Verdict Reporter and Law Bulletin Media at the organization’s annual awards ceremony and reception at the RPM Events space here on October 29. Law Bulletin Media, a Chicagoland publication, has documented jury verdicts for…

Sepsis was once known as “blood poisoning,” believed to be the result of infection spreading to the bloodstream and causing organ failure. Now, medical professionals have a better understanding of the body’s dynamics and the cause and stages of sepsis. Sepsis is a life-threatening medical emergency.  According to the CDC, about 1.7 million people develop…

Federal regulators have initiated yet another investigation into Tesla’s self-driving technology, prompted by a series of disturbing incidents in which vehicles have run red lights, driven against traffic, and crashed into others, resulting in injuries. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is examining 58 incidents involving Tesla cars that reportedly violated traffic safety laws…

Illinois roads are filled with motorists traveling toward innumerable destinations, requiring roadways to intersect at locations where drivers are compelled to move forward or make turns to the right or left. These intersections may be guided or unguided. Traffic signal lights control guided intersections, while unguided intersections require drivers to follow the directions of road…