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CHICAGO, IL, July 6, 2021 – Allyson C. Cox, of Chicago, has joined the law firm of Smith LaCien LLP as an associate attorney. She is a Chicago injury lawyer and her practice focuses primarily on personal injury, medical negligence, and civil rights. The firm concentrates on serious personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, trucking…

Since 2014, 67 million vehicles with Takata airbags have been recalled due to a significant defect in the bag’s inflators. A January 2021 report by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) revealed that over 20 people in the U.S. have died and more than 400 have been injured because of the faulty airbags. High…

After a serious accident, you may be suffering from serious injuries, and your vehicle could be badly damaged. The crash was not your fault, and you should not have to pay your medical bills and auto repair costs yourself, so you file an insurance claim. In Illinois, you have two choices: filing the claim with…

Bubble balls are one of several inflatable toys that have become popular in recent times. Whether they’re used as entertainment at a child’s party or in an organized bubble ball soccer tournament, the sport is designed to be fun for the players, whatever their athletic ability and age. In a party setting, the experience is,…

In an age of traffic cameras, satellite images, and police body cams, are police car chases necessary? It’s an important question because police car chases are dangerous and can lead to injuries and deaths. A 2017 U.S. Justice Department report found that 355 people died annually in police car chases nationwide between 1996 and 2015…

Many things can take a driver’s attention while he or she is on the road. From in-car technology to a hand-held device, such as a phone, drivers face various distractions every time they get behind the wheel. At this point, most people are aware of the dangers of driving while focused on something else, but…

About half of the 189,500 highway vehicle fires in the United States in 2019 were in electric cars, according to the National Fire Protection Association. Officials from The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), who have been investigating the fires in electric cars, point to the lithium-ion battery systems, and say the fires’ duration and intensity,…

Residents in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago have launched an effort to get the city or state to make their location safer for pedestrians. After a recent accident in which a vehicle struck a person crossing the street, residents say they want stop signs installed at the main intersection. The Illinois Department of Transportation…