Our monthly legal column in the Irish American News

Each month we focus on various aspects of the law relating to personal injuries, those that happen both on-the-job and otherwise, including mishaps which occur in driving vehicles, using products and receiving medical care.  The column will also respond to legal questions relating to personal injury that are sent to us.

2012

• January: Toyota and Sudden Acceleration Cases

2011

• January: IAN January 2011
• February: Ice and Snow
• March: Big Business Targets The Working Man
• April: Implanted Artificial Knees & Hips Causing Significant Problems
• May: Summer Is Motorcycle Riding Season. Be Safe!
• June: Check List If You Are In An Auto Accident
• August: Illinois Makes Important Changes To The Worker's Compensation Act
• September: Illinois Makes Important Changes To The Worker's Compensation Act - II

2010

• February: Illinois Supreme Court Declares Medical Malpractice Caps Unconstitutional, Part I
• March: Illinois Supreme Court Declares Medical Malpractice Caps Unconstitutional, Part II
• April: Injuries to Construction Workers - Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claims
• July: Social Host Liability MJH Version
• August: Healy Law WC Misconception
• October: Vaccine Act JC WITH DPH CHANGES
• November: Unnecessary-Court-Secrecy

2009

• February: Bus Accident Settlement Case
• April: Semi Tractor Trailer Settlement Case
• May: Crib Recall Cases
• July: Impact of Economic Downturn and Automotive Bankruptcies

2008

• December : Dangers From Imported Drugs
• October : Asbestos - The Hidden Killer
• September : Use Care When Starting an Excercise Program
• August : Immigration Status Does Not Affect Right To Sue
• July : If You Are Injured, Beware of What the Insurance Companies May be Doing
• March : Nursing Home Rights, Part II
• February : Nursing Home Rights, Part I
• January : Injuries and Violence in the Workplace, Part II

2007

• December : Medical Malpractice Caps in Illinois Held Unconstitutional
• November : Violence in Public Places
• October : Big Trucks and the Risks they Pose on Our Highways
• September : Child Restraint Systems, Part II
• August : Child Restraint Systems, Part I
• July : How Hurricane Katrina Has Affected The Insurance Industry
• June : Workers' Compensation / Repetitive Trauma
• May : "Made in China" - Product Liability & Foreign Companies
• April : Rights of Injured Workers Expanded
• March : Slip, Trip & Fall
• February : Irish & the Construction Trades
• January : Toy Safety, At Christmas Time And Throughout the Year

2006

• December: Statute of Limitations
• November: Issues Involving Residential Fires
• October: Frivolous Lawsuits
• September : Jury Duty : What to Expect, Part II
• August: Jury Duty: What to Expect, Part I
• July: Employer Initially Generous, Then...
• June: Frivolous Malpractice Lawsuits Uncommon:  Harvard Study
• May: Repetitive Trauma: a Lesser Known Work Injury
• April: When a Dog Isn’t Man’s Best Friend
• March: American Tort Reform Association and the Circuit Court of Cook County
• February: Let it Snow, Let it Snow
• January: Library at the Irish American Heritage Center Opens

2005

• December : Hidden Danger on the Highway
• November : Product Liability Law Benefits all of Society
• October : Governor Signs Malpractice Bill
• September : Change to Workers' Compensation Act Make Workplaces Safer
• August : “First thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers”
• July : Review your Insurance Coverage! Don't let the Policy be Stacked Against you
• June : The Recently Passed Medical Malpractice Bill Should not Become Law
• May : Deadline for Child Abuse Claims in Ireland is Approaching
• April : "Statutory Employer" and its Effect on the Employee
• March : Requirements of the Workers Compensation Act
• February : Rights of Injured Workers
• January : All Sides are Against Frivolous Lawsuits