Month: August 2017

Under the Illinois Liquor Control Act (also known as the Illinois Dram Shop Act), a person can seek recovery for personal injury, property damage, and either loss of means of support or loss of society, when applicable.  However, the injury must occur in the State of...

Dram shop causes of action typically arise when a person is injured as a result of a drunk driving accident. Not only can the injured person bring a cause of action against the intoxicated motorist, but the Illinois Liquor Control Act (also known as the Illinois Dram...

After you become injured due to a workplace accident, your and your treating physician’s goal is for you to reach maximum medical improvement. “Maximum medical improvement” is a term used in workers’ compensation law for the point where you are back to, or as close as...

The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act and case law establishes that an injured employee can receive temporary total disability benefits when he or she is unable to work because of his or her work related injury. This is shown when a physician restricts the injured...

Wrongful Death statutes differ from state to state. Specifically, different states allow the spouse or next of kin to seek varying damages resulting from the decedent’s death. In Illinois, the survivors are limited to damages stemming from pecuniary loss, such as...