Personal Injury

If you have a toddler, you undoubtedly are enjoying watching him or her develop mentally and emotionally. Unfortunately, though, a traumatic brain injury during childhood can interfere with your child's normal brain development. It also can lead to a lifetime's worth...

One of the factors that can impact the severity of an auto accident is the type of crash. Some situations increase the likelihood of serious injuries and death. Travelers explains there certain common types of car accidents or impacts that may occur in a crash....

Drivers who hit the road without getting enough sleep could potentially jeopardize not only himself or herself, but also anyone else sharing the road with them. But exactly what makes drowsy driving such a risk? How does this drowsiness impact drivers? The myth of...

Environmentalists and healthcare advocates have long promoted cycling as a healthy alternative to driving a car. Unfortunately, as the popularity of cycling increases in the city, deaths from accidents with motor vehicles are going up. Why are more cyclists dying and...

If you are in a car accident, it is important to check yourself for injuries immediately. Broken bones, nerve damage and soft-tissue injuries typically have symptoms that are impossible to ignore, such as excruciating pain or loss of motion. Sometimes, though,...

On both sides of your sternum, you have a collarbone. Officially known as clavicles, these collarbones connect your ribcage to your shoulders. Because of where your car's seatbelt crosses your midsection, it is possible to break a collarbone during a motor vehicle...

Being able to walk away from a car accident may seem like a blessing. Still, you should realize that not all accident-related injuries are immediately debilitating. That is, despite feeling and acting mostly fine, it is possible to have a life-threatening injury. Your...

Whether you suffer a spinal cord injury on the job or on the road, the effects are serious. You may face emergency surgery, long-term recovery and a lifetime of new normals to get used to if you suffer paralysis as a result of the accident or medical malpractice...

Did you know that traffic accidents, including those involving pedestrians and motorcyclists, kill millions of people a year? The World Health Organization notes that such crashes cause the death of children and young adults more than any other illness or accident,...

Chicago has come a long way in its roughly 188 years as a city. Early in the city's life, residents had to contend with muddy streets and a cholera outbreak. To improve both situations, officials chose to raise many of Chicago's streets. Raising the streets, of...