The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Specialized Bicycle Components has announced the voluntary recall. This company, which manufactures mountain bikes, agreed to the recall after two reports of the handlebars breaking. Two riders were injured, including one who suffered head trauma, after the handlebars broke during use.
Bicycle recall due to handlbar defect
A Wheaton, IL Dog Bite Attorney Can Provide Evidence of Dog Bite Damages
As with any sort of injury claim, you’ll be dealing with insurance companies that would rather keep their money in their pockets than pay out a fair settlement on your claim for a dog bite attack in Illinois. A Wheaton, IL dog bite attorney knows how the dog bite injury claim system works and can […]
Avoid Losing Your Illinois Injury Claim Settlement with An Attorney
The moment you begin to discuss your car accident and injuries with another party you could be potentially damaging your chances of a fair settlement in an Illinois injury claim. You can, however, discuss your accident candidly with a Wheaton car accident attorney.Police reports, witnesses, and even your social media accounts can all become evidence […]
Basic Factors in Determining a Settlement for Injury Claims
The primary 3 factors in determining the value of an injury claim are liability, nature of injury, and damages claimed. These factors are determined through the evidence you provide to the insurance company such as medical bills, accident reports, and witness statements.Other factors that can come into play when determining your injury settlement include but […]
Auto Accidents and Icy Roads
Illinois gets its share of inclement weather in the wintertime, like yesterday! Often, that leads to water and snow freezing on roadways, causing ice patches or even a solid layer of ice. Usually, this leads to slippery roads that cause many drivers to lose control of their vehicles and get into auto accidents. How slippery a […]
Auto Accidents and Mobs
Being involved in an auto accident is stressful enough. But being targeted by a group of angry people intent on administering vigilante justice can be absolutely terrifying. Can this really happen to you? It seems unthinkable in today’s civilized society that an irate mob could form spontaneously and endanger your physical well-being simply because you […]
Average dog bite claim costs insurers over $24,000
I saw a piece in the news recently which stated that according to the Insurance Information Institute, for the 2008 calendar, costs for dog bite claims were up 8% over the previous year, totaling $387 million, with an average of $24,461 per claim.One factor that they attributed the increase in claim costs to was the […]
Avoid Talking to Insurance Companies
One of the most common reasons insurance claims from Illinois truck accidents are denied is because the victim was caught unaware by some of the insurance company’s tricks. Companies employ sympathetic, friendly claims adjusters who lure you into a comfortable relationship. Once you trust them, they work toward getting you to admit fault in the […]
A Third Party Could be at Fault in Your Chicago Trench Accident
If you have been injured in a trench collapse accident, you may not think you have additional recourse for compensation as you are not entitled to file a claim against your boss if you receive Workers’ Compensation. However, this is not always the case. Your injury may be the fault of a third party in […]
Appeals in a Personal Injury Case
Even in personal injury cases, most decisions of the court are subject to appeal, a review of the previous judge’s decision by a panel of multiple judges and, when necessary, a new verdict. Either side of the case may file an appeal if they feel there was an error in the previous court proceedings.In an […]
