Two people were injured in a crash involving a CTA bus late Friday on South Lake Shore Drive in the Douglas neighborhood on the South Side.
Source: Two injured in crash involving CTA bus on LSD
Bus passengers have legal rights to pursue personal injury lawsuits against negligent drivers, whether it be the bus driver or another driver who strikes the bus.
If you are injured in a motor vehicle collision make sure that you do the following:
Go for medical treatment right away.
The insurance company may use it against you if you delay.
You should report all your injuries to the medical providers and follow up with treatment in a timely manner.
You do not want the insurance company to raise a defense that you failed to cooperate with your doctors or did not report each condition.
Submit your medical bills to your group health insurance or your medical payment coverage. This will make sure that you have timely payment of your bills. Typically, the other driver’s insurance company will not pay your bills until a settlement is reached.
Make sure that you do not give a recorded statement to the insurance company. They will use your statement against you in court or pre-trial proceedings.
Make sure that you follow all the timelines required by State in which you were injured. Failure to do so may result in you being denied any recovery.
Questions about your auto injury? Feel free to contact Illinois injury attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.
Attorneys in auto injury cases only get paid if you recover a settlement or award.
OSHA has opened an investigation into the contractor in charge of a wall that collapsed at a Far South Side Ford factory, leaving one man dead and another injured Saturday morning.
Source: OSHA investigating fatal Ford factory wall collapse
Shows the importance of following safety rules. This case involves Work Comp violation and a potential personal injury claim.
If you have a workers’ compensation case pending or have been contacted to sign settlement papers you should make sure that you check with an experienced Illinois Workers’ Compensation lawyer.
Feel free to contact Dirk May at Williams and Swee to discuss your situation whether you are a Mitsubishi worker or work elsewhere.
As always consultations are free and fees are only charged upon recovery of money for you.
Illinois law does not prevent Union Workers from being able to collect Workers’ Compensation benefits.
No union contract can bargain away your rights to get work comp benefits for a legitimate on the job injury.
Make sure that you report your injury to your supervisor right away.
Make sure that you complete the accident report and list all your injuries. Get a copy for yourself.
Make sure that you go to the doctor immediately.
Make sure that you tell the nurses and doctors that you were injured on the job and all the body parts that you injured.
Make sure that you follow the doctor’s orders for treatment and keep all your doctor appointments.
Make sure that Workers’ Compensation insurance pays all your medical bills, your time off work and your settlement.
Some insurance companies will forget to tell you that you are entitled to a settlement. You are entitled to a settlement under Illinois law whether you are a union worker or a non-union worker.
Questions about your work injury? Feel free to contact Illinois Workmans’ Compensation Lawyer Dirk May at 309-827-4371. Illinois lawyers only get paid if you get paid.