Motor vehicle collisions can be very scary. Injuries can range from minor to catastrophic, or a seemingly minor injury can turn out to be serious. When you are injured in a motor vehicle collision that is someone else’s fault, it is important that you contact an attorney to receive guidance on what to do.

When a worker is injured while he is working and that injury arises out of that employment, the injured worker has a workers’ compensation claim. The injured worker cannot sue his employer in Illinois, but instead has the right to file a claim against his employer under the Workers’ Compensation Act.

Slip and Falls and Trip and Falls that cause injuries are called premises liability cases. Just because you are injured on someone else’s property does not mean that they are responsible for your injuries. It is very important to establish how and why you fell. Being able to prove what caused the fall may be the difference between recovering money for your injuries and not having a viable case.

Construction injuries are all too common and can be catastrophic or even fatal. Construction sites are very dangerous places and there are numerous hazards that can cause injuries. It is very common for construction injuries to lead to both a workers’ compensation claim and third party personal injury claim when there are multiple contractors on a work site.

The death of a loved one is a terribly emotional and difficult time. This is compounded when the death was caused by the negligence of others. When the death is caused by someone or something else, the surviving spouse or next of kin may have a claim for wrongful death of their loved one (the decedent).

The airport is busy, full of people in a rush, lugging wheeled bags, backpacks and suitcases to try and make their flight. Especially over the holiday season, airports are over-capacity with people not paying attention to the many dangerous conditions around them: spills or leaks left unattended, maintenance or clean-up jobs left half done and abandoned, or even the constant stream of airport vehicles driving through the concourse and beeping for you to get-out-of-the-way-or-else with no signs of slowing down. And those are just a few of the dangerous conditions before you start the boarding process!

Trucking Collisions share many of the same characteristics of a typical motor vehicle collision, and yet, they have many additional nuances that require an experienced attorney at the helm. Over the road truckers are subject to federal restrictions on their drive time. In reality, these regulations are often ignored, which leads to drowsy, inattentive drivers with 80,000 pounds of truck and cargo barreling down on unsuspecting victims.

One of the most horrible things that can occur to anyone, let alone a child or disabled person, is being the victim of sexual abuse. Often this can have life-long consequences. The perpetrators can be prosecuted criminally, but this rarely provides compensation or relief for the victim. Many times, not only is the perpetrator responsible, but so are those people or entities who have enabled the sexual predators.

When a loved one unexpectedly passes away, a family is undoubtedly left mourning a tragic loss. During this time of grief, debts and bills unexpectedly arise only adding to the stress the family is already feeling. If the family member who passed was the sole breadwinner, the family is left worrying about mortgage payments or rent, grocery bills, paying for children's school and activities… the list goes on and on. It’s a lot to handle at the most inopportune time.

Prescription medication errors are more prevalent than most people realize. Pharmacists and their technicians sometimes fill prescriptions with the wrong medication, or the correct medication but wrong dose which can cause serious injuries.

Corporations spend millions of dollars to design and manufacture everyday items from toys and tools to vehicles. These items are then placed into the stream of commerce and warranted as safe to use to the general public. However, sometimes these items are inherently dangerous due to flaws in the items’ design or product warnings. If the flaw is dangerous enough, it can lead to significant injury or death.

Nursing homes are the residences for some of our most respected, but vulnerable members of society. Often by the time our elderly or disabled family and friends reach the stage in their lives, they cannot advocate for themselves and rely on the caregivers at nursing homes to deliver proper care. Unfortunately, many nursing homes are overcrowded and understaffed leading to care and conditions that fall below an acceptable level causing injuries to our loved ones.

Medical malpractice claims occur when a medical professional provides negligent care and it causes an injury to the patient. These injuries can be caused by doctors, nurses, chiropractors, podiatrists, therapists, or even hospitals and facilities themselves. Poor outcomes do not necessarily mean that there was malpractice, but to prevail it must be shown that the provider did something that a reasonably careful provider would not have done under the same or similar circumstances.

Although the attorneys at Adeszko, Abate & Green, LLC concentrate their practices in assisting injured clients and their families, they have developed vast networks of colleagues in other practice areas. Upon request, Adeszko, Abate & Green, LLC can provide you with names of other attorneys that they and their clients have successfully worked with in the past in other areas of the law.