DuPage, Kane and Will County Personal Injury Law Blog

When you go to the doctor, you expect that the care you receive will help you get better, not make your condition worse. While most doctors are careful and provide adequate care, medical mistakes do happen occasionally. In most cases, these types of errors are preventable. People who experience medical mistakes of any kind may find that they have to deal with additional pain, more treatment and a longer recovery.

Illinois hospitals, doctors and other types of medical facilities have systems in place designed to prevent mistakes and oversights. However, there is always room to improve and review existing systems to make sure that nothing is missing that could protect patient safety. If your condition got worse as the result of subpar care or a medical mistake, you do not have to suffer in silence. It is possible you are the victim of malpractice.

Electric scooters, or e-scooters, are becoming an increasingly common means of transportation across Chicago and many other major U.S. cities. However, as more and more riders suffer serious injuries while riding these scooters, important questions are coming to light about who is responsible for injuries riders suffer. Many riders, and potential riders, of e-scooters also have questions and concerns about who is responsible for maintaining e-scooters and making sure they remain intact and safe to ride.

According to CNN, a recent incident in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, highlights some of the many dangers associated with e-scooter use in America. Law enforcement officers in that city obtained surveillance videos of the man in question intentionally tampering with e-scooters around the city, and videos show him cutting numerous scooter brake lines, which can make them exponentially more dangerous and, in some cases, completely unusable.

Car crashes are an unfortunate reality, even for vehicles traveling down residential streets, which was the case when two cars collided on Newman Street in Mansfield. Three people had to go to the hospital for injuries, including a burglary suspect. 

To have the best chance of getting all the compensation you need to fully recover, you may need to establish a car accident claim. This requires you to bring evidence to the table. One of the best pieces of evidence you can have is witness testimony. However, simply having someone who witnessed the crash is not enough. You need to establish the individual as a credible witness to help bolster your claim. 

The days and weeks after a car crash can be incredibly stressful. You're going to have questions about your injuries, your car, and most importantly, how to get everything back to normal. Usually, the car insurance for the at-fault driver will call you and promise that they will "take care of everything" and to "send the bills" in for them to pay. It's just what you need to hear.

The problem is, the insurance company knows it's just what you need to hear. The insurance adjuster isn't going to tell you that the medical bills you submit likely won't be paid until after you sign a release. This means that if your medical care goes on for months, your bills will be left unpaid and your doctors will be left unhappy. This is where health insurance should be used to cover your medical bills. By doing so, you'll prevent the added stress of unpaid medical bills and, with the help of an experienced personal injury attorney, likely receive more money from any settlement with the car insurance company.