Category: Older Adults
New Illinois Laws in the New Year
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Auto/Car Crashes, Bicycle Crash, Bike Accidents, Legal Rights, Nursing Home, Nursing Home Abuse, Older Adults, Truck Crashes Bicyclists, nursing home residents and commercial truck drivers are among the Illinois residents who will be affected by new laws that take effect in 2017. Attorney Grant Dixon, founder of Dixon Law Office, helps personal injury clients navigate laws –Continue reading
3 Important Rules for Pedestrian Injury Claims
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Older Adults, Pedestrian Injuries, Serious Injury, wrongful death, Young Adults Pedestrians are the most vulnerable people on the road. Completely unprotected, they put their lives in the hands of drivers. When things go wrong, it is often with very tragic results. Drivers have the duty to follow the rules ofContinue reading
Preventable Injuries Part Three Age 25 to 64
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories drug overdose, Older Adults, opioid, prescription drugs, wrongful death, Young Adults Next up in our series on the National Safety Council’s National Safety Month this June is a look at the leading cause of preventable death for those aged 25 to 64. We are sharing what you should know about preventableContinue reading
Think Twice About These Routine Medical Tests Part 10 Annual Physical
We wrap our series on Routine Medical Tests to Avoid with a look at yearly physical exams. According to this AARP article, doctors are warning that some routine medical tests may do more harm than good as well as wasteContinue reading
Think Twice About These Routine Medical Tests Part 8 Ultrasounds for Ovarian Cysts
Continuing our series on Routine Medical Tests to Avoid, doctors are warning that some scans and tests may do more harm than good as well as waste billions of dollars in health care costs annually. According to this AARP article,Continue reading
Paralyzing Injury
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Auto/Car Crashes, Children, Older Adults, Pedestrian Injuries, Serious Injury, wrongful death, Young Adults It is never a good thing to hear your doctor discuss paralysis. It is, frankly, very scary. Paralysis means the loss of ability to move some body part. It might be a finger after a wrist injury. It might beContinue reading
Pedestrian Struck After Crash
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Auto/Car Crashes, Children, Older Adults, Pedestrian Injuries, Serious Injury, wrongful death, Young Adults A child is standing at a corner, waiting for the light to change so she can cross. As she is waiting, a car runs the red light and crashes into another. The momentum from the crash causes the two carsContinue reading
Tripping Hazards and Dangers
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories injury, Older Adults, slip and fall, wrongful death, Young Adults You’re in a store, just walking along. You’re paying attention but you’re not staring at your feet either. You’re just walking like you always do. Next thing you know, you are on the floor in severe pain. “What happened?” “HowContinue reading
Where’s The Beef? Recall Continues, Expands
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Food Injuries, Infants, Older Adults, recall, wrongful death, Young Adults As the recall of ground beef expands over e-coli concerns, Americans learned that some hummus products sold at Trader Joe’s and other retailers is being recalled over Listeria contamination. “The law is very clear. Sellers and distributors of food mustContinue reading
Hit and Run During Live Radio Interview
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Auto/Car Crashes, Children, injury, Older Adults, Pedestrian Injuries, wrongful death, Young Adults Matt Williams is the general manager of the Washington Nationals baseball team. Yesterday, he was in his car speaking with a local radio station about his team and the upcoming game. While stopped in traffic, he is rear-ended by anotherContinue reading