Posts by Regina P. Etherton & Associates, LLC

Chicago always gets a fair amount of snowfall every year. While it can be pretty, snow also means adding a few minutes to your morning routine to brush the snow off your car before you drive. In fact, Illinois has a statute which makes it illegal to drive a vehicle that has snow or ice…

Our office settled the case of a middle-aged female whose incorrect ankle injury diagnosis by a Nurse Practitioner caused her to suffer a more significant and severe injury. After a car crash, the plaintiff made an appointment to see an orthopedic surgeon but when she arrived at the office a Nurse Practitioner saw her. The…

Later this month, trick-or-treaters will be running on and off your property as they collect their candy on Halloween. With so many visitors, it is important to know about premises liability. Premises liability cases involve an injury that occurred on another’s property as a result of some sort of hazardous condition that the property owner…

What happens if someone is negligently knocked to the ground, and they have a medical condition that make it more likely their bones will break? Should the person who pushed this person be held liable for broken bones if someone without this condition would not have suffered as severe of an injury? This kind of…

There are more tempting distractions than ever while you drive. Today, most new cars come equipped with a large screen that contains music playlists, texts, and some even play movies. In order to balance the convenience of this screen with public safety, automakers have implemented many safety features. These measures are taken to ensure these…

In medical malpractice cases, the statute of limitations refers to the time in which a patient who is harmed as a result of a medical malpractice has to file his/her lawsuit. If the lawsuit is filed  too late, a court is likely to dismiss the claim. Therefore, it is important to act quickly if you…

April showers may bring May flowers, but can also cause many crashes. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, about 21% of all motor vehicle crashes involve hazardous weather and about 418,000 people are injured each year in weather-related motor vehicle crashes. Whenever you drive, you assume a duty of care to others on the…

We’ve all had those scary instances where we step on a patch of snow or ice, slip, and fall!  What may come as a surprise to you, property owners are not required to remove ice and snow from their owned property under Illinois’ Snow and Ice Removal Act. This law gives immunity to landowners who…

Going out to dinner in downtown Chicago or headed to a nearby gym for a workout? Starting January 3, 2022, in addition to your mask, be sure to have your vaccination card handy! Under Public Health Order 2021-2, any individual age five and older must show their proof of vaccination at certain indoor establishments including…

On December 16, 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that there are limited circumstances in which physicians can be held liable for an aborted fetus under the Wrongful Death Act. The case decided by the Court involved a plaintiff whose physicians failed to recognize she was pregnant before they performed elective surgery on her. As…