Lawyers Representing Injured Farm Workers In addition to dealing with livestock, people who work in the farming industry work with heavy machinery on a daily basis. Your employer may be held liable if you are injured on the job, and you can recover compensation through filing an injury claim. Our experienced attorneys are here to … Continue reading Farm Workers
The hours and days after a motor vehicle accident are critical. During this time, evidence concerning the accident must be collected and analyzed. These efforts often make the difference when seeking compensation. If you have suffered injuries in a car accident in Illinois, Strong Law Offices wants to help you. Call us at 309-565-8191 for a … Continue reading Investigating An Accident
Providing Vigorous Advocacy In Workers’ Comp Claims An on-the-job injury affects your life in many different ways. You likely have questions about the available benefits and need guidance from someone who will stand up for your rights. We want you to know that at our firm, you have someone who will work on your team … Continue reading Workers’ Compensation in Bloomington-Normal
The construction industry is known to be one of the most dangerous for workers, resulting in a high job fatality rate. A large commercial warehouse in Edwardsville was the site of a recent fatal accident. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that construction was underway at the warehouse when a crane boom hit and crushed a … Continue reading Fatal Construction Site Accident in Edwardsville
Construction is one of the country’s most dangerous industries. Workers face injuries from falls, electrocution, faulty equipment and more. Unless someone happens to work in construction, it is easy to overlook the fact that construction laborers risk their lives every day to provide the things that the rest of the community takes for granted, such … Continue reading What Are Some Common Dangers Construction Workers Face?
About Strong Law Offices If you have been injured in Illinois, you should seek legal counsel from a lawyer who will aggressively fight to get full and fair compensation for all of your losses. It is important to work with someone who understands your side of the situation and will advocate for your best interests. … Continue reading Firm Overview
If you have been injured in Illinois, you should seek legal counsel from a lawyer who will aggressively fight to get full and fair compensation for all of your losses. It is important to work with someone who understands your side of the situation and will advocate for your best interests. At Strong Law Offices, … Continue reading About Us
There is nothing worse than seeing a large truck that is having difficulty staying in its lane. With the looming threat of the truck ahead of you, you might try to speed up and go around it or back off and decide to wait and see what happens from a distance. In some unfortunate cases, … Continue reading Spring crashes: Watch out for slick roads
Semi-truck crashes are the result of different factors, but the one point that is present in all of them is that the victims of these can suffer greatly. It is imperative that they take the time to learn about their rights if they are struck by a big rig. The focus immediately after the crash … Continue reading Victims shouldn’t have the financial burden of a big rig wreck
An Illinois family is mourning the loss of a 16-year-old girl, killed when the car she was driving with three passengers inside was struck by a car traveling in the wrong direction. Her passengers also suffered injuries and were hospitalized. The crash happened on a recent Friday night on Route 12 in Wauconda, Illinois. The … Continue reading 16-year-old girl killed in Illinois hit-and-run crash
Imagine having a mechanical problem with your vehicle. Perhaps it’s overheating or maybe the oil light came on. Whatever the problem is, you pull over to the side of the road and put on your hazard lights. You don’t think anyone will have a problem seeing you, so you sit back and relax, waiting for … Continue reading Woman convicted for fatal DUI crash
Distracted drivers make the choice to put themselves and others in danger. There isn’t any reason for them to pay attention to other things going on around them. They simply aren’t using their discipline and focus to do what needs to be done at the time, which is driving. People who are injured in these … Continue reading Hit by a distracted driver? Think about your legal claim
Sometimes, life deals us unexpected blows. A perfectly normal day could suddenly be bleak when a loved one passes away, for example. In those situations, the last thing you want to have to worry about is lawsuits or who is to blame. You’re only worried about yourself and the loss you’re dealing with. The thing … Continue reading Woman files lawsuit over the death of her husband in bus crash
One Cook County sheriff’s correctional officer was killed and another arrested in a three-vehicle crash recently in Woodridge, Illinois. The crash occurred at Davey and Joliet roads and involved the two men, driving their individual cars, and a light-duty box truck. A few details about the incident were available as police continued to work on … Continue reading Illinois correctional officer dies in crash, colleague arrested
A 38-year-old woman from Mattoon, Illinois, was killed recently in the community when the car she was driving was hit by another car when the driver failed to stop at an intersection. The accident occurred on southbound Loxa Road at Illinois Route 316 when a 56-year-old man from Terre Haute, Indiana, didn’t stop and hit … Continue reading Illinois woman killed by allegedly drunk, distracted driver
A 48-year-old Decatur, Illinois, a man was killed as a result of being hit by a pickup truck as he stood on a sidewalk. Officers responded to the accident at East Eldorado and North 24th streets and found the driver of the truck was a 55-year-old Decatur man. He had reportedly lost control of the … Continue reading Illinois crash kills 48-year-old pedestrian
The news of the deaths of young children jolted the nation, though it is difficult to know if that jolt of awareness will last or if it will be soon forgotten. Illinois news outlets reported the jarring news of the tragic deaths of five schoolkids and serious injuries to others in a series of distracted … Continue reading Five schoolkids killed in three days by distracted drivers
A 45-year-old Illinois man is facing serious criminal charges after being involved in a fatal accident in Will County on the afternoon of May 14. The Peotone resident is accused of failing to reduce speed to prevent an accident, not securing a child in a proper restraint system and driving with a revoked driver’s license. … Continue reading Illinois man killed in chain-reaction accident
You were in your car when you were struck by a large semi. After the impact, you were pleased to feel fine. At first, you didn’t notice the pain you should have felt in your leg. It was moments later when you tried to stand that you realized that something was very wrong. As a … Continue reading Knee injuries: What you can do to recover
From June 5 to June 7, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will hold its International Roadcheck for 2018. This year, the event will focus on hours-of-service compliance for truckers in Illinois and throughout the country and Canada According to the president of the CVSA, hours-of-service violations were the most common reason why trucks were taken … Continue reading International Roadcheck to take place in June