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Proving a hotel was negligent comes down to four things. It owed you a duty, broke it, the breach caused your injury, and you suffered real harm. Get all four, and you have a claim; miss one, and you don’t.  The hard part of any hotel liability claim is rarely the law; it’s the evidence,…

If you slipped at a movie theater and you’re not sure whether you have a case, you’re asking the right question. Not every fall is the theater’s responsibility, but plenty are, especially when a spill sat unattended or a dark aisle was missing its lights.  The difference between a fall you can sue over and…

Four parties can end up responsible when someone trips on a broken public sidewalk in Illinois. It might be the city, an adjacent property owner, a contractor who tore up the pavement, or no one you can collect from.  Which it is depends on who controlled the sidewalk and a few strict rules that don’t…

The answer to who’s responsible for a restaurant’s fall comes down to one word: control. Whoever controlled the spot where you fell, and had the job of keeping it safe, usually answers for it. Most of the time it’s the restaurant, but not always.  The landlord, a cleaning company hired to mop, or the contractor…

The law treats your employer and everyone else on a job site very differently after a roof fall. Your employer is shielded by workers’ comp and usually can’t be sued. The general contractor, the property owner, the company that made the ladder, are not shielded. That line is where a roof-fall injury case is won…

If you were hurt in a ladder fall at work, you deserve a straight answer about why it happened and what you can do. Both come down to the cause.  Roofing and ladder fall accidents and other construction ladder incidents almost always trace to one of five preventable failures, and identifying which one caused your…

Almost every gym makes you sign a waiver before your first workout. You initial it without reading and forget it exists, until you get hurt and a manager mentions it, like it settles everything.  Here’s what they don’t tell you: in Illinois, a signed waiver doesn’t automatically bar you from suing. Courts enforce some of…

If you or someone you love was hurt on an escalator, two questions matter most: what went wrong, and who’s responsible. The good news is that escalator injuries follow predictable patterns, and so does the liability behind them. Walk through the common causes below, and you’ll start to see where your situation fits, who you…

A hurt knee after a fall is scary because so much depends on it. Walking, working, driving, getting through a normal day. If yours is swollen and painful right now, you’re probably trying to figure out whether this is something that’ll pass or something that won’t.  This breakdown of the eight most common injuries associated…

If an elevator injures you, suing the building seems like the obvious move. Often it’s the wrong one, or only half the answer. Responsibility for an elevator accident can sit with several parties at once, and naming the right one determines whether your claim succeeds. This article breaks down what causes these accidents, how elevator…