At this time of year, I like to reflect upon past blog posts. This one stays with me, every day. As a parent and a Chicago personal injury lawyer accidents involving children have a profound impact on me. Take the time and read the blog post below. When I think of summer, I think of Camp Wayne i...
As the Holidays approach, I read more and more news articles regarding drunk driving accidents. Over the year, I have reported on numerous drunk and drugged driving accidents. To me it remains a mystery, why someone would choose to drink and drive? As a victim of a drunk driver over 25 years ago,...
Welcome to winter Chicago. I woke Friday morning to my backyard covered in snow. It looked like a Norman Rockwell painting. The trees and streets were all lined with a brilliant white coating of snow. Even the most experienced driver can come across some dangerous conditions on the snow covered r...
Illinois is is recognized by MADD as a national leader in its fight against drunk drivers. As we approach the Holiday season, many of us will be attending Holiday Parties. Enjoying good food, conversation and a cocktail or two with family and friends . This is a normal celebration for many. Unfor...
Stop at a crosswalk to yield for a pedestrian? Yes, that's what Chicago drivers are required to do under the pedestrian law. Drivers are required to stop at crosswalks even when there are no traffic control devices or stop signs. Pedestrians have the right of way when they are crossing the stree...
Are dogs really man's best friend? Thousands of Americans are bitten or attacked by dogs every year. According to the Centers for Disease Control, over 2% of American citizens, or approximately 5 million people, are attack by dogs each year. Dog bite attacks result in over 15 fatalities annually....
Picture this you are on a busy highway and look in the rear view mirror. You notice an 80,000 lbs. commercial truck speeding up behind you. This can be a frightening event even for the most experienced driver. Hopefully, nothing occurs from this situation except a case of shaken nerves. Unfortuna...
Today while one of one of our Illinois truck accidents lawyers was reading the news online, he brought to my attention another article regarding a fatal truck accident. It made me think about what happens when a passenger car slides into the path of an oncoming 18-wheeler. The results are not pre...
That's what the car manufactures are claiming. When contacted by car owners regarding this issue, dealers and manufacturers are saying the increasing numbers of spontaneous deployment of airbags are caused by driver error? I ask myself, how this can be. Airbags and seat belts have been the symbo...
It's not uncommon to find yourself on the road or highway with a large commercial truck speeding up behind you? Looking in your rear view mirror and seeing a large rig coming closer and closer, can frighten even the most experienced driver. As a Chicago truck accident lawyer, I know that some of ...
As a Chicago personal injury and accident lawyer, when I read about new tasks forces developed such as The Safe Driver Advisory Council, this makes me smile. As a victim of a drunk driver over 25 years ago, I know that the roads can be a dangerous place for everyone. One negligent or careless dri...
Many Chicago residents are scratching their heads at this one. Will the installation of additional red light cameras at Chicago intersections to ticket speeding motorist reduce the number of speeding violations. Therefore making the city safer for pedestrians and other motorists? Or will it produ...
Group B strep is a form of bacteria found normally in the gastrointestinal tract, vagina, and rectal region in 15%-45% of women. The majority of women with a Group B strep infection or GBS have no signs or symptoms. It typically has no complications for the carrier. If it is not detected an untre...
As we head into the month of November and Thanksgiving fast approaching this story caught my eye. A truck driver driving on 1-75 flew into the path of a turkey. The turkey did not survive, the truck driver suffered minor injuries. This brings to mind, the unexpected dangers that drivers can encou...
Over the past month, I have written two blogs regarding Pedestrian Cross walk safety and uninsured motorists. Just last week, a 6-year-old girl was struck and killed by a car. What was tragic was that she was walking in a crosswalk. Diamond Robinson died from the injuries she suffered as a result...
The birth if a child is one of the most anticipated events in a couple's life. Months of anticipation are spent planning for the arrival of the new baby. Parents are spending days getting a nursery ready. Or perhaps, they are reading books on childcare and safety? Many expectant parents are decid...
Just this morning as I was reading the news online, I came across an article on a fatal Chicago truck crash. On Monday a fatal truck accident killed a 10-year-old Island Lake boy. His twin brother also sustained serious injuries. The 10 year old victim was Griffin Shirey. He was killed when the L...
Was I seeing things, or was that a mannequin standing in the bushes on Wacker Drive? It was a mannequin. After reading the Chicago Tribune online, I saw the article regarding The City of Chicago's new safety campaign. It is a safety campaign aimed at keeping pedestrians safe on our streets. Wacke...
As a Chicago injury and accident lawyer, often times I represent families after very tragic events. Back in January, while viewing my Facebook page, a post from friend caught my eye. It read “my mom was killed this morning in an automobile accident”. The victim, Midgalia Bloch, was a friend's mot...
Nemeroff Law Offices is please to announce that once again, David Nemeroff has been selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer in the area of plaintiff's personal injury law. Only five (5) percent of the lawyers in Illinois are named by Super Lawyers. The selections for this esteemed list are made by t...
As a Chicago personal injury lawyer, I understand that every time you place yourself in the vicinity of automobiles an accident can happen. Just this week a Chicago woman who lived in the Brighton Park area was killed after a car struck her as she unloaded groceries from her car. The victim was d...
Imagine driving and suddenly your car is covered in blowing sand. Your visibility of the road is reduced to zero. This just happened in Arizona, killing one person and injuring dozens. It was reported as a fast moving dust storm that blanketed the area. The blowing dust storm caused a series of c...
A senseless DUI tragedy took place on Lake Shore Drive this weekend. A fatal car crash took the life of a a man visiting the Chicago area from Washington. The man was hit while walking on Lake Shore Drive. The driver of the car was charged with aggravated DUI after hitting the pedestrian in the r...
Car accidents happen every day on the Chicago roads. They occur more often than the average person thinks. It is reported that over 6 million car accidents occur every year in US. The scene of a car accident can make even the most experienced motorist uneasy. Police lights, noise, blaring sirens ...
Again, another tragedy occurred in Chicago this weekend. One man is dead and several others are injured over the weekend in a fatal car crash on I-57. Did alcohol play a role in this deadly crash? As an Illinois personal injury attorney and a DUI victim, I reminded every day that despite all the ...
