Truck A serious truck crash in Chicago and elsewhere can look simple in the first headlines and blame the truck driver. A few sentences, a few quotes, and the news moves on. However our experienced trucking injury attorneys know from experience that personal injury cases rarely start and end with…
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Accidents Involving Police Vehicles in Chicago: What Victims Need to Know
What happens if you are driving in Chicago and you are driving through a green light when all of a sudden a police car from your and comes through the red light and crashes into your car and you are injured. Can you make a claim against the city if…
Bike Lanes in Winter: If Chicago Expects Cyclists to Ride, the City Must Keep Them Safe
Chicago has made major investments in bike lanes—especially protected lanes designed to separate cyclists from vehicle traffic. These projects aim to reduce crashes, improve safety, and encourage alternative transportation. But as winter sets in, a serious question remains: If Chicago expects people to keep biking in winter, are the bike…
Walking on Ice and Snow in Illinois: When Is a Property Owner Liable?
Zneimer & Zneimer P.C. – Chicago Personal Injury Lawyers Illinois winters mean snow piles, slick sidewalks, and black ice in parking lots and on outdoor stairs. Falls on ice can cause serious injuries – broken hips, wrist fractures, concussions, and worse. A common question the Chicago slip & fall lawyers…
Winter Driving Hazards in Chicago: New Road Designs, Hidden Dangers & How to Stay Safe
Chicago winters have a way of turning the familiar into the unpredictable. Streets you’ve driven for years suddenly feel unfamiliar beneath fresh snow, visibility narrows to a frosted tunnel, and road conditions shift hour by hour. The personal injury lawyers of Zneimer & Zneimer P.C., see firsthand how winter weather…
Trucks don’t come out of nowhere
Tractor trailers do not “come out of nowhere.” When a driver says that, it often means the truck did not appear visible enough soon enough to give them a fair chance to react. That idea has a name in federal law. Regulators call it conspicuity. Injury lawyers translate that as “Can…
Bicyclists Must Follow the Rules of the Road – For Safety and for Their Legal Rights
By Chicago bike injury lawyers Zneimer & Zneimer P.C. My partner and I, while sitting at the Perfect Cup coffee shop at the corner of Leland Ave. and Damen Ave. decided to conduct an unscientific survey to see how many of the bicyclists passing through the intersection stop for the…
Biking in the Winter Months in Chicago: Challenges, Safety, and Lessons from Europe
As temperatures drop and snow begins to fall, many Chicagoans pack away their bikes for the season. Yet, an increasing number of dedicated cyclists continue to rely on bicycles for transportation—even through the harsh Midwest winter. While winter biking may not be for everyone, it is becoming more common, and…
Andar en Bicicleta de Noche en Chicago: La Visibilidad Puede Salvarte la Vida
Los abogados de accidentes de bicicleta en Chicago de Zneimer & Zneimer P.C. saben que una de las causas más comunes de los accidentes graves en bicicleta es la falta de visibilidad durante la noche. Incluso el ciclista más cuidadoso puede ser atropellado por un conductor que simplemente no lo…
Patinetas Eléctricas en Chicago: ¿Diversión o Peligro?
En Zneimer & Zneimer, P.C., representamos a personas lesionadas en las calles de Chicago — peatones, ciclistas, automovilistas y pasajeros. En los últimos años, hemos visto una nueva y muy predecible fuente de lesiones graves: las patinetas eléctricas (e-scooters). Hablemos con honestidad sobre por qué las patinetas eléctricas son tan…