Can I Find Out if the Truck Driver Was Texting?
If you’ve been in a truck accident or injured in a truck accident, we can help you find out about that trucking accident. At Gainsberg Injury and Accident Lawyers, we have the tools and resources to find a variety of factors as to the cause of the accident, to confirm that the truck driver…
Read MoreA Growing Number of Fatal Car Crashes Linked to Drug-Impaired Drivers
According to a recent report, 22.3 percent of fatally injured motorists tested for drugs were positive for marijuana in 2016. This number represents a substantial increase over the past few years, at the same time as states have begun legalizing the drug for recreational or medicinal use, says the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). In…
Read MoreDoes My Lawyer Get a Percentage of My Settlement Amount?
The typical fee arrangement between a personal injury lawyer, and the personal injury victim or client, is a contingency fee agreement. The contingency fee agreement means that the lawyer only gets a fee if the client wins a case, if the client obtains compensation, or is paid in the case. If there is no…
Read MoreNursing Home Resident Dies After Fall During Lift Transfer
A family is suing a nursing home after their mother died following a fall in her nursing home. The woman, 87-year-old Fannye Doris Holden Scruggs Rorer was an amputee with only one eye who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. She was a resident of Woodhaven Hall at Williamsburg Landing in Williamsburg, VA for five years. On…
Read MoreCongratulations, Wynetta McIntosh – Our 2018 Recipient of the Gainsberg Injury and Accident Lawyers Annual Scholarship Award!
Gainsberg Injury and Accident Lawyers is proud to announce that Wynetta McIntosh is the 2018 winner of the Gainsberg Injury and Accident Lawyers Annual Scholarship Award! This extraordinary Chicago native will be attending law school this fall at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI, having earned her B.A. in Sociology/English from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in…
Read MoreCan I Sue an Uninsured Driver after a Crash?
If you were in an accident with a driver that does not have insurance, you can bring a lawsuit or sue that driver for your damages, for your injuries, or property damage as well. Unfortunately, most drivers that do not have insurance do not have money to compensate you. So, most insurance policies that you…
Read MoreWe Are All #TeamJuana
As of this writing, no one seems to know exactly how many children have been separated from their parents at the border between Mexico and the U.S. The only thing we do know is that family separations are devastating, and countless pieces have been written about how angry, frustrated, hopeless and scared so many of…
Read MoreChicago Tour Boat Accidents
Summer is here, and Chicago locals and tourists alike are ready to get outside and enjoy the weather. One of Chicago’s major attractions is sightseeing boat tours. Boat tours are a booming industry, with tour companies like Wendella River Experience, Seadog Cruises, Mercury Cruises, Shoreline Cruises, and the Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise. With the…
Read MoreCan I Still Have a Head Injury Even if I Was Wearing a Helmet?
If you were in an accident and were wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, you may have a claim for any and all injuries that occurred to your body. That includes a head injury, or even a serious brain injury. Just because you were wearing a helmet while you were in this…
Read MoreWhen a Mother and Child Were Hit by a Car in Bronzeville, They Called Gainsberg Injury and Accident Lawyers for Help
On June 20, 2018, at around 10:30pm, a mother and her three-year-old son were walking on the sidewalk in Bronzeville when a Jeep turned a corner on Michigan Ave. Unfortunately, there was a Nissan driving in the opposite direction on Michigan at the time, and the Jeep driver failed to yield. In an attempt to…
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