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The term "Personal Injury" can sound a bit technical even though the words themselves are fairly straightforward. We never use the term in day to day life. It would sound strange to exclaim: I was injured personally! But the easiest way to define this type of injury...
This week we read of the charging of a deputy arrested for assaulting multiple prisoners in a jail facility in California. Sadly these stories of abuse of power are all too common in federal prison, state prison and even county jail settings. Those who have been...
Recently we learned of a new guide created by United Steelworkers aimed at facilitating stop work authority in the hopes of making the working environment a more humane place to earn one's living. As the preeminent workers compensation attorneys in St Clair County, IL...
Not too far from Kujawski & Associates' O'Fallon, Illinois office, a large development on the outskirts of Edwardsville, Illinois is expanding daily. These warehouses make up a central shipping hub that makes commerce more efficient in the midwest. The hub and...
Railroad workers in Illinois and around the country have extremely dangerous jobs, and the work they perform was even more hazardous in 1908 when Congress passed the Federal Employers Liability Act. FELA ensures that railroad workers are able to seek compensation when...
As sexual assault attorneys in O'Fallon, IL, we know that victims of sexual assault in Illinois have harshly criticized the Chicago Police Department for the agency’s record in dealing with sexual assault cases. According to reports from advocacy groups and...
As sexual assault attorneys in O'Fallon, IL we see it all too often: children whose predators were seemingly acting in "plain view" of those who simply missed the warning signs. No parent wants to imagine the possibility of anyone inflicting harm on their child. But...
The Catholic Church’s Augustinian order settled a sexual abuse lawsuit brought by 11 survivors who claimed a Lawrence, Massachusetts, priest abused them during the 1970s. As sexual assault attorneys in O'Fallon, IL, we know how close to home this hits. The...
As domestic and sexual abuse attorneys in O'Fallon, IL, we know that for victims, living with an abuser is a terrible thing to endure. There are many reasons a victim may have difficulty leaving the situation. Perhaps the victim is a child and has nowhere else to go....
New Jersey’s Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women has come under scrutiny in recent years, as former inmates are coming forward and testifying about the sexual abuse they endured from prison staff. As sexual abuse lawyers in O'Fallon, IL, this story got our...