Romanucci & Blandin was pleased to receive word that the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Education and Labor is investigating the U.S. Department of Labor’s longstanding failure to collect accurate data on workplace injuries and illnesses. Testimony presented to the committee this week in Washington calls into question the agency’s claims that workplaces are getting safer and healthier.

“Without accurate injury and illness statistics, employers and workers are unable to identify and address safety and health hazards, and policymakers are unable to ...

The Chicago Sun-Times story on Sunday about the progress being made by a 16-year-old Gary girl who last year suffered a brutal physical attack cast a spotlight on what happens when someone suffers a severe brain injury. Attorneys at Romanucci & Blandin are all too familiar with the scenario because so many of our clients have suffered traumatic brain injuries.

In her mind, the victim sought solace in a safer time – back to when she was 6. In the newspaper story, her father likened her situation to a computer rebooting and returning to safe mode. Just like any computer that has ...

Thousands of workers in Illinois are injured on the job each year. If it should happen to you, state law mandates that you receive benefits covering the cost of medical treatment and lost time from work, no matter who was at fault, say attorneys at Romanucci & Blandin, LLC.

Medical coverage begins the moment you sustain a work-related injury. Your employer is responsible for providing benefits, paying them directly to you or through an insurance company that administers the program. Absolutely no part of the workers’ compensation insurance premium or benefits can be charged to ...

Romanucci & Blandin, LLC welcomed the news that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) had dispatched a team of investigators to assist the governments of Honduras and El Salvador in their investigation of a recent fatal runway overrun involving a TACA Airlines Airbus A-320 in Tegucigalpa.

Our law firm – which has represented dozens of victims of commercial aviation disasters and has been ranked among the top 8 Illinois firms in aviation practice by the Leading Lawyers Network of Illinois – is aware of the quality work provided by this board. We also know they are ...