We at Romanucci & Blandin know from our many years of handling cases involving construction site accidents that management often fails to take adequate steps to prevent injuries. A new study suggests that employers should consider the hazards involved in switching to daylight saving time. Its drawbacks for workers may not have received enough attention.

According to a study by Christopher M. Barnes and David T. Wagner at Michigan State University, an increase in job-related injuries on Mondays immediately following the switch to Daylight Saving Time can affect sleep patterns and ...

While a great deal of attention has focused on concussions caused by football injuries, studies show that women may be at even greater risk because of their smaller frames and neck muscles. Furthermore, women can take longer to heal, especially if they are of childbearing age.

Concussions -- when the brain shakes around in the skull -- are serious no matter which sex or what age you are. Over one million people get concussions every year, though most of them are mild. Another half a million suffer severe concussions.

Recognizing the symptoms of a concussion is critical. If you have a ...

Chicago personal injury firm Romanucci & Blandin has learned about a new study that shows alarming results: high school athletes are four times more likely to suffer a concussion today than they were 10 years ago.

According to a study by Andrew Lincoln, who heads the Sports Medicine Research Center at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, in 2008, there were about five concussions for every 10,000 times kids got hit on the playing field. This compares with slightly more than 10,000 in 1997.

It’s unclear what drove the numbers up, but researchers say it’s likely a combination of ...

If you’re ever injured in a car accident, you have a better chance of receiving restitution for your injuries, thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling late last week, and Chicago personal injury firm Romanucci & Blandin applauds the ruling.

The court held that a federal regulation that gives carmakers the option of installing either lap belts or lap-and-shoulder belts in rear-inner seats does not preempt state law.

In reaching this result, and by correcting the misreading of a previous case, the court has deprived car manufacturers of one of their most readily used defenses to ...