Archive for April 2020
Should I Get the Annual Flu Shot?
The influenza vaccine prevents millions of people from getting sick and dying each year. As we’ve learned during the COVID-19 outbreak, a vaccine prevents contagious diseases from infecting the public and overwhelming our hospitals. It’s also true that on very rare occasions, people who receive vaccines get injured. Vaccine injuries can be devastating. However, they…
Read MoreLawsuits Filed Against Insurance Companies over Denied Claims for COVID-19 Losses
As coronavirus-related insurance claims continue to rise, denials of those claims continue to rise right along with them. Over the past month, these denials have spawned litigation over whether business interruption coverage, a common part of many commercial insurance policies, can cover losses due to mandatory shutdowns resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak. Recently, we detailed…
Read MoreHow much money has the VICP paid to people injured by vaccines?
Since 1988, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services keeps track of all Petitions that have been filed in the history of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). It also keeps track of every dollar that has been paid out to both people injured by vaccines, as well as their…
Read MoreWhen Should You Hire a Truck Accident Attorney?
The vast majority of our clients injured in a truck accident have zero experience with serious accidents and zero experience with the civil justice system. Meanwhile, trucking companies and their insurance companies handle serious injury cases and claims every single day. Within hours (if not minutes) of a serious semi-truck crash, insurance companies dispatch claims…
Read MoreConsumer Federation of America Calls for Auto Insurance Premium Offsets
On March 18, 2020, the Consumer Federation of America and the Center for Economic Justice issued a joint letter to state insurance commissioners. In the letter, it urged those commissioners to direct the auto insurers in their respective states to provide premium offset payments to policyholders whose driving has been affected by COVID-19. Fewer people…
Read MoreTrucking Companies’ Safety Promise to You
In order for interstate trucking companies to operate trucks, they must obtain operating authority with the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). The USDOT, and specifically the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), governs all interstate trucking operations nationwide. The FMCSA has hundreds of specific rules and regulations in place to make motor carrier operations safe.…
Read MoreTypes of Bad Faith Insurance Claims in Illinois
Under the law, an insurance company has an obligation to give its insureds’ interests at least equal consideration to its own interests when investigating, evaluating, and negotiating a claim under the policy. This is due to the unique relationship between an insurance company and its policyholders. How insurance works (in a nutshell) Policyholders entrust their…
Read MoreFollow These Safety Tips During Your Next Home Construction Project
Spring is here, and many of us have more time on our hands than we expected due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The combination of the two means that you may begin home construction projects. At the Shannon Law Group, we’ve helped people suffering from devastating (and sometimes fatal) injuries from construction accidents over the years. …
Read MoreCan vaccines cause chronic arthritis?
As COVID-19 continues to spread across the country, it really makes you appreciate all of the vaccines that are available to us on an annual basis. Right now, companies around the world are continuing to work tirelessly on a COVID-19 vaccine. BioBTech, a company in Germany, just began clinical trials on 200 healthy volunteers in…
Read MoreDon’t let your insurance company get away with unfairly denying your claim: Coverage Enforcement and Bad Faith Claims
Business owners now find themselves in the same position as many homeowners after Hurricane Katrina. They’re suffering huge financial losses due to no fault of their own, with the insurance company they thought was in their corner now unfairly denying claims for losses policyholders believed would be covered. Property damage insurance claims after Hurricane Katrina…
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