Car, Trucking, & Transportation Accident

A question we commonly receive here at Mitchell, Hoffman & Wolf, from friends, is: “I was a witness to a car accident, and I received a subpoena in the mail. I have to give a deposition, what I am supposed to do?” First of all, a subpoena is not a birthday invitation, it’s a court

Most drivers have experienced a “close call” with a large commercial truck on a highway or interstate. The attorneys at Mitchell Hoffman & Wolf have successfully handled numerous personal injury and wrongful death cases against truck drivers and their employers. The investigation of whether negligence by a truck driver or the trucking company was a

Did you know that over 1700 CTA buses operate over 140 routes on a daily basis? In 2015, ABC Eyewitness News I-Team discovered that there is a Chicago CTA bus involved in an accident every 36 hours. 500 people were injured in CTA bus crashes in 2014. Some of these accidents may have been prevented if not

A pedicab is a human pedal-powered public passenger vehicle used to transport passengers for hire.  Pedicabs if driven correctly can be a safe option because they travel slower than cars and taxis.  However, like bicycles they share the city streets with buses, taxi cabs, and other vehicles and must follow the rules of the road.

Even if you have not yet been a passenger, it is likely you have heard of ridesharing services like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar. To many individuals, these services are seen as a great benefit of the “sharing economy”, whether it is because of the convenience as a passenger, or the income potential as a driver.

Despite General Motors having evidence of an ignition switch failure in many of its vehicles for nearly ten years, a recall spanning 1.6 million of its vehicles was not initiated until February 2014, shortly after lawsuits against the automaker were filed. According to deposition transcripts discovered as a result of these lawsuits, in 2004, a