On Monday morning in Clifton, New Jersey, five separate construction workers were injured in a construction accident involving a tub of nitric acid.

A 44-year-old ironworker was working on the roof of a manufacturing plant when he fell approximately 40 feet, and landed in a container of nitric acid. He became completely covered in the substance, and one of his fellow employees dove in to help. With the assistance of four co-workers, the man was lifted from the vat and taken to a nearby hospital. He suffered several injuries, and is in critical condition. 

The four workers that helped the man out of the vat were also injured in the accident. The construction company that the victims are employed for may not have had the correct permits for the project, and therefore a proper safety evaluation may not have taken place. At this time, an investigation into the causes surrounding the accident is underway. 

If you have been hurt in a work-related construction accident, please contact the Chicago construction accident lawyers of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C. by calling 312-466-8200 today. 

A large festival and a parade will take place this weekend in order to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in the Chicago area. The festival will run from May 4-May 6, and will take place at Douglas Park.

Coordinators of the celebration are expecting approximately 110,000 people to attend. Festivities at the celebration will include carnival rides, several live music performances, dancing, authentic Mexican food, and several merchandise vendors selling Mexican apparel and gifts. 

There will be large floats in the parade that were put together by local schools, Chicago businesses, and different organizations. The parade will cover a lot of ground, passing through streets such as Wood Street and Marshall Boulevard. The Cinco de Mayo Festival is free for everyone who attends. 

The Chicago personal injury lawyers of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C. hope that everyone who attends the Cinco de Mayo Festival has a great time and stays safe. To learn more about the festivities, please visit the official Chicago Cinco de Mayo Festival website today. 

The death of former Atlanta Falcon player, Ray Easterling, may change how the the concussion lawsuits against the National Football League play out. Easterling was found dead in his home last week from a gunshot wound and officials have stated that it looks self-inflicted.

Easterling was one of former football players that was involved in a lawsuit against the football league after claiming that their carelessness caused him to suffer serious head injuries later in life when concussions were not treated properly.

Over 61 lawsuits representing over 1,000 former NFL players have been filed with similar claims. Because of Easterling's death, the lawsuits may change from personal injury to wrongful death cases. Sources close to the man stated that he has had a very hard time mentally for the past six months. 

Data was recently gathered from the National Practitioner Data Bank in regards to the states with the highest medical malpractice settlements and verdicts in 2011.

The data reveals that there were six states in 2011 that made up more than half of the overall malpractice settlements in America.  The state with the highest payout in 2011 was New York. Last year, the state of New York had $677,866,050 in medical malpractice payouts. The other five states that made up the majority included: Pennsylvania, Illinois, New Jersey, Florida, and California. 

The states that were found to have the lowest payouts in the United States when dealing with medical malpractice lawsuits included South Dakota, Alaska, and North Dakota. Over 50 percent of the recipients of these malpractice rewards in the United States were women, and most of these women fell between the ages of 40 and 59. 

If you have questions regarding a medical malpractice issue, please contact the Chicago medical malpractice lawyers of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C. by calling 312-466-8200 today. 

As Tax Day approaches, drivers across the country should be aware of the elevated dangers associated with filing tax returns. Each year this day attracts more fatal car accidents than any other day in the month of April. 

Researchers evaluated data from the past 30 years that was provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and found that 6,783 traffic deaths took place on Tax Day throughout that time. That averages out to be 226 deaths each year on Tax Day. The results of this study were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. 

Driving a different way on Tax Day may increase a person's risk of being involved in a car accident. Several individuals set out on new paths this day in order to locate the nearest post office to deposit their tax return filings. Safety experts believe that this high fatality rate could decline once everyone switches over to filing their tax returns electronically.

Please contact the Chicago car accident lawyers of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C. by calling 312-466-8200 if you or someone you know has been injured in a car accident due to a distracted driver.