Category: Personal Injury Articles

School Buses

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., Offers Back-to-School Safety Reminders for Students, Drivers

CHICAGO (August 3, 2017) –Over the next several weeks, Chicago area students will be making their return to school! While the start of the school year signals a return to homework, organized sports and other classroom activities, it also means an increase in pedestrian and motor traffic around schools. Even…

Immy

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., July Pet of the Month: Adoptable Dog Immy

GRAYSLAKE, Ill. (July 21, 2017) – The Illinois personal injury law firm of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., has committed to finding local adoptable pets a loving home in 2017. We have teamed up with the Anti Cruelty Society in Chicago and Save-A-Pet in Grayslake to feature an adoptable pet every month. This month, we…

Car Accident Attorney Breaks Down Best Auto Insurance Companies in Illinois

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (June 9, 2017) – We live in a world where we are constantly barraged with advertisements from auto insurance companies trying to convince us their product is the best and most protective. As a law firm known for helping people who have been injured in an auto accident,…

Parents Warned of Legal Dangers for Hosting Prom Drinking Parties

CHICAGO (April 17, 2017) – With Chicago teens gearing up for prom season, police are on heightened alert for underage drinking. The Chicago law firm of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., has some important reminders and tips for parents and guardians to help keep their teens safe and themselves out…

construction injury

58-Year-Old Mechanic Killed at Asphalt Paving Business in Lake Zurich

LAKE ZURICH, Ill. – A mechanic was killed Wednesday afternoon when an asphalt paver fell onto him at a Lake Zurich business. According to a report from CBS Chicago, the 58-year-old employee was doing maintenance on an asphalt paver at Chicagoland Paving Contractors when he was struck struck by the…

Our Chicago medical malpractice lawyers discuss what you can do when brain injuries result from medical malpractice.

Ottawa Man Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury After Tornado Rips Through Area

OTTAWA, Ill. (March 1, 2017) – Authorities say two people in Illinois were killed by a severe storm system that swept through the Midwest and spawned tornadoes late Tuesday night. According to ABC 7 Chicago, there were reports of as many as seven tornadoes in the state. One of the…

vehicle accidents

High Speed Des Plaines Crash Leaves 3 Family Members, Driver Dead

DES PLAINES, Ill. (February 20, 2017) – A 21-year-old driver with a history of speeding may have been traveling faster than 100 mph when he slammed into another car, killing himself and three family members. The fatal crash occurred around 8:55 p.m. Thursday night in the 100 block of East…

Parents Say Negligence to Blame for Son’s Water Slide Death

CHICAGO (February 13, 2017) – The parents of a 10-year-old boy who was killed while riding the world’s tallest water slide are speaking out about their son’s death for the first time. Caleb Schwab was internally decapitated in August after he flew off the Verruckt water slide at the Schlitterbahn…

brain injury rehabilitation

How You Can Take Control of Brain Injury Rehabilitation in Illinois

A brain injury is among the most debilitating kinds of injuries. It is a highly common injury, too. As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports, as many as 1.5 million people suffer traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) each year. Of course, these injuries are extremely difficult to diagnose….

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., Cautions Drivers About ‘100 Feet of Terror’ Along I-94

CHICAGO (Salvi Law) – According to the Chicago Tribune, eight people were injured Monday evening in a multi-vehicle accident involving a semi-truck on westbound I-94, just south of Grand Avenue. A total of six people were sent to Advocate Condell Medical Hospital in Libertyville with minor injuries, one in critical…