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Study: These Car Models Have the Highest Number of Reckless Driving Infractions
Many of us have certain stereotypes about people who drive different types of cars, but is there any truth to them? Do people who drive sports cars or pickup trucks really drive more dangerously than other drivers? It turns out there may be a grain of truth in some of…
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard Warns Parents of Rise in Children Pedestrian Accidents on Halloween Night
Local law firm offers Halloween safety tips to help prevent pedestrian accidents While Halloween is supposed to be a fun holiday, it is the deadliest day of the year for child pedestrians. Children are three times more likely to be fatally injured by a car on Halloween, according to the…
Son of Man Killed 2018 FedEx Truck Crash Hopes Case Will Improve Trucking Safety Procedures
HOUSTON – A Houston jury returned a $30 million verdict last week against FedEx Freight Inc. in a wrongful death suit filed by the sons of a man who died in a 2018 collision involving one of the company’s truck drivers. Now, the brothers say they want trucking companies to take…
Man Killed After Being Struck By CTA Bus in Buena Park Neighborhood
CHICAGO – An 85-year-old man was struck and killed by a CTA bus Sunday evening in Chicago’s Buena Park neighborhood. Chicago Police say the man was walking in the area when he was hit by a northbound bus around 5:10 p.m. in the 4200-block of North Marine Drive. He was…
What Makes Someone a Credible Witness for a Car Accident Claim?
Evidence is a crucial part of any Chicago car accident claim, but physical, material evidence is not always available after a crash. When the facts of a car accident are in dispute and evidence is scarce, the best way to determine what happened may be to interview a credible eyewitness….
Fallen Roller Coaster piece hits woman in the head at Cedar Point
By: Sofia Hasty SANDUSKY, OHIO- A malfunction at Cedar Point, a popular amusement park in Ohio, has left a 44-year-old Michigan woman in intensive care with severe brain injury. The incident occurred on August 15 while the woman was waiting in line for the Top Thrill Dragster roller coaster. According to…
Beating Goliath Episode 3: Justice at Last
In the final episode of our three-part “Beating Goliath” series, the jury finds that Tom was not at fault for his injury and awards him $12.2 million in compensation. They also find that the defendant company, GES, acted with reckless indifference and impose $3 million in punitive damages on the…
Beating Goliath Episode 1: A Moment That Changed My Life
Tom Neuhengen sustains a massive injury on the job when a 65,000-pound forklift runs over his foot at a trade show in Chicago. An IT rep for the National Guard and a U.S. military veteran living in Cudahy, Wisconsin, Tom’s life would be changed forever by the careless accident. In…
Teen Killed in Hermosa Hit-and-Run That Family Believes Was Attempted Carjacking
By: Sofia Hasty CHICAGO- 16-year-old Ashley Sanchez of Aurora, Ill. was killed Tuesday night in Chicago’s Hermosa neighborhood in a car crash. At around 11:30 p.m. in the 4500 block of West Armitage Avenue, a tan minivan rear-ended a white Dodge Charger carrying Ashley and her family. The charger then…
Volo Man Dies After Routine Dental Surgery – Too Much Anesthesia
In one of the most devastating instances of alleged dental malpractice, a 51-year-old veteran and father from Volo died shortly after a tooth extraction surgery at his dentist’s office in Gurnee because he was given too much anesthesia. The Lake County State Attorney’s Office is investigating the case to determine…
