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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…
Pit Bull Attacks Tinley Park Woman and Her Golden Retriever
By: Sofia Hasty TINLEY PARK, Ill (July 15, 2021) – A Tinley Park woman and her 4-month-old golden retriever were viciously attacked by a pit bull while they were out on a walk on July 2. Around 3:24 p.m. that day, the woman and her dog, Figaro, went on a…
Snapchat Ends Speed Filter Some Say Encouraged Reckless Driving
As NPR recently reported, Snapchat has recently decided to eliminate a controversial feature in the app known as the “speed filter.” But for some car crash victims, the recent removal is too little, too late. Tragically, motorists have died in speeding accidents involving speed filter users. Many others have been…
Attorney Heidi L. Wickstrom Elected Chair of AAJ’s Professional Negligence Section
CHICAGO (July 15, 2021) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard is proud to announce attorney Heidi L. Wickstrom has been elected Chair of the American Association for Justice’s Professional Negligence section. As chair, Ms. Wickstrom will oversee the Professional Negligence newsletter and online content, plan the group’s CLE for the next…
Physiologic Monitoring Issues
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations recently reported that clinical alarm response issues are among the top so-called “never” events. This is the case despite the fact that the Joint Commission explained years earlier the need to develop a National Patient Safety Goal for physiologic monitors and alarm…
Amusement Park Malfunctions
Fourteen people recently died on a crash in a sightseeing cable car in Italy, according to news reports. Police arrested three people after learning the tragedy occurred after workers placed a clamp on the emergency brake to deactivate it as part of a patchwork repair. The brake was engaging when…
Bicyclist Hit, Killed by Driver in Logan Square
CHICAGO – Kevin Clark, a Chicago musician famous for playing the drummer Freddy “Spazzy McGee” Jones in the 2003 film “School of Rock,” was struck and killed by a driver early Wednesday while he biked in the Logan Square neighborhood. Clark, 32, was riding westbound in the 2600 block of North…
