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Patrick Salvi Jr. interviewed on “The Result” podcast
CHICAGO – Patrick A. Salvi II was recently interviewed on “The Result” podcast about a tragic case where a negligent ambulance driver struck and killed a 13-year-old boy in downstate Illinois. LISTEN | Patrick A. Salvi interviewed on The Result Brett McDaniel, 13, was riding his bicycle with a friend…
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: Good Samaritan hit by car gets $11M settlement
CHICAGO (November 4, 2021) – Attorneys Patrick Salvi, Aaron Boeder, Tara Devine, and Eirene Salvi recently obtained a more than $11 million settlement for a Dolton man who was hit by a car and lost his leg when he stopped to help a woman with her stalled vehicle. The Plaintiff…
Rockford media outlets report on wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of the family of a man who died at dentist office
ROCKFORD, Ill. – On October 5, 2021, Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the family of a Woodstock, Ill. man who died after being sedated during a routine dental procedure. According to the lawsuit, on April 7, 2021, 57-year-old Lyle Schmidt underwent a tooth extraction surgery at…
Chicago media outlets report on euthanization of dogs accused of attacks in Palatine, Elmwood Park
ELMWOOD PARK, Ill. – After yet another attack that caused injuries, two dogs that were removed from the Village of Palatine have been euthanized. The pit bull and Akita mix had previously attacked people and their dogs — one of whom died — in Palatine and Elmwood Park. Wednesday morning,…
Victim of Elmwood Park dog attack sues Palatine for not euthanizing dogs involved in first deadly attack
PALATINE, Ill. – Two dogs attacked an Elmwood Park woman while she was walking her dog, injuring both. The same two dogs also attacked a man and a woman in Palatine on May 24, causing bites and injuries and killing one of their dogs. Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard filed a…
Families of 3 men killed in Starved Rock explosion sue demolition, construction companies
CHICAGO – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the families of three men who were killed in an explosion near Starved Rock State Park in May. The wrongful death lawsuit blames two construction companies and a blasting company that planned and carried out that job, saying…
Highland Park Patch: Rob Kohen Named Among ’40 Under 40′ Attorneys To Watch
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. – Law Bulletin Media selected a Highland Park native as one of top young lawyers in Illinois earlier this month. Rob Kohen, 36, an attorney at the Chicago-based law firm Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard for the past seven years, is a member of the class of 2003…
Lawsuit to be filed against Palatine over recent dog attack in Elmwood Park
ELMWOOD PARK, Ill. – Attorneys for an Elmwood Park woman say negligence by the village of Palatine is to blame for an attack by two dogs that were kicked out of the Northwest suburb — but not euthanized — following a similar mauling about three months earlier. Attorneys Michael Schostok…
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: Woman to get $2M in surgery mistake
PEORIA, Ill (September 22, 2021) – A Deer Creek woman who needed a permanent colostomy after a surgical error has accepted a $2 million settlement with a doctor after years of litigation. Christina Wooten alleged that the delayed removal of a malignant tumor in her colon allowed her cancer to…
Daily Herald: Former worker at school for disabled students admits to sexual assault
WAUKEGAN, Ill. – A former Lake County special education teacher’s aide accused of sexually assaulting and abusing a disabled student has pleaded guilty to two of 17 charges he faced. Last week, Israel Suaste-Gonzalez, 50, admitted he abused the student at least five times between 2016 and 2018. Salvi,…
