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Daily Southtown: Olympia Fields crash victim receives $1M settlement after road rage incident
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – An Indiana woman has been awarded a settlement of $1 million following a May 2019 crash in Olympia Fields stemming from a road rage incident that has left her “deathly afraid” of being in a vehicle, her attorney said Wednesday. Melanie Pryor, 59, of Schererville, has…
Forbes: Patrick A. Salvi discusses car accident settlements
CHICAGO – Should you settle a car accident privately—paying for the damage out of your own pocket—to avoid notifying your auto insurance company or the other driver’s insurance company and possibly triggering a rate increase? Well, as with so many issues involving auto insurance, it depends on several factors. Generally speaking,…
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. investigating deadly explosion near Starved Rock State Park
UTICA, Ill. – The Illinois law firm Salvi, Schostok and Pritchard P.C. announced in a news release Wednesday that the firm was hired to investigate an explosion near Starved Rock State Park last week that killed two brothers and their nephew. “There’s nothing to suggest that Inmer Rivera Tejada, 39, and Rafael…
FOX 32: Illinois social host liability laws come into focus as prom season approaches
CHICAGO – Lance Northcutt, partner at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, was interviewed live on FOX 32’s Good Day Chicago about the state of Illinois’s social host liability laws in lieu of the upcoming prom season. With the passage of the Social Host Law in 2013, parents could find themselves in…
Daily Herald: Lindenhurst woman suing Antioch restaurant over fireplace explosion
ANTIOCH, Ill. – A Lindenhurst woman is suing an Antioch restaurant for injuries she said she suffered when an outdoor fireplace exploded last year as she and her husband dined on the eatery’s patio. The explosion occurred about 7 p.m. Sept. 16, 2020, as LaVerne Burress and her husband, Charles…
FOX 32: Heidi Wickstrom discusses the dangers of distracted driving
CHICAGO – April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. To help educate drivers about the dangers of this dangerous habit and how to avoid it, Attorney Heidi L. Wickstrom was interviewed live on FOX 32’s Good Day Chicago where she broke down Illinois’ laws related to distracted driving, recent statistics on just how…
Law 360’s Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Patrick A. Salvi
CHICAGO – Almost 40 years after founding Salvi Schostok & Pritchard PC, and with more than $2 billion in verdicts and settlements under his firm’s belt, trial attorney Patrick A. Salvi still loves few things more than the chance to argue for his clients in court. Law360 published a feature…
Journal Times: New scholarship honors Union Grove native killed in 2020 crash who had been a ‘top of her class’ attorney
RACINE, Wis. (March 15, 2021) – The Chicago law firm that employed beloved attorney and Union Grove High School graduate Elizabeth Olszewski has established a scholarship fund in her memory. Olszewski was killed in a vehicle crash in Yorkville in February 2020, the same crash that also claimed the life of Racine Police…
Law 360: Ill. Attys Hope Virtual Hearings Will Endure Post-Pandemic
CHICAGO – Partner Brian Salvi spoke with Law 360 about how attorneys’ work has changed during the course of the pandemic, how virtual proceedings have been working, and which elements of the virtual courtroom may be here to stay post-pandemic. “I think a lot of this stuff is here to…
Wisconsin Law Journal: Firm establishes scholarship fund in memory of lawyer killed in Racine Co. car crash
MARCH 3, 2021 – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard has established a memorial scholarship fund in memory of Elizabeth Olszewski, a personal-injury attorney and Wisconsin native killed in a Racine County car crash last year. Olszewski was an attorney at the Waukegan, Illinois, firm. To honor her legacy and love of the law,…
