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News coverage on Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.’s $50M birth injury verdict
CHICAGO (October 12, 2018) – An Illinois jury has awarded a Michigan family $50 million after finding the brain damage suffered by a new born was preventable. The verdict was obtained by a team of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., attorneys on October 9, 2018 was covered by several news outlets:…
New York Post: New York’s flawed laws paved the way for the limo tragedy
NEW YORK (October 12, 2018) – America’s worst transportation disaster in nearly a decade wasn’t a plane crash or a train crash. The victims died in a high-speed car accident. The only newsmaking aspect of the stretch limousine that crashed in central New York over the Columbus Day weekend was the…
New York Daily News: Family gets $50 million in lawsuit against Evanston hospital
EVANSTON, Ill. (October 11, 2018) – Cook County Circuit Court jury granted a Michigan family $50 million on Tuesday, agreeing that the severe brain damage suffered by the family’s oldest son was a result of negligence and bad decisions by a doctor and attending nurse who delivered him at NorthShore Evanston…
Chicago Tribune: Family gets $50 million in lawsuit against Evanston hospital after jury finds baby’s brain damage was preventable
EVANSTON, Ill. (October 11, 2018) – A Cook County Circuit Court jury granted a Michigan family $50 million on Tuesday, agreeing that the severe brain damage suffered by the family’s oldest son was a result of negligence and bad decisions by a doctor and attending nurse who delivered him at NorthShore…
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: Infant brain injury brings $50M award
CHICAGO (October 10, 2018) – A Cook County jury awarded more than $50 million to the family of a child Tuesday who sustained a “severe and permanent” brain injury due to a lack of oxygen to his organs when he was born. Please click here to read the full story by…
Law 360: Ill. Jury Awards $50M For Child’s Oxygen-Deprived Birth
CHICAGO (October 9, 2018) – An Illinois state jury awarded $50 million on Tuesday to a boy who suffered a severe brain injury after hospital physicians failed to diagnose and treat his oxygen deprivation during birth. Please click here to read the full story by Law 360’s Lauraann Wood.
USA Today Network: Limo regulations and safety provisions found to be limited
NEW YORK (October 9, 2018) – As long as a patchwork of limousine regulations exists across nation — and consumers give short shrift to vetting operators — more deaths can be expected in crashes. Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. was interviewed by the USA TODAY network about the safety and regulations of limousines…
Law 360: Ill. Wants Sterigenics Plant Closed Amid Cancer Concerns
CHICAGO (October 4, 2018) – Illinois’ environmental regulator on Tuesday pushed for a temporary shutdown of a Chicago-area medical equipment facility run by Sterigenics International Inc., amid allegations that the plant has emitted a hazardous pollutant. Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. spoke with Law 360’s Lauraann Wood about the firm’s…
Univision Chicago reports on Salvi Law lawsuits against Sterigenics
CHICAGO (October 4, 2018) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., has filed multiple lawsuits and represents numerous clients whose lawsuits are pending against Sterigenics and other defendants for knowingly emitting the cancer-causing toxin ethylene-oxide into the air for decades. Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. sat down with Univision Chicago to…
FOX 32: Heidi Wickstrom offers legal insight into Brett Kavanaugh investigation
CHICAGO (October 1, 2018) – Attorney Heidi L. Wickstrom was interviewed live on FOX 32 News Monday morning about the Brett Kavanaugh hearing last week and pending FBI investigation. Please click here to watch the full segment.
