Press Releases
Sterigenics announces it will close Willowbrook plant
WILLOWBROOK, Ill. (September 30, 2019) – Sterigenics will permanently close its facility in southwest suburban Willowbrook despite a recent agreement allowing it to reopen months after it was shut down by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The company announced its plans Monday in a press release, saying it “could not reach an agreement…
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard adds in-house nursing consultant to firm’s growing legal team
CHICAGO (September 23, 2019) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard is pleased to announce Samantha Glon, R.N. has been hired as the firm’s in-house nursing consultant. Ms. Glon holds certifications as a Registered Nurse, Advanced Legal Nurse Consultant, Forensic Criminal Evidence Analyst, and Certified for Aging Services Risk Management. “Sam’s broad…
Brian L. Salvi named to Law Bulletin Media’s 40 Under 40 list
CHICAGO (September 20, 2019) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C. is pleased to announce Partner Brian L. Salvi has been named one of Law Bulletin Media’s 40 Lawyers Under Forty to watch in the state of Illinois for 2019. This year’s 40 Under 40 honorees were selected from a group…
DuPage County judge approves proposal to allow Sterigenics plant to reopen
WILLOWBROOK, Ill. (September 6, 2019) – A DuPage County judge ruled Friday that the Sterigenics plant in Willowbrook can reopen after it was shut down by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in February. Friday’s hearing was held nearly two months after Sterigenics reached an agreement with Attorney General Kwame Raoul and…
$1.5 million settlement for family of 40-year-old woman who died of brain bleed at Peoria Hospital
PEORIA, Ill. (August 26, 2019) – A Peoria hospital has agreed to pay $1.5 million to the family of a 40-year-old woman who died after her symptoms of an intracranial brain bleed were misdiagnosed by medical staff on multiple occasions. The settlement was reached one week before a jury trial…
32 victims sickened by ethylene oxide file new lawsuits against Sterigenics
CHICAGO (August 20, 2019)–Victims filed 32 new lawsuits against Sterigenics over exposure to cancer causing chemical ethylene oxide on Monday. The suits add to the 11 that have already been filed in Cook County Circuit Court. “Sterigenics has been emitting ethylene oxide into the air near Willowbrook for decades, knowing…
Press conference: New Sterigenics victims file suit, join others seeking justice after being sickened by ethylene oxide
WHO: Plaintiffs and attorneys filing lawsuits against Sterigenics, a Willowbrook medical equipment sterilization company that has been emitting cancer-causing chemical ethylene oxide into the atmosphere WHAT: Victims and their attorneys will speak out about their lawsuits against Sterigenics. Victims will be filing new cases this week, and others were remanded…
Attorney Heidi L. Wickstrom elected to executive board of AAJ’s Professional Negligence Section
SAN DIEGO (August 5, 2019) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C. attorney Heidi L. Wickstrom has been elected the Membership Liaison of the executive board of the Professional Negligence Section for the American Association for Justice. Ms. Wickstrom’s new role involves making sure attorneys are familiar with the benefits of…
American Association for Justice honors Patrick A. Salvi II with 2019 Wiedemann & Wysocki Award
SAN DIEGO (July 31, 2019) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard is pleased to announce Chicago Managing Partner Patrick A. Salvi II was presented with the American Association for Justice’s 2019 Wiedemann & Wysocki Award at the AAJ PAC M-Club Luncheon Sunday. The Wiedemann & Wysocki Award recognizes AAJ members who…
Five Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard Partners named to Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers Guide for 2019
CHICAGO (July 23, 2019) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard is pleased to announce five of the firm’s partners have been named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers Guide. First published in 2007, the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers Guide highlights the best of the U.S. plaintiff bar…
