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Illinois Injury Lawyer Blog

A legal blog that covers Illinois personal injury and accident topics including car accidents, medical malpractice, and nursing home abuse. Published by Injury Lawyers Levin & Perconti.

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CTA President Ron Huberman Admits that Driver Error Caused the CTA Green Line Derailment

Posted on May 28, 2008
CTA President Ron Huberman was quoted in the Chicago Tribune stating that driver error caused today?s CTA Green Line derailment accident near Washington Park. This CTA accident follows a long series of CTA troubles. In July 2006, the CTA Blue Line derailed and caught fire just west of the Clark and Lake station, an accident injuring more than 150 CTA passengers...

Chicago Man?s Family Files a Wrongful Death Lawsuit against the Chicago Police Department

Posted on May 27, 2008
The surviving family members of a man who died while in Chicago Police Department (CPD) custody have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Chicago Police Department. The CPD wrongful death lawsuit claims that the man was not properly observed or restrained while in police custody...

Sears Holdings Corp. Named in Class Action Lawsuits over Negligent Installation of Dryers

Posted on May 21, 2008
Chicago-based Sears has been named in a class action lawsuit in the Northern District of Illinois alleging that the company was negligent when installing household dryers. The suit claims that Sears, and four other companies, were negligent in ignoring the fire hazards created by installing metal foil exhaust with plastic vents...

States Split $58 Million Settlement Payout from Merck Pharmaceuticals for Vioxx

Posted on May 20, 2008
Merck Pharmaceuticals will pay out a $58 million settlement to 29 states for their expenditures on Vioxx for state medical care programs. According to documents filed with the court, Merck failed to disclose the heath risks with Vioxx which was used to treat heart problems...

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Family of Woman Killed in a Truck Accident Receive a $1.5 Million Settlement

Posted on May 20, 2008
The husband and daughter of a woman killed in a truck accident have received a $1.5 million dollar settlement that will be held in investments for the daughter until she reaches age 18. In a bizarre twist of events, her mother was killed while helping the victim of a hit and run automobile accident that had just happened...

Heparin Deaths and Heparin Injuries at Forefront of Special Subcommittee Hearing

Posted on May 19, 2008
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing entitled, ?Should FDA Drug and Medical Device Regulation Bar State Liability Claims?? on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building. At the hearing, Heparin deaths and heparin overdose injuries featured front and center...

Discovery Begins in $14 Million Lawsuit for the Severe Brain Injuries of Unborn Child

Posted on May 16, 2008
The mother and father of a child born with severe brain injuries have filed a personal injury lawsuit arising from the truck accident where their unborn child sustained serious injuries. Both parents were severely injured in the accident but they did not know that their daughter would continue to suffer until she was born...

Sidewalk Lawsuits Shed Light on Unsafe Conditions, Including Unsafe Renovations

Posted on May 13, 2008
Many people have heard of the requirements that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) places on public sidewalks. Sidewalks must be accessible and easy to use for people in wheelchairs and other mobility devices. However, renovations and compliance can be done improperly, creating risks in the face of improvement...

Jones Act Lawsuits: What Kinds of Vessels Are Covered?

Posted on May 12, 2008
Jones Act lawsuits are not limited to offshore vessels only; inland waterway seamen are also covered by the Jones Act and can seek fair and reasonable compensation for their injuries and medical expenses. The Jones Act applies to inland river workers as well as offshore workers and covers jackup rig injuries, semi-submersible ship or rig injuries, construction and lay barge injuries, drill ship injuries, tug/towboat injuries, crew boat injuries, drill ship injuries, dredge injuries, tanker and cargo ship injuries, fishing vessel injuries, chemical ship injuries, research vessel injuries, cruise ship injuries, other floating/movable structure injuries...

Questions about the Jones Act: What is it?

Posted on May 12, 2008
The Jones Act is a law Congress enacted to protect workers who are injured on a ship or vessel. The Jones Act governs the liability of vessel operators and marine employers for the work-related injury or death of an employee. It is a federal cause of action, meaning that the United States Congress intended for all seaman's injuries throughout the nation to be guided by the same liability standards of the Jones Act...

4 Charged in Hospital Rape Case; Hospital Employees Failed to Report Abuse

Posted on May 07, 2008
Four hospital employees have been charged with failure to report sexual assault after a stroke patient was sexually assaulted while incapacitated. As police continue to investigate, more details come to light. The victim was incapacitated following treatment for a stroke and was not able to relate her hospital sexual abuse until almost a month later...

Abused Child Gets $18.2 Million Settlement from the State for Negligence

Posted on May 07, 2008
A child who was irreparably injured and abused after being released into her abusive mother?s custody has received an $18.2 million settlement from the state to compensate for the state?s negligence in a personal injury lawsuit. The child was released to her mother after a hospital stay even though the state child welfare services had suspected child abuse in the home...

Parents Sue Truck Driver for Daughter?s Wrongful Death Following CTA Accident

Posted on May 06, 2008
The Parents of Delisia Brown have filed a personal injury lawsuit in Chicago against Donald Wells, the driver of the semi truck that crashed into the CTA Red Line platform at Cermak on April 25. Ms. Brown?s parents claim in the personal injury lawsuit that Wells ran a red light and failed to use his horn to signal before the truck crash happened...

Jury Awards $15 Million to Teen Injured in a Semi Truck Accident

Posted on May 06, 2008
A jury awarded $15 Million in a truck accident case to a teenager who was hit by a truck in a car accident at age 14. The jury found that the correct compensation for the teenager included $3.57 million for future medical expenses, $1.07 million for future lost earnings, and $10 million for past and future pain and suffering...

Levin & Perconti File a Personal Injury Lawsuit in Cook County Against the City of Chicago

Posted on May 05, 2008
Levin & Perconti have filed a personal injury lawsuit against the City of Chicago seeking damages in excess of $50,000 after a woman was injured by a dangerous and improperly-maintained sidewalk on the city?s south side. The plaintiff broke her leg and sprained her foot, requiring surgery and extensive rehabilitation...

Southern Illinois Student Killed in a Truck Accident in a Construction Zone

Posted on May 05, 2008
A Southern Illinois University senior was killed recently when his car was hit from behind by a semi truck in a semi truck accident. The student?s car was stopped behind another truck in a construction zone when the driver of the semi failed to stop, slamming into the back of his car and killing him...

Lawyer Tips: Accounting for Other Jurisdictions

Posted on May 03, 2008
Some cases, including a personal injury lawsuit or worker?s compensation lawsuit, you take may arise in other states but can be filed in Illinois. If you have a case like this, be sure to check the statute of limitation in the other state before you begin the representation...

Levin & Perconti Files a Personal Injury Lawsuit Naming an Employee of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority

Posted on May 02, 2008
Levin & Perconti filed a personal injury lawsuit in Chicago for their client?s personal injuries in an automobile accident. The injured woman was driving towards an exit ramp on an expressway when an Illinois State Toll Highway Authority vehicle failed to exercise due care and caused an automobile accident...

Lawyer Tips: What to Do When You Need to Withdraw from a Case

Posted on May 02, 2008
If you decide to withdraw from a case, especially a personal injury lawsuit, or your client wishes to switch attorneys, you must be sure to make effective withdrawal. Simply ceasing to represent the client in name is not enough. Illinois lawyers should either withdraw their appearance or be certain that an order for substitution of counsel is entered...

Local Teacher Killed in Logan Square Bicycle Accident

Posted on May 01, 2008
A schoolteacher died in a Chicago bicycle accident yesterday in Logan Square. She was riding on Kedzie Avenue when she was struck fatally on her bicycle by a car. This is the second bicycle related death in Logan Square in the past ten days. Another cyclist was killed in a bicycle accident when he attempted to make a left turn in front of a car...

Lawyer Tips: Vaccine Injuries

Posted on May 01, 2008
Vaccines are a very common part of life for all of us and certainly a least favorite experience for children. However, vaccines can also bring about personal injury lawsuit for vaccine injuries and may be a source of medical malpractice lawsuits medical malpractice lawsuitsIt is important that attorney be sure to advise their clients about the availability of compensation for a vaccine-related injury or death...

Lawyer Tips: Serving the Summons and Avoiding Dismissal

Posted on April 30, 2008
Service of a Summons is an essential part of a personal injury lawsuit starting off on the right foot. Supreme Court Rule 103(b) allows a court to dismiss the case if the plaintiff does not exercise reasonable diligence to secure the service of summons...

Chicago Truck Crash into CTA Red Line: Suspect Prescription Drugs in Trucker's Possession

Posted on April 30, 2008
According to the Chicago Police Department, the truck driver whose semi truck crashed into the CTA Red Line station on Cermak last week possessed prescription drugs that were not prescribed to him. While in custody, the driver refused a urine test, a method police often use to detect controlled substances, and behaved oddly, leading some to suspect that he may have been under the influence of drugs when the truck crashed...

Cook County Office Building Fire Personal Injury Lawsuit Settled for $100 Million in Chicago

Posted on April 30, 2008
The 22 victims of the Cook County office building fire from 2003 have settled their personal injury lawsuit against the City of Chicago, Cook County, and the building?s management. The $100 million dollar settlement for this personal injury lawsuit will compensate the victims who were injured when the high rise building fire broke out; most were caught in the stairwells and suffered from the smoke...

City of Chicago Will Inspect Fewer Porches as Summer Approaches

Posted on April 29, 2008
Five years and a number of personal injury lawsuits and wrongful death lawsuits have passed since an apartment porch collapse accident killed 13 people on the city?s north side. Porches are very popular in Chicago, often the focal point of a weekend gathering...

Probe into Red Line Truck Crash Continues; Police Look to Driver

Posted on April 29, 2008
The investigation into the horrific semi truck accident at the CTA?s Cermak red line stop last week continues. Currently, the Chicago Police Department is investigating the truck crash to determine if any foul pay was afoot, if the driver?s fatigue or substance use may have caused the crash, or if mechanical error caused the truck to crash...

Lawyer Tips: Settlements Against Your Advice

Posted on April 28, 2008
Sometimes, a client will want to settle a personal injury lawsuit for an amount that is lower than what you can get. Lawyers are experts on achieving a valuable settlement in personal injury lawsuits and worker?s compensation lawsuits but some clients may want something different...

Lawyer Tips: Worker?s Compensation and Personal Injury Cases

Posted on April 27, 2008
Lawyers and clients should be careful when defining the scope of the representation for a personal injury lawsuit involving a workplace injury or jobsite injury. Sometimes, a personal injury at work may give rise to both a personal injury lawsuit and a worker?s compensation lawsuit...

Lawyer Tips: New Products Liability Suits ? Picking Up the Pieces

Posted on April 26, 2008
When a lawyer gets a new products liability lawsuit there is one important step that some lawyers overlook. Immediately upon taking a products liability lawsuit, the attorney should make sure to preserve the product. If you?re not sure how to preserve the product or pick up the pieces to safeguard them for later use in trial, call an experienced products liability attorney for advice or a referral...

Out of Control Semi Truck Plows into CTA Redline Station; 2 Deaths, Multiple Injuries

Posted on April 25, 2008
A semi truck accident occurred on Friday, April 25 at the Cermak/Chinatown CTA Red Line station. According to witnesses, the semi truck appeared out of control as it hit first the CTA bus stop and then the Cermak station staircase. 2 pedestrians were killed by the runaway semi truck in today's truck accident...

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