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Back in 2011, a tour bus driver struck and killed an innocent woman walking in downtown Chicago. News reports indicate that the driver was operating the tour bus with cocaine in his system when he hit the 26 year-old. The family of the victim brought a wrongful death action against the tour bus company, arguing…
In Glenview, three Chicago residents were killed when a garbage truck crashed into their car, at the intersection of Harrison Street and Harlem Avenue. The driver of the truck was not injured. The Chicago Tribune reports that the family of one of the victims is now bringing a wrongful death lawsuit against the owner of…
Car accidents occur far too often – especially in and around the Chicago area. According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, in 2011 there were 281,788 motor vehicle crashes on Illinois roadways. Further data reveals even more disturbing news: 918 people died in 835 crashes during that time, and an additional 84,172 victims were injured.…
Nursing homes and hospitals throughout Chicago and the state of Illinois are experiencing a reduction in inspections due to the recent government shutdown. According to news reports, Illinois is one of the top recipients throughout the country of federal money to pay for inspections of nursing homes, hospitals, and other health care operations. In fact,…
The various regions of Illinois have had disparate ordinances and regulations concerning the use of hand held cell phones. Some locations prohibited the use while others restricted hand held use under certain circumstances. Needless to say, drivers have been confused. On January 1, 2014, a new statewide ban on the use of a hand held…
The Illinois Department of Transportation maintains assorted traffic statistics on its website. As of September 27, there were 665 fatal crashes throughout the state in 2013. In the city of Chicago alone, there were 88 fatal crashes during the same time period. From this data, we can see that car accidents have the potential to…
According to an article in the Chicago Tribune, a 27-year-old man was arrested and charged in the death of a two-year old girl who was walking with her great-grandmother to a daycare center when she was killed. The driver ran through a stop sign and although the great-grandmother tried to protect the toddler, she “sprung”…
The city of Chicago was the setting for two workers’ deaths in two separate construction accidents in recent days. The men who died were only 47 and 48-years-old, respectively. Construction accidents are tragic, causing many serious injuries and sometimes death. These accidents are usually of a serious nature due to a variety of factors, including…
A Lake County judge awarded $6 million to the family of a woman who died after being “smothered” by her husband. This past spring, a jury found the husband guilty of involuntarily killing his wife in the couple’s living room, and sentenced him to eight years in prison. According to an article in a Chicago…
Liability for a distracted driving accident just took a significant turn: a person texting a driver from a remote location can be held liable to anyone injured if the driver was distracted by the incoming text. Specifically, a New Jersey appellate court held that the sender of such a text message could potentially be liable…
