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$2.8M settlement for iron railing failure

February 8, 2018

Property manager pays after trio falls off balcony at Woodridge apartment BY JORDYN REILAND Law Bulletin staff writer Three family members who fell from an apartment balcony have settled a…

$250K verdict upheld in Metra platform suit

January 8, 2018

BY DAVID THOMAS Law Bulletin staff writer A state appeals panel last month upheld a $250,000 verdict against Metra for a 68-year-old’s injuries after a ticket agent backed into him…

$6.6 Mil awarded for O’Hare L crash

May 10, 2017

CHICAGOLAWBULLETIN.COM // In the News Volume 163, No. 31 // WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2017 BY LAURAANN WOOD Law Bulletin staff writer A Cook County jury has awarded $6.65 million to a…

$5.4M Award for slip, fall on fuel spill

February 14, 2017

https://www.pninjurylaw.com/parente-news-feb14-2017/ DOWNLOAD NOW CHICAGOLAWBULLETIN.COM // In the News Volume 163, No. 31 // TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2017 BY LAURAANN WOOD Law Bulletin staff writer $5.445M net jury verdict against Union Pacific…

Plaintiff Receives 1.45 High Low Deal Settles Suit

Plaintiff Receives $1.45M; High-Low Deal Settles Suit

March 29, 2016

BY LAURAANN WOOD Law Bulletin staff writer A construction worker received a $1.45 million settlement after a high-low agreement was reached shortly before a Cook County jury returned with a…

Slip on Ice Nets $3.5M settlement

December 30, 2015

BY LAURAANN WOOD Law Bulletin staff writer A man who severely injured his back after a construction accident has settled his suit against the project’s general contractor for $3.5 million.…

Winnebago Co. Motorcycle Suit Settles for $6M

March 17, 2015

BY JOHN FLYNN ROONEY Law Bulletin staff writer A woman who suffered a serious brain injury after being ejected from a motorcycle driven by her husband will receive $6 million…

Brain-damage suit settles for $10.5M

July 10, 2014

BY MARC KARLINSKY Law Bulletin staff writer Three days into a trial, Loyola University Medical Center agreed to a $10.5 million settle- ment with a man who suffered brain damage as a…