Parente & Norem Update on NBC Channel 5 News – Maggie Daley Park Slide Injuries
The Law Offices of Parente & Norem, P.C. was featured again on NBC Channel 5 News as the 25-foot-tall Tower Slide at Chicago’s Maggie Daley Park is set to be removed after dozens of reports of injuries and lawsuits have been made, as well as several emergency vehicles responding to the...
Read More$3.9 Million for ORD Truck Rollover
Subcontractor hauling dirt for projects at O’Hare had shoulder, knee injuries BY JORDYN REILAND Law Bulletin staff writer A truck driver who was injured when the dump truck he was operating flipped onto its driver’s side has settled his lawsuit with all but one of the defendants for more...
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$18.6M awarded in fatal tractor trailer crash
High-low agreement, however, reduces sum to $15M; transit broker included in verdict BY JORDYN REILAND Law Bulletin staff writer A federal jury awarded $18.6 million to the wife of a Canadian truck driver who died after a collision with a tractor trailer on Interstate 80 in LaSalle...
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Parente & Norem on NBC Channel 5 News – Maggie Daley Park Slide Injuries
The Law Offices of Parente & Norem, P.C. was featured in an NBC Channel 5 News investigative report relating to the Maggie Daley Park Tower Slide Injuries. You can view Christopher Norem in the NBC Channel 5 News investigate report by clicking on this link: Has Maggie Daley Park Cleaned Up...
Read MoreMatthew J. Coleman has been named partner
The Law Firm of Parente & Norem, P.C. takes great pleasure in announcing Matthew J. Coleman has been elevated to a Partner at the firm and head of its Workers' Compensation practice. Parente & Norem, P.C. is a Plaintiff’s litigation and trial practice firm that concentrates in workers'...
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$1.95 Million for I-55 rear-end auto accident by Will County Deputy
29-year-old driver suffered back injury in highway collision BY JORDYN REILAND Law Bulletin staff writer A man who sustained a back injury after a Will County sheriff’s deputy rear-ended him has settled his suit for $1.95 million. The settlement entered on Thursday was reached roughly...
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Man settles injury case for $6.1M, including $700K in post judgment interest, after the verdict was affirmed by the Appellate court.
Man settles injury case for $6.1 Million BY JORDYN REILAND Law Bulletin staff writer A diesel mechanic has settled his lawsuit against Union Pacific Railroad Co. for $6.1 million seven years after he sustained lower back and groin injuries when he slipped while working at a rail yard....
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Pace Wreck Injuring 9 Caused By Bus Driver
Lawsuit: Pace Wreck Injuring 9 Caused By Bus Driver The collision happened last week on Boughton Road. By John Ferak, Patch Staff | Jun 26, 2018 12:48 pm ET | Updated Jun 26, 2018 12:53 pm ET BOLINGBROOK, IL - The Chicago law firm of Parente & Norem has filed a personal injury...
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$2.1M for collision with aviation police vehicle
BY JORDYN REILAND Law Bulletin staff writer A woman who aggravated prior disk herniations in a car crash with a police SUV has settled her lawsuit with the city of Chicago for $2.1 million. Tiffany Castillo sued the city and Chicago Department of Aviation police officer Gay E....
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$2.8M settlement for iron railing failure
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 negligence case against the property manager for $2.8 million. Plaintiffs Erika Martinez, Ivan...
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$250K verdict upheld in Metra platform suit
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 on a station platform. The 1st District Appellate Court found Cook County Circuit Judge Claire Elizabeth...
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$6.6 Mil awarded for O’Hare L crash
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 woman who suffered several injuries when a Blue Line train derailed at the O’Hare station. Plaintiff...
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