$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...
Read More$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...
Read More$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...
Read More$5.4M Award for slip, fall on fuel spill
Parente NEWS Feb14-2017DOWNLOAD 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 Rail Road for injured an... Read More
Plaintiff Receives $1.45M; High-Low Deal Settles Suit
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 verdict. The jury’s $2.3 million award came Friday. Though that’s $850,000 more than the settlement...
Read MoreSlip on Ice Nets $3.5M settlement
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. The agreement came earlier this month, the day before a Cook County judge was scheduled to rule from...
Read MoreWinnebago Co. Motorcycle Suit Settles for $6M
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 in a settlement that stems from a tactical decision to sue her husband instead of his employer. On May 20, 2012,...
Read MoreBrain-damage suit settles for $10.5M
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 boy following leg surgery. The agreement Wednesday came after a Cook County judge barred testimony from one of...
Read MoreBroken-ankle case settles for $2.95M
BY JOHN FLYNN ROONEY Law Bulletin staff writer A Chicago man who suffered a severely broken ankle in a vehicle accident has received a $2.95 million settlement. On Aug. 22, 2012, Andreas Bakopoulos was driving his Mitsubishi Eclipse near 4350 W. Ohio St. He was on a lunch break from his job...
Read MoreJury awards $2.4M for back injuries from truck crash
BY JENN BALLARD Law Bulletin staff writer A Cook County jury awarded $2.4 million to a man who suffered back injuries when his parked truck was hit by a semitrailer truck. Clanton Pitchford slept at a truck stop in Tuscon, Ariz., in 2006 when a Knight Transportation Inc. truck, traveling...
Read MoreCompany settles death suit
Joliet asphalt maker to pay widow more than $3 million By Janet Lundquist // Joliet Herald News // jlundquist@stmedianetwork.com A Joliet asphalt manufacturer has agreed to dish out more than $3 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the widow of a Channahon man who died at the company's...
Read MoreSettlement gives widow $3.15 million
BY MARY KATE MALONE Law Bulletin staff writer An Illinois asphalt manufac- turer agreed to pay $3.15 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the widow of an oiler who died while working at a Joliet asphalt plant in 2004, her attorney said. Approved by Will County Circuit Judge Michael J....
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