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Winnebago Co. Motorcycle Suit Settles for $6M

Winnebago 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,...

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March 17, 2015
Brain-damage suit settles for $10.5M

Brain-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...

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July 10, 2014
Broken-ankle case settles for $2.95M

Broken-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...

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April 10, 2014
Jury awards $2.4M for back injuries from truck crash

Jury 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...

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February 27, 2013
Company settles death suit

Company 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...

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November 4, 2012
Settlement gives widow $3.15 million

Settlement 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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October 24, 2012
Jail construction worker win settlement

Jail construction worker win settlement

By Brian Stanley // bstanley@stmedianetwork.com CHICAGO  -  Two construction workers who were injured years ago when a floor collapsed at the Will County jail each will receive a $6 million settlement. On Oct. 9, 2007, Ramiro Zavala and Joshua Comer had just started pouring concrete on the...

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July 1, 2012
Two lawsuits from deck collapse yield $12 million

Two lawsuits from deck collapse yield $12 million

BY PAT MILHIZER // Law Bulletin staff writer A deck collapse during a construction project to expand the Will County jail has yielded two equal settlements that total $12 million. Ramiro Zavala and Joshua Comer worked for Lindblad Construction and poured concrete in October 2007. They...

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June 13, 2012
Train lawsuits end with settlements totaling $36.25M

Train lawsuits end with settlements totaling $36.25M

By Pat Milhizer Law Bulletin staff writer A fiery train derailment that killed a woman and caused the birth and death of a child yielded $36.25 million in two Cook County settlements. Attorneys reached the larger settlement before trial and the other came Tuesday just before jurors issued...

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October 19, 2011
Award to family in Rockford train derailment: $36.2 million

Award to family in Rockford train derailment: $36.2 million

By Chris Green // rrstar.com CHICAGO – A multimillion-dollar settlement was reached today stemming from the June 19, 2009, train derailment and explosion that claimed the life of a woman and her daughter’s unborn baby. Canadian National Railway will pay a total of $36.2 million to the Jose...

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October 18, 2011
$5M settlement reached in a drunken-driving lawsuit

$5M settlement reached in a drunken-driving lawsuit

Chicago Daily Law Bulletin  // In Circuit Court By Maria Kantzavelos Law Bulletin staff writer A lawsuit brought by a Walgreens project manager who suffered injuries in a 2006 traffic accident involving a worker who was drinking on St. Patrick's Day at a bar across the street from his job...

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February 11, 2011
Carpenter injured in a fall preparing to set trusses

Carpenter injured in a fall preparing to set trusses

Chicago Daily Law Bulletin  // In Circuit Court  A carpenter who was injured in a fall while preparing to set trusses at a residential construction site has settled his lawsuit against the project's general contractor and a crane/truss company for nearly $4.9 million, according to the...

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November 10, 2009
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