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Jail construction worker win settlement

July 1, 2012

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.…

Two lawsuits from deck collapse yield $12 million

June 13, 2012

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.…

Train lawsuits end with settlements totaling $36.25M

October 19, 2011

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…

Award to family in Rockford train derailment: $36.2 million

October 18, 2011

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…

$5M settlement reached in a drunken-driving lawsuit

February 11, 2011

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…

Carpenter injured in a fall preparing to set trusses

November 10, 2009

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…

$Construction worker fractured vertebrae and injured his rotator cuff$

Construction worker fractured vertebrae and injured his rotator cuff

December 16, 2008

Chicago Daily Law Bulletin // In Circuit Court A construction worker who fractured vertebrae and injured his rotator cuff on the job has received a $3.5 million settle- ment, his attorney…

Deck-collapse victim sues for over $50,000

October 1, 2006

The suit was filed Wednesday in Winnebago County Circuit Court. By Carrie Watters // Rockford Register Star ROCKFORD – At least one victim in a Hampton Meadows deck collapse is…

Insurer loses bid to limit costs in collision involving rental car

October 7, 2005

By Stephanie Potter Law Bulletin staff writer The 1st District Appellate Court decided Friday that a rental car company was not required to provide liability cov- erage to customers who…

$Man fractured spine when a school bus ran over a pothole$

Man fractured spine when a school bus ran over a pothole

June 3, 2005

Chicago Daily Law Bulletin // In Circuit Court A Chicago man with a brittle bone disease whose spine was fractured when a school bus ran over a pothole has settled…

Construction worker falls from overhang

August 5, 2003

Chicago Daily Law Bulletin // In Circuit Court A construction worker who fell from an overhang covering a concrete stairwell reached a $1.1 million settlement with the general contractor on…

Woman suffered head injuries when she fell on a concrete stairwell

March 13, 2003

Chicago Daily Law Bulletin // In Circuit Court A woman who suffered head injuries when she fell on a concrete stairwell has reached a $2.5 million settlement with the owner…

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Jail construction worker win settlement

Two lawsuits from deck collapse yield $12 million

Train lawsuits end with settlements totaling $36.25M

Award to family in Rockford train derailment: $36.2 million

$5M settlement reached in a drunken-driving lawsuit

Carpenter injured in a fall preparing to set trusses

Construction worker fractured vertebrae and injured his rotator cuff

Deck-collapse victim sues for over $50,000

Insurer loses bid to limit costs in collision involving rental car

Man fractured spine when a school bus ran over a pothole

Construction worker falls from overhang

Woman suffered head injuries when she fell on a concrete stairwell