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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$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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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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Construction worker fractured vertebrae and injured his rotator cuff
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 said. Kyle Ziminsky was 17 years old in 2004 when he was working as a non-union laborer at a...
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Deck-collapse victim sues for over $50,000
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 suing the owners of the Rockford apartment complex, with others expected. About a dozen people fell 10 feet when...
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Insurer loses bid to limit costs in collision involving rental car
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 prefer to use their own coverage. The ruling, written by Justice P. Scott Neville Jr., affirmed a...
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Man fractured spine when a school bus ran over a pothole
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 his lawsuit against the bus company for $1.9 million. Rocky Eljubeh, who suffers from Torg's Osteolysis, claimed that the...
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Construction worker falls from overhang
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 the project. The plaintiff, whose right foot was severely injured as a result of the fall, was an...
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Woman suffered head injuries when she fell on a concrete stairwell
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 of the building. On June 16, 1999, Barbara Everett fell in what she claimed was an unlit, garbage-strewn stairwell...
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Vehicle rear-ended by a truck
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin // In Circuit Court A $3 million settlement stemming from a 1997 Arlington Heights auto accident was approved Wednesday by Cook County Circuit Judge Susan G. Fleming. Javaid Malik was traveling westbound on West Higgins Road, when the vehicle in which he was a...
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