Attorneys searching for the cause of a Jan. 9 train crash that injured three people at a Bloomingdale crossing believe they have uncovered the most critical piece of evidence for their case. Tape recordings of communications between an Illinois Central Railroad dispatcher and the train crew reveal a miscommunication between dispatcher Robert Haas and the […]
Read MoreFAMILY FILES SUIT OVER I-55 ACCIDENT
The family of a woman killed in an accident on Interstate 55 near Joliet last month filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against the Salvation Army. Jill Henry, 49, of Chicago, died in the accident that also killed 10 other people when a Salvation Army van slid across I-55 and collided with a semi truck […]
Read MoreTaking care of Destiny’s future
Destiny Wright knew something was wrong when her daughter Dania had a seizure immediately after she was born on Feb. 5, 1998. Months after they came home, Dania wasn’t rolling over or sitting up and doing things growing infants do. “Right after she was born, she was barely alive,” recalled Wright, 34, of Streamwood. From […]
Read MoreFamily files civil suit in funeral-home slaying
The family of a church worker found stabbed to death in a North Side funeral home last month filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against her former co-worker. The family of Mary Stachowicz is calling for unspecified damages, saying it wants to make sure Nicholas Gutierrez does not profit from the case with books or […]
Read MoreDoctors agree to pay in negligence lawsuit
Three Naperville obstetricians have agreed to pay part of a $6 million lawsuit that alleged they were negligent in the prenatal care of a child. Destiny Wright, 34, of Streamwood, who filed the civil suit in Cook County Circuit Court in 1998, claimed the alleged failure of Drs. Linda Anderson, Christopher Olson and John Josupait […]
Read More‘Ambiguous’ Policy Language Means Cash for Motorist
A former Arthur Andersen employee who was injured in an on-the-job car accident has settled a lawsuit with the accounting firm’s insurance company for almost $1 million. Smith & Smith’s client was driving her personal vehicle in December 1997 to meet with an Andersen corporate client when another car struck her vehicle. Smith & Smith’s […]
Read MoreFlorida woman devastated in truck accident awarded $13 million
About 175 miles due north of Clermont, a Florida woman has been awarded nearly $13 million by a jury in a personal injury case. The young woman was left with permanent brain damage as the result of the negligence of a trucker in a 2005 truck accident. The woman was then a 17-year-old high school student driving […]
Read MoreFlorida couple killed in motorcycle accident
The Cocoa couple was out for a Sunday afternoon ride when their lives were taken from them in an instant. The 55-year-old man and his 55-year-old wife were rolling down U.S. 192 in Osceola County when a pickup truck pulled out in front of them. The motorcyclists were killed in the ensuing accident. The 22-year-old driver […]
Read MoreCollege athlete drowns at Clermont resort
She came to Florida for a college track meet. In a tragic twist of events, her body is being returned to her Midwest home for her funeral. The 22-year-old died at the Summer Bay Resort in Clermont during a swim with teammates in the facility’s 64-acre private lake. According to a newspaper report, the young […]
Read MoreFatal bus crashes prompt Senate hearings
According to The Inquirer, about 3,900 tour bus companies operate around 34,000 buses in the U.S. Of the passengers who ride the buses, 65 percent are senior citizens or students. Two recent fatal crashes of cars in the span of three days have prompted lawmakers and federal officials to investigate why certain measures to improve commercial […]
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