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 […]
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