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$2.1 MILLION SETTLEMENT FOR STONE MASON IN A SCAFOLD ACCIDENT

Saturday, 5 December 2009 14:38 by Admin
An experienced stone mason fell approximately 8-12 feet from the scaffolding his company had erected.  The Plaintiff landed in a ditch on the ground and sustained serious injuries to his back and... [More]

$1 MILLION VERDICT FOR AN INJURED PREGNANT MOTORIST

Tuesday, 8 December 2009 14:09 by Admin
Pregnant motorist recovers $982k for fractured neck in expressway rollover A Cook County jury returned a verdict in favor of a Berwyn couple totaling $982,000 for injuries sustained to a seven-mon... [More]

$1 MILLION AWARDED TO A CHICAGO AREA IRONWORKER

Saturday, 5 December 2009 14:37 by Admin
A Local #1 Ironworker who sustained work-induced injuries to his back was awarded $1 million.  Due to the severity of his injuries, the Plaintiff was unable to work for a number of years and was ... [More]

$900,000 FOR AN INJURED JOURNEY IRONWORKER/FORMEN

Saturday, 5 December 2009 14:39 by Admin
Attorneys Charles Wallace and Mitchell Friedman obtained a favorable verdict for a Chicago Heights construction worker.  The Plaintiff suffered injuries to the left arm and elbow resulting in ten... [More]

$450,000 SETTLEMENT FOR CARPENTER BURNED BY HEATER

Tuesday, 8 December 2009 15:18 by Admin
$450,000 SETTLEMENT FOR CARPENTER Morici, Figlioli & Associates' attorneys Charles A. Wallace and James J. Morici, Jr. worked together to effectuate a $450,000 settlement in addition to the waiv... [More]

$380,000 SETTLEMENT FOR MOTORIST WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES

Saturday, 5 December 2009 14:35 by Admin
Attorney Mitchell Friedman negotiated a $380,000 settlement on behalf of a Flossmoor woman.  The Plaintiff sustained multiple injuries from a two car collision. Injuries included head trauma, and... [More]

Oswego crash driver: Teens got rides out of sympathy

Tuesday, 29 June 2010 13:37 by Admin
Oswego crash driver: Teens got rides out of sympathy June 28, 2010 8:43 PM | An emotional and often-sobbing Sandra Vasquez testified today that she agreed to drive a group of mostly dr... [More]

Oswego crash driver: Teens got rides out of sympathy

Tuesday, 29 June 2010 13:30 by Admin
Oswego crash driver: Teens got rides out of sympathy June 28, 2010 8:43 PM | An emotional and often-sobbing Sandra Vasquez testified today that she agreed to drive a group of mostly dr... [More]

Woman in wheelchair killed by Metra Train

Thursday, 10 June 2010 13:28 by Admin
June 10, 2010 5:48 AM | UPDATED STORY A Riverdale woman in a wheelchair was struck and killed by a Metra train Wednesday night near the station in the Beverly neighborhood, authorit... [More]

1 killed, 4 injured including an infant in Little Village crash

Friday, 7 May 2010 09:50 by Admin
May 6, 2010 11:02 PM  A 36-year-old man is facing charges after he sped through stop signs this afternoon at a high rate of speed in the Little Village neighborhood and plowed into a ... [More]

One dead, three injured in Crystal Lake crash

Tuesday, 20 April 2010 12:31 by Admin
April 11, 2010 SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE A suburban woman was killed and three more people injured following a Saturday night crash in northwest suburban Crystal Lake that police suspect involved... [More]

Fisherman killed by Metra train in Joliet

Monday, 19 April 2010 11:17 by Admin
Fisherman killed by Metra train in Joliet April 19, 2010 3:50 AM | No Comments A Joilet man was hit and killed by a Metra Train Sunday afternoon as he was attempting to cross railroad tr... [More]

Boy 12 killed riding bike on Southwest Side

Monday, 19 April 2010 11:11 by Admin
April 19, 2010 5:50 AM A 12-year-old boy riding his bicycle was killed Sunday night after he was struck by a pickup truck in Chicago's Clearing neighborhood. The driver was ticketed. Ryan... [More]

Man extremely critical after Far South Side hit-and-run

Tuesday, 30 March 2010 15:42 by Admin
March 28, 2010 SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE A man is in “extremely critical” condition after he was struck by a car Saturday night in a hit-and-run crash in the Far South Side Altgel... [More]

Driver cited in crash that killed Chicago bicyclist

Monday, 29 March 2010 09:50 by Admin
March 27, 2010 7:19 PM | UPDATED STORY An 86-year-old motorist was ticketed Friday for his involvement in an accident that killed a teenage bicyclist from Chicago and injured two scho... [More]

Person in wheelchair falls onto CTA Subway tracks

Monday, 29 March 2010 09:38 by Admin
March 27, 2010 8:32 PM | UPDATED STORY A person in a wheelchair fell from a CTA Red Line subway platform onto train tracks at the Chicago Avenue station this afternoon. It's unclear if... [More]

Child, 2 others hurt in car crash sought in shooting

Thursday, 18 March 2010 14:27 by Admin
March 17, 2010 9:42 PM | Three people were injured, including a child, Wednesday evening after a car being sought by Chicago police crashed into another car, officials and witnesses s... [More]

$165,000 Settlement for an injured Ironworker

Tuesday, 16 March 2010 10:39 by Admin
Plaintiff sustained injury to left knee when pushing a cart of drywall which hit a 6'' drain pipe injuring plantiff.

$153,000 settlement for an undafe premises case

Monday, 15 March 2010 14:59 by Admin
Attorney's David Schwanner and Mitchell Friedman obtain a favorable settlement for a women who slipped and fell in a restaurant's ladies room.  The floor was wet from the waiters carrying trays i... [More]

SUV driver in fatal crash

Monday, 15 March 2010 14:57 by Admin
Route 59 in southwest suburban Plainfield has been reopened following a three-vehicle crash in which four people were injured Saturday night.The crash happened at Illinois Route 59 and Wedgewood Court... [More]

4 hurt in three-vehicle crash in Plainfield

Monday, 15 March 2010 14:21 by Admin
Route 59 in southwest suburban Plainfield has been reopened following a three-vehicle crash in which four people were injured Saturday night. The crash happened at Illinois Route 59 and Wedgewood Cou... [More]

$150,000 obtained for woman hit by a Com-Ed truck

Monday, 15 March 2010 11:06 by Admin
Plaintiff was seriousluy injured when a Com-Ed truck hit her causing her to need oral surgery, and rotator cuff surgery. Attorneys obtained a $150,000 settlement for the plaintiff.

$155,000 Settlement for an injured Roofer

Friday, 12 March 2010 16:08 by Admin
Attorneys Charles Wallace and Mitchell Friedman obtained a favorable settlement for an injured roofer. The plaintiff was carrying a 50 lb roll of roofing felt that slipped from his arms and fractured ... [More]

$155,000 Settlement for an injured Roofer

Friday, 12 March 2010 16:07 by Admin
Attorneys Charles Wallace and Mitchell Friedman obtained a favorable settlement for an injured roofer. The plaintiff was carrying a 50 lb roll of roofing felt that slipped from his arms and fractured ... [More]

$155,000 Settlement for an injured Roofer

Friday, 12 March 2010 16:04 by Admin
Attorneys Charles Wallace and Mitchell Friedman obtained a favorable settlement for an injured roofer. The plaintiff was carrying a 50 lb roll of roofing felt that slipped from his arms and fractured ... [More]

Crestwood woman killed in I-65 crash

Wednesday, 24 February 2010 14:42 by Admin
Crestwood woman was killed in I-65 crash February 24, 2010 5:46 AM | An SUV, left, was carrying two people when it collided with a semitrailer carrying chlorine containers near the Lowell... [More]

Van's tire blows out, 5 hurt in crash

Monday, 22 February 2010 10:46 by Admin
February 20, 2010 2:51 PM | Four people, including three children, were seriously hurt when a minivan's tire blew out and it spun around and hit a truck on the Dan Ryan Expressway this aft... [More]

Auto crash turns happy evening into night for tears

Monday, 22 February 2010 10:10 by Admin
February 21, 2010 7:43 PM  UPDATED STORY Eva Centeno Cansino and her son, Luis Raul Valdivia, 16, display a picture of husband and father Luis Raul Valdivia-Segoviano on a computer scr... [More]

Amtrak train kills pedestrain

Tuesday, 16 February 2010 16:32 by Admin
SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE One person was killed when a Chicago-bound Amtrak train struck a pedestrian Saturday afternoon in west suburban Downers Grove. Amtrak Southwest Chief train No. 4 from Los Ang... [More]

4 injured in 3-vehicle crash on Michigan Avenue

Monday, 15 February 2010 12:40 by Admin
February 14, 2010 6:48 AM | Four people were seriously injured this morning in a three-car crash on Michigan Avenue.  At about 4:30 a.m., three cars collided in the 400 block of Sout... [More]