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$4.9 MILLION SETTLEMENT FOR REFINERY ACCIDENT

Wednesday, 9 December 2009 14:55 by Admin
$4.9 Million Settlement James J. Morici, Jr. negotiated a 4.9 million dollar settlement on behalf of a Lockport area union pipe fitter. The Plaintiff was injured while working at a refinery facility... [More]

$2.15 MILLION VERDICT FOR LAKE COUNTY BRICKLAYER

Tuesday, 8 December 2009 15:20 by Admin
$2.15 MILLION FOR LAKE COUNTY BRICKLAYER WHO FELL THROUGH GAP BETWEEN SCAFFOLDS A 28 year old apprentice bricklayer fell through a two- to three-foot gap between two scaffolds. He travelled eight f... [More]

$1.78 MILLION FOR BRICKLAYER INJURED ON CONSTRUCTION SITE

Tuesday, 8 December 2009 14:40 by Admin
$1.78 Million Verdict In a case presented by attorneys James J. Morici, Jr., a Cook County jury returned a verdict for a bricklayer totaling $1.78 million for injuries sustained when a scaffold he wa... [More]

$1.1 Million Verdict for a 66 year-old Women in Shopping Cart Accident

Tuesday, 8 December 2009 13:58 by Admin
$1.1 Million Verdict Trial attorney, James J. Morici, Jr., obtained a $1.1 million verdict on behalf of a Crystal Lake women who was injured in a shopping-cart accident at a big box store. The c... [More]

$355,000 SETTLEMENT FOR PLAINTIFF INJURED BY DANGEROUS PRODUCT

Saturday, 5 December 2009 10:12 by Admin
Morici Figlioli and Associates aquired a favorable settlement for a couple injured by a dangerous product. The accident occurred due to a tire failure during optimal driving conditions. The rear drive... [More]

$190,000 Settlement for an injured Cement Finisher

Friday, 4 December 2009 15:57 by Admin
$190,000 workers' compensation settlement was awarded to a cement finisher who fell into an open hole aftrer standing on a wooden frame which was erected by the employer. The petitioner suffered injur... [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]

6 Injured in South Side Crash

Monday, 26 April 2010 16:06 by Admin
April 26, 2010 9:59 AM | No Comments Six people were taken to area hospitals this morning following a traffic crash in the South Side's Grand Crossing neighborhood, according to the Chicag... [More]

6 Injured in South Side Crash

Monday, 26 April 2010 15:51 by Admin
April 26, 2010 9:59 AM | No Comments Six people were taken to area hospitals this morning following a traffic crash in the South Side's Grand Crossing neighborhood, according to the Chicag... [More]

Lawsuit for wrongful death over fatal bus crash

Wednesday, 21 April 2010 16:39 by Admin
Thursday, March 25, 2010 Chicago Suntimes The fatal bus crash that occurred in Minnesota last fall claimed the lives of two women because the bus driver Edwin Erickson suffered from an aneurysm... [More]

Elderly woman killed, 4 other injured in Bartlett crash

Tuesday, 20 April 2010 13:03 by Admin
April 10, 2010 SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE An elderly woman was killed and four others were injured in a three-vehicle crash that shut down a busy intersection for about an hour Friday evening in... [More]

4 hurt when car crashes into Southside building

Monday, 19 April 2010 12:11 by Admin
April 17, 2010 SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE Four people were injured -- three critically -- in a multi-vehicle crash where a car hit a building Friday evening in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. Th... [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]

Boy struck by vehicle in South Shore

Thursday, 15 April 2010 16:12 by Admin
April 14, 2010 11:45 PM  A boy believed to be 16 years old was struck by a vehicle and injured in the South Shore neighborhood Wednesday night, officials said. About 10:50 p.... [More]

Inbound Lake Shore Drive reopened after accident

Monday, 29 March 2010 09:29 by Admin
March 28, 2010 8:46 PM | UPDATED STORY Authorities have reopened the inbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive after a minor traffic accident temporarily blocked traffic. The collision in the ... [More]

2 hurt in Logan Square crash

Thursday, 18 March 2010 14:59 by Admin
March 18, 2010 SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE One person has been badly hurt in a three-vehicle collision in the Logan Square neighborhood early Thursday on the Northwest Side.The crash happened a... [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]

$125,000 settlement for an injured journey Ironworker

Monday, 15 March 2010 15:35 by Admin
$125,000 settlement was obtained by Morici Figlioli & Associates in a construction site case. Plaintiff was walking on scaffold when he slipped grabbing hold of the cranes hook and chain. Plaintif... [More]

$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]

$300,000 Settlement for Multiple injury Construction Negligence case

Monday, 15 March 2010 10:22 by Admin
Plaintiff was breaking down auger sections in extreme muddy conditions.  Plaintiff's left foot was stuck in the mud which caused him to trip and fall twisting his knee, leg and injuring his shoul... [More]

Gas leak sickens many at Hanover Central High

Friday, 5 March 2010 16:25 by Admin
47 students, teachers sent to hospitals with nose bleeds, vomiting, nausea February 27, 2010 BY JANE HUH CEDAR LAKE -- A natural gas leak that smelled like "car exhaust" sent 47 Hanover Ce... [More]

3 hurt in Lincoln Square crash

Thursday, 4 March 2010 13:50 by Admin
March 4, 2010 8:25 AM |  (Carlos Sadovi / Chicago Tribune) Paramedics and firefighters responded at about 7:45 a.m. to a multivehicle crash at the intersection of Western Avenue and Ai... [More]

Woman hits trooper while talking on cell phone

Monday, 1 March 2010 15:43 by Admin
Cops: Woman who hit trooper was talking on cell phone March 1, 2010 2:01 PM Scene of the crash that injured a state trooper. (Tribune / Chris Sweda) A woman who struck and seriously inj... [More]

Female pedestrian killed in Palatine Crash

Thursday, 18 February 2010 10:50 by Admin
A 73-year-old woman crossing a busy Palatine street on foot was struck by a pickup truck and killed this morning, police said. The accident occurred just after 6 a.m. at the intersection of Northwest... [More]

Toyota Recalls over 1 million vehicles

Thursday, 28 January 2010 11:29 by Admin
Chicago Suntimes TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it will recall an additional 1.09 million vehicles in the United States over problems with gas pedals and floor mats -- a fresh blow to the ... [More]

1 killed, 1 hurt in Northwest side crash

Tuesday, 19 January 2010 12:39 by Admin
One person was killed and another injured in a traffic crash this morning in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side, Chicago police said. The dead person was identified as Richard Smart,... [More]

2 hospitalized after CTA red line derailed

Monday, 18 January 2010 16:42 by Admin
SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE Two men suffered minor injuries after a CTA Red Line subway train car jumped the tracks -- and went up onto the platform -- in the South Loop Thursday morning, according to t... [More]

Man Killed in Bolingbroook crash

Friday, 15 January 2010 14:17 by Admin
A man was killed when a car rolled over in a backyard early in southwest suburban Bolingbrook early Sunday. Police said officers were dispatched at 1:52 a.m. for a single-vehicle accident at Pembr... [More]

Kankakee moms file suit in school taser incident

Thursday, 14 January 2010 11:42 by Admin
January 14, 2010 11:37 AM  The mothers of two 12-year-old Kankakee Junior High School students allegedly Tasered in a classroom this week by a police officer have sued the school district, ... [More]

Chicago cop responding to call hurt in crash

Friday, 8 January 2010 09:21 by Admin
January 8, 2010 8:34 AM A Chicago police officer en route to an emergency call was hurt in a traffic crash this morning in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side. The officer wa... [More]