Carol Loevy, 59, entered an intersection in her SUV. Michael Tobin made a right turn in front of Loevy’s vehicle in his pickup truck. His pickup truck collided with Loevy’s SUV. She suffered neck and lumbar spinal injuries, including a herniated disk at C5-6. She was later diagnosed as having radiculopathy in her extremities. Loevy was an artist earning $15 an hour but has been unable to return to work. [ 284 more words ]
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$200,000 Jury Verdict for Injured in Intersection Crash
Victoria Jeffords sued defendant BP Products North America, the operator of an oil refinery, Fluor Constructors International, the engineering and construction manager and MC Industrial. She claimed that her husband, Donald Jeffords, had been injured when he was employed by Central Rent-a-Crane, which BP contracted with to provide crane services. He fractured both feet and his back when he fell seven feet while on a 13-inch wide catwalk on the crane with no guardrail while checking the crane’s fluid levels. [ 809 more words ]
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Defense Verdict Over Issue of Duty Owed to Injured Worker
Susan Danzig and Carla Davis, plaintiffs, attended a student play put on by the Professional Theater and Dance Youth Academy (dance academy) at the Woodlawn facility at The University of Chicago Charter School Corp. (charter school) on Feb. 24, 2017. While there, the plaintiffs were instructed to sit on a bench by an employee of the charter school. The bench collapsed, injuring both Danzig and Davis. [ 663 more words ]
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Based on Statute of Limitations for Counterclaim
Tomasa Cuevas was traveling in her SUV with her two children, Alejandro, 16, and Maritza, 11. Amarjit Aulakh, an employee of Rai Transport Inc., drove his semi-tractor-trailer through a red light. This caused a T-bone collision with Cuevas’s vehicle. Tomasa Cuevas, 42, suffered fractures to her skull and face as well as a traumatic brain injury. Alejandro, who was in the passenger seat, also suffered skull and facial fractures and a traumatic brain injury. [ 287 more words ]
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$70.5 Million Jury Verdict in Semi-Tractor-Trailer Crash with Passenger SUV
Donald Peace was driving to work in rainy conditions in the middle of the night. As he drove along a two-lane highway, Keith Rock attempted to back out onto a side street, blocking several lanes of the highway. Rock was driving a tractor-trailer for Berkeley Scrap Metal. Peace’s vehicle crashed into the Berkeley Scrap Metal tractor-trailer that was blocking the street; he suffered fatal injuries. [ 302 more words ]
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$5.5 Million Jury Verdict in Tractor-Trailer Intersection Crash That Killed Driver
Dethel Bell, 84, was a resident at Palm Garden of West Palm Beach Nursing Home. While a nursing aide was performing a transfer, she was dropped to the floor suffering a broken hip that required surgery to repair it. Her injuries led to “pain and suffering and inability to trust her caregivers.” Through her attorney-in-fact, Bell sued the nursing home, alleging negligent failure to provide appropriate services, negligent hiring, retention, and supervision. [ 299 more words ]
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$197,100 Arbitration Award in Nursing Home Lawsuit for Inadequate Care of Resident
During discovery in a negligence case, State Farm Insurance Co. retained outside counsel to defend Allison Rancour. In this Kane County case, the attorneys named Drs. Benjamin Goldberg and Michael Musacchio as controlled experts. The plaintiff requested a list of the amounts paid to each of the doctors in every case where they were hired by State Farm and the group of State Farm employees that practiced law in Chicago known as… [ 667 more words ]
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Order for Defendant to Produce Insurer Information Regarding Hired Controlled Physician Experts
Tomas Buron was stuck by a delivery truck driven by Shane M. Lignar, an employee of Lily Transportation Co., on Nov. 27, 2017. The incident occurred in the parking lot of the Whole Foods delivery building in Munster, Ind. Buron filed a lawsuit against Lignar and Lily in Cook County. Lignar and Lily moved to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing that the circuit court lacked personal jurisdiction over both. [ 591 more words ]
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Order Regarding Specific and General Jurisdiction
Shane Denil was driving his Mazda Miata when his car was rear-ended by a box truck driven by Andrew Bassett. Denil suffered a concussion and herniations to his cervical and lumbar spine. He underwent cervical disk surgery, a lumbar radio frequency ablation, and a lumbar laminectomy, which resulted in medical expenses totaling $470,000. He sued Bassett, alleging that he chose not to keep a proper lookout, which caused the rear-end crash. [ 259 more words ]
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Rear-End Crash Causes Serious Cervical and Lumbar Spine Injury; $1 Million Settlement Reached
Eduardo Guzman was employed by TDH Mechanical, which provided heating, ventilation and air conditioning services. TDH bought an insurance policy from Columbia Insurance Group to cover the period from April 2016 through April 2017. Rockwell Properties owned a part of the property under construction in Chicago. Prairie Management & Development was the construction manager at this property. In February 2017, Prairie and Rockwell contracted with TDH to provide HVAC services at this property. [ 683 more words ]
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Duty to Defend Subcontractor for Employee Injured on Construction Job
In a 2-1 decision, the Illinois Appellate Court reversed a judgment that resulted in a $1 million verdict in punitive damages and a $163,327 in compensatory damages. The suit was brought against Pan-Oceanic Engineering Co. for reckless conduct that allegedly caused a motor vehicle crash, injuring Fletcher McQueen. It was alleged that McQueen was injured because (1) Pan-Oceanic conceded it was liable for any negligence by its employee, Lavonta M. [ 1,073 more word ]
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Judgment in Favor of Plaintiff Based Upon an Admission of Negligence Under the Theory of Agency
Jose Maclovio, an 18-year-old farmworker, was riding home in a van driven by Ramiro Tadeo-Lazaaro. A vehicle driven by Craig Brewer rear-ended the van as it was stopped at a railroad crossing. Maclovio suffered a burst fracture at C5, which required an emergency surgery. Sadly, despite this treatment, Maclovio suffered partial quadriplegia. He sued Tadeo-Lazaaro, Brewer and the van’s owner alleging negligent operation of the defendants’ vehicles. [ 258 more words ]
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$21.5 Million Jury Verdict in Rear-End Collision at Railroad Crossing
Gina Sanderson, 48, drove her vehicle into an intersection where there was a two-way stop sign. Her car was struck from the side by a tractor-trailer driven by Philip Wright. He had run through the stop sign. Wright was an employee of Darling Ingredients Inc. Sanderson suffered a right leg tibia pilon fracture that involved the ankle as well. The injury required two surgeries. [ 380 more words ]
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$1.63 Million Jury Verdict in Tractor-Trailer Crash Caused by Failure to Stop at Intersection
In a recent order, the Illinois Supreme Court held that “remote jury selection by video conference … in civil cases is permissible to reduce the risk of COVID-19 exposure so that litigants can access justice in a timely fashion while keeping all jurors, court personnel, litigants, and the public safe.” Along with the Order, the Supreme Court adopted guidelines issued by the Court Operations During COVID-19 Taskforce....
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Illinois Supreme Court Issues Framework for Conducting Jury Selection Remotely, Due to Pandemic
United Parcel Service (UPS) has conceded it could not sue Material Handling Services (MHS) for contribution under the Illinois Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act. This case stems from an incident involving Raichid Rafik, a UPS employee who was struck on the head by a 10-lb. metal disc that fell from an overhead package handling system. Rafik sued MHS for negligence in designing and installing the warehouse machinery and UPS for spoliation in choosing not to preserve the evidence he needed to identify and sue the shipper for negligent packaging....
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U.S. District Court Grants Motion Under Contribution Act for Injured Employee, Spoliation of Evidence
Cecil Smith Sr. was admitted to the Sandpiper Rehab & Nursing facility. Shortly after his admission, he developed a deep sacral pressure ulcer or bed sore that became infected. The opening in the skin caused by the pressure ulcer led to complications that caused Smith’s death less than a year after his admission to the nursing home. He was survived by his wife....
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$125,000 Settlement in Nursing Home’s Failure to Prevent and Treat Pressure Sores
Matthew Farrell suffered traumatic brain injury after being injured in a motor vehicle crash. He was admitted to Solterra at Castle Rock, a skilled nursing facility. At the time of the admission, he could not move his legs. He was completely dependent on the facility for his hygiene, medical treatment and activities of daily living. The nursing facility allegedly did not reposition him regularly or keep his skin clean and dry, which left him with pressure sores on his buttocks, heels and lower back....
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$4.87 Million Judgment in Failure to Develop Care Plan at Nursing Home
Ms. Doe, 87, lived in the dementia unit of the nursing home. Roe, a person with no ties to the nursing home, frequently visited the facility and socialized with its residents. One day, a nursing assistant came to Ms. Doe’s room and found Roe in bed with her. Ms. Doe was disrobed at the time. Ms. Doe was taken to a local hospital where an examination revealed she had been sexually assaulted....
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$1.15 Million Settlement Reached in Failure to Prevent Third Party’s Access to Secure Unit
COVID-19 has brought many changes to the Illinois legal system. The Illinois Supreme Court has issued rules for juries that are designed to keep jury members safe and healthy. https://www.chicago-personal-injury-lawyer-blawg.com/illinois-supreme-court-issues-framework-for-conducting-jury-selection-remotely-due-to-pandemic/
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Illinois Supreme Court Issues Framework for Conducting Jury Selection Remotely, Due to Pandemic
In this tragic case, an infant suffered severe brain injury. The parties settled for $6.5 million. https://www.robertkreisman.com/birth-injury-lawyer/6-5-million-structured-settlement-reached-in-negligent-intubation-lawsuit/
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$6.5 Million Structured Settlement Reached in Negligent Intubation Lawsuit
A pregnant woman entered the hospital suffering the symptoms of preeclampsia and placental abruption. Her baby was not promptly delivered and the child died in her womb. She suffered a stroke and sued the hospital and obstetrician. The two parties reached a $3 million structured settlement. https://www.robertkreisman.com/birth-injury-lawyer/3-million-structured-settlement-reached-in-failure-to-timely-deliver-infant-wrongful-death-and-treat-high-blood-pressure/
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$3 Million Structured Settlement Reached in Failure to Timely Deliver Infant, Wrongful Death, and Treat High Blood Pressure
The patient suffered an injury during a hysterectomy. She sued the surgeon, alleging negligence. The parties settled for $1 million during the trial. https://www.robertkreisman.com/medical-malpractice-lawyer/1-million-settlement-for-hysterectomy-caused-by-medical-negligence/
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$1 Million Settlement for Hysterectomy Caused by Medical Negligence
The plaintiff was an accomplished pianist. Now he is unable to play the piano due to botched hand surgery. He sued the surgeon. The parties settled for $500,000 before trial. https://www.robertkreisman.com/medical-malpractice-lawyer/500000-settlement-for-failure-to-timely-diagnose-and-treat-nerve-injury/
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$500,000 Settlement for Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Nerve Injury
The parties in this case settled for $1 million. The case involved the discontinuation of an anti-coagulent. Plaintiff in this case suffered an above-the-knee amputation. https://www.robertkreisman.com/medical-malpractice-lawyer/1-million-settlement-reached-in-failure-to-continue-anticoagulant/
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$1 Million Settlement Reached in Failure to Continue Anticoagulant
Yijing Chen, 26, was walking with his mother, Hong Fen Shen, 53, along a public sidewalk near a freeway on-ramp. When the traffic signal turned green, Chen and his mother walked across the on-ramp. A pickup truck driven by Nicole Herschel turned right onto the ramp, hitting both mother and son. Shen suffered traumatic injuries and later died. Chen suffered a fractured leg and required surgery....
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$18 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Yield Right-of-Way Lawsuit, Death, Traumatic Injuries
Mr. Doe, a 44-year-old electrician, was hired by a general contractor to perform electrical work at a housing development project. When Mr. Doe stepped on the mid-rail of a temporary guardrail, installed to provide fall protection on a second-story landing, the mid-rail collapsed. It had been joined with just one nail. Mr. Doe toppled over the guardrail and fell about 15 feet to the landing below....
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$5.17 Million Settlement Reached for Catastrophic Injury to an Electrician at Construction Site
Doe, age 7, was riding in a van operated by his classmate’s mother. As the van entered an intersection that was controlled by a traffic light, Roe, an employee of a contracting company, collided with the van, which caused it to strike a telephone pole. Both Doe and his classmates were ejected and landed on the roadway. Doe suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI)....
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$2 Million Settlement for Traumatic Brain Injury Suffered by Minor in Failure to Obey Red Light
Michael Maschmeyer was the co-owner of Chicago Roof, Deck and Garden LLC (CRDG) with 42.5% of the interest in the company. Darren Flynn and Tomasz Bartosiewicz owned the remaining 57.5% interest in the company. Flynn and Maschmeyer had been partners for several landscaping and real estate development businesses in the past. They formed CRDG to provide outdoor living design, construction and landscaping services....
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Illinois Appellate Court Finds Limited Liability Company Co-Owner is Entitled to Prejudgment Interest and Share Interest Under the Illinois Limited Liability Company Act
A 56-year-old man suffered cardiac arrest after his hypertension went untreated. The parties settled for $3.5 million. https://www.robertkreisman.com/medical-malpractice-lawyer/3-5-million-settlement-reached-for-death-for-failure-to-identify-treat-heart-disease/
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$3.5 Million Settlement Reached for Death for Failure to Identify, Treat Heart Disease
ABC Acquisition Co.’s breach of fiduciary duty claim was brought against James Trausche, the former president of Aetna Bearing Co. Trausche's business assets were acquired by ABC. This issue of law presented a question of first impression under Illinois law about an officer’s obligations to a successor corporation. After ABC purchased substantially all of Aetna’s assets (including intellectual property) and hired three of Aetna’s employees (including Donald Koziel) Trausche formed AIP Products Corp., hired Koziel and started competing against ABC....
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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Decides Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim
A 71-year-old woman did not receive her anti-coagulants and later died. The jury in this case signed a verdict for $30 million. https://www.robertkreisman.com/medical-malpractice-lawyer/30-million-jury-verdict-for-failure-to-administer-anticoagulants/
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$30 Million Jury Verdict for Failure to Administer Anticoagulants
Maria Lezcano, 43, was driving through an intersection when an SUV driven by Grace Coleman struck the passenger side of Lezcano’s car. Ms. Lezcano suffered herniated disks at C4-5, C5-6, L3-4, L4-5, all of which necessitated pain management, chiropractic care and surgery. Lezcano continues to suffer ongoing neck and back pain. She now has limited range of motion in her neck....
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$1.2 Million Settlement Reached in Failure to Yield Right of Way
Steven Parker was an employee of Black Toppers Inc. when he was driving on Interstate 95 in a Black Toppers truck pulling a loaded flatbed trailer owned by Sam’s Paving. Parker lost control of his truck, which swerved to the right, and over-corrected, which led to him crashing through the highway’s guardrail. Parker’s truck collided head-on with Carlos Mendez’s vehicle....
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$765,000 and $498,500 Settlements Reached in Flatbed Trailer Truck Crash Caused by Faulty Brakes
James Archibald was a diabetes patient who had called his wife to say he was coming home from work early because he was feeling ill. Archibald was driving along a westbound rural road in southern Illinois at about 9 p.m. Suddenly, he encountered a hazard: A tractor-trailer owned by Orbit Express was blocking both lanes; other westbound drivers had managed to avoid the tractor-trailer....
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U.S. District Court Rejects Defendant’s Causation Defense in Tractor-Trailer Death Case
Doe, a 42-year-old laborer, was installing air pollution control equipment in a confined space at a Massachusetts factory. The equipment consisted of a 12-foot, two-piece wheel that weighed 1,000 pounds when fully assembled. After Doe removed the wood block that supported half of the wheel while it was suspended by a sling from a forklift, the wheel swung toward Doe and struck him. ...
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$1.5 Million Settlement for Negligent Assembly of Air Pollution Control Equipment
Doe, age 7, was riding in a van operated by his classmate’s mother. As the van entered an intersection that was controlled by a traffic light, Roe, an employee of a contracting company, collided with the van, which caused it to strike a telephone pole. Both Doe and his classmates were ejected and landed on the roadway. Doe suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI)....
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$2 Million Settlement for Traumatic Brain Injury Suffered by Minor in Failure to Obey Red Light
On April 27, 2017, Kevin Hartley was working for his uncle, Tony Hartley, at Hartley’s Painting. Hartley was refinishing the bathtub at an apartment complex in Nashville, Tenn. While on the job, Kevin was wearing a respirator mask and gloves but was overcome by fumes from the NAPCO White Lighting Low Odor Stripper. He passed out and died the following day at the age of 21....
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Good Faith Finding in Wrongful Death, Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act Lawsuit
The Doe family was riding in a SUV on a highway on the way to Walt Disney World in Orlando. Jane Doe, 40, was driving the SUV when the car was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer that was moving at approximately 25 mph. The tractor-trailer was in the right lane and was being driven with a flat tire and another ruptured tire....
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$2.5 Million Settlement Reached in Rear-End Crash
Sarah Fortner suffered from dementia, osteoporosis, and had other health problems. She lived at the Carolina Gardens at Lexington Assisted Living Facilities. Over a 5-year period, she fell several times. She suffered various injuries including a fractured arm, a skin tear, a forehead hematoma and a fractured femur. After her last fall, she passed away. The family and the estate of Fortner sued the facility’s licensees, owners, managers and operators, alleging negligence; negligence per se; negligent hiring, training and supervision; and breach of fiduciary duty....
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$210,000 Settlement for Failure to Prevent Falls in Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Wrongful Death
Mr. Doe, a 36-year-old construction worker, was completing his first day at work at a town home construction site. He was standing next to a large flatbed truck, waiting for help to unload a crane when a commercial trash collection truck came around the corner and sideswiped the flatbed truck. Mr. Doe was crushed between the two vehicles and suffered severe injuries to his right leg and foot, as well as rib and spinal fractures....
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$1.25 Million Settlement Reached in Failure to Maintain Lane at Construction Site
Jefferson City Retirement LLC (“JCR”) appealed from the circuit court’s judgment in favor of Twehous Excavating Inc. on its claims for breach of contract and quantum meruit. JCR contended that the court erred in granting Twehous’s relief on both claims because the claims were mutually exclusive and inconsistent as a matter of law. However, the Missouri Appellate Court affirmed the judgment, stating that the claims are not mutually exclusive....
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State Appellate Court Affirms Judgment in Breach of Contract and Quantum Meruit Lawsuit
Ms. Doe, 56, was a nursing home resident who suffered from multiple sclerosis and used a wheelchair. When she was loaded onto a medical transport van that was parked on an incline, she was not fully secured to the wheelchair. She slid from the wheelchair and suffered bilateral leg fractures as a result of this fall. The injuries necessitated a cast and bracing....
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$700,000 Settlement for Failure to Secure Patient into Wheelchair
Norma Jay Drye, a 65-year-old woman who suffered from dementia and other health problems, lived at Hillcrest Center Nursing Home. One morning, a nursing home assistant attempted to transfer her from a bed to a chair using a sit-to-stand Hoyer lift. Drye dropped to the floor during the transfer and suffered bilateral femur fractures. She was transferred to a hospital where she was also diagnosed as having multiple pressure sores....
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$185,000 Settlement Reached in Nursing Home’s Failure to Prevent Fall During Transfer
Heather Roush was in her 20s and 35 weeks pregnant. She was with her husband, Jayneson Roush, 37, when they checked into the Kimball, a condominium hotel. The Roushes were celebrating their wedding anniversary. Their hotel room was located next to the hotel’s boiler room, which became filled with carbon monoxide when exhaust from a boiler vented into the boiler room and the building’s hotel room instead of into the outside....
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$4.8 Million Court Order for Brain Injury Caused by Lack of Carbon Monoxide Detector
Sammie Pendergrass, 24, was driving on a highway when Franklin Burgess lost control of his tractor-trailer, crossed the median, and collided head-on with Pendergrass’s van. Pendergrass was thrown from his vehicle into a ditch; he suffered blunt force trauma and other serious injuries. He lost consciousness approximately 30 minutes after this crash and died of cardiac arrest the same day. He was survived by his parents and siblings....
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$6 Million Jury Verdict in Head-On Crash Case
The plaintiff, William Kleronomos, filed a two-count complaint against William Sackmaster, claiming negligence in causing a 2014 vehicular crash in Chicago. Sackmaster’s employer, Aim Transfer & Storage, was also sued for vicarious liability. Kleronomos uncovered evidence in discovery that Sackmaster allegedly failed “multiple drug tests,” caused several other crashes, was rehired after being fired for “chronic drug use” and had repeatedly “blacked out on the road.”...
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U.S. District Court Finds Relation Back Doctrine Applied in Truck Crash Case
Toni Gethers was an elderly woman who suffered from numerous health issues and required assistance with activities of daily living. She was admitted to Hillcrest Center Nursing Facility for a short-term stay. Over the next five months, she developed a worsening Stage III pressure ulcer, dehydration and acute renal failure among other medical problems. She also experienced significant weight loss and was hospitalized several times, including once for treatment of pneumonia and osteomyelitis of the sacrum....
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$1 Million Settlement in Inadequate Care, Understaffing Nursing Home Lawsuit
Viola Sickel had a history of falls. She was admitted to The Bridges at Warwick, a skilled nursing facility. She was then transferred to its secure memory unit. While she was standing at the sink in her bathroom, the aide who had been spotting her left her room suddenly. Sickel then fell and struck her head, suffering severe injuries that led to her untimely death....
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$130,000 Settlement in Failure to Prevent Fall at Nursing Facility
