Wrongful death lawsuit filed by wife of toll worker killed in truck crash
The wife of an Illinois Tollway employee who was killed in a fiery crash on I-88 in January has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the truck driver alleged to have caused the crash and against his...
View ArticleMontreal Maine trustee rebuffs wrongful death claimants’ reorganization plan
The bankruptcy trustee for Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd said that a recent reorganization plan — filed by families of people who died when one of the company’s trains derailed and exploded...
View ArticleFamily of Junior Seau objects to NFL concussion settlement, says wrongful...
The family of Junior Seau, an NFL player who committed suicide in 2012, has objected to the league’s $760 million proposal to settle a lawsuit by thousands of former players over the risk of concussion...
View ArticleWrongful Death Lawsuit Likely After Park Forest Officer Charged in Death of...
Cook County prosecutors have charged a Park Forest police officer with felony reckless conduct after the death of a 95-year-old resident of a senior citizen home. The charges were filed against Officer...
View ArticleIllinois Circuit Court Dismisses Malaysia Airlines Petition on Point of Law
A Cook County Circuit Court judge has dismissed two discovery petitions filed in her court over the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The Rule 224 discovery petitions were filed prior to expected...
View ArticleA Swan Attack Leads to a Wrongful Death Lawsuit and the NHTSA Investigates...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched an investigation of the 2014 Chevrolet Impala. Plus, a swan attack leads to a wrongful death lawsuit on this month’s Chicago...
View ArticleAfter child’s death, wrongful death lawsuit filed against day care center
The mother of a deceased 14-month-old girl has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. The child died after she was hidden from authorities during a monitoring visit at a day care center. In August 2013,...
View ArticleMother of girl hit by bus sues Chicago Transit Authority
The mother of a child who was struck and killed by a city bus on Memorial Day has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Chicago Transit Authority. The lawsuit was filed in Cook County Circuit...
View ArticleFather of Illinois woman who died from gunshot wound files wrongful death...
The father of an Illinois woman who died from a gunshot wound has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the woman’s ex-boyfriend. Larry Young, the father of Molly Young, filed the lawsuit against...
View ArticleWrongful death lawsuit filed over one-punch death
A wrongful death lawsuit was filed in Cook County by the family of a Palatine man who died after he was punched outside a bar and hit his head on the sidewalk. The family of Ryan Flannigan, 26, filed...
View ArticleParents file wrongful death lawsuit against school after daughter’s suicide
The parents of a 12-year-old girl who committed suicide have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Chicago Public School District, claiming that the district failed to take action to address...
View ArticleSIU student’s family files wrongful death lawsuit after autopsies conflict
The family of a 19-year-old Southern Illinois University (SIU) student found dead in a wooded area has filed a $5 million wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Carbondale and the police chief. The...
View ArticleFamilies of Newtown school shooting victims file wrongful death claim notices
Ten families affected by the 2012 school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Bushmaster, the company that made the Bushmaster AR-15 that Adam Lanza used to kill...
View ArticleAppellate court ruling allows cruise ship doctors to be sued for medical...
When patients are injured by medical malpractice, they should always have the right to file a lawsuit to obtain compensation. But for decades, it has been nearly impossible for cruise ship passengers...
View ArticleSubstantial settlement reached in wrongful death lawsuit over Aurora crash
A wrongful death lawsuit over a crash that killed an Illinois woman has been settled for $1.25 million. Carmen Cantu, 61, died in a April 2013 crash when her Nissan Sentra was struck by a car and then...
View ArticleJudge dismisses wrongful death lawsuit against NIU fraternity
A wrongful death lawsuit over the death of a fraternity pledge has been dismissed. The family of Northern Illinois University freshman David Bogenberger filed the suit against the fraternity Pi Kappa...
View ArticleIllinois wrongful death lawsuit filed over police shooting
On November 3, 2014, Christopher Anderson died after police shot him in a suburban Chicago area hospital. Now, his mother has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Venus Anderson has filed the suit in...
View ArticleBernie Mac’s widow drops Illinois wrongful death lawsuit
An Illinois wrongful death lawsuit by Bernie Mac’s widow has been withdrawn, but her attorney has said that the case will be refiled later. Rhonda McCullough, the late comedian’s wife, filed the...
View ArticleWrongful death lawsuit filed against Chicago-area trucking company
A surviving relative of a woman and two children who died in a truck crash has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Marciela Ruiz has filed the suit on behalf of her three late family members, Elizabeth...
View Article“A code of silence”: Lawsuit filed over teen’s death at police hands in 2014
The mother of a teenager who was shot and killed by police on Chicago’s West Side has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the force. Roshad McIntosh was killed in August 2014. At a news...
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