Wrongful death lawsuit against Metra Electric District
On Friday, January 13, the mother of a 17-year-old boy who was hit by a Metra Electric District (Metra) train filed a wrongful death lawsuit. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Felicia Roberts filed...
View ArticleIraq veteran’s mother sues Chicago VA hospital for medical malpractice
The mother of an Iraq war veteran filed a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit against a Chicago Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital. She alleged that the negligence of its medical...
View ArticlePolice officer not charged in wrongful death case of Naperville woman
The daughter of a 73-year-old woman who died in a car accident filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Naperville, Illinois. She is seeking over $50,000 in damages. Tracy Heusinkveld, a...
View ArticlePolice officer exceeding speed limit not charged in wrongful death case
On this episode of Chicago Injury Alert, we look at how a Naperville police officer was not charged for speeding and killing a woman. The woman’s family is suing the city for wrongful death.
View ArticleMother sues Chicago school board over son’s drowning death
The mother of a special needs student who drowned in a high school swimming pool filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Chicago Board of Education. The lawsuit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court,...
View ArticleFamily gets settlement of $5.5 million in surgical error lawsuit
A $5.5 million settlement was approved in a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a Charleston woman who bled to death after a liver surgery. The lawsuit was filed in...
View ArticleSurgical lawsuit results in 5.5 million dollar settlement
On this episode of Chicago Injury Alert, we look at a medical malpractice lawsuit filed for a woman who died during a liver surgery.
View ArticleDuck boat operators face $100 million lawsuit after fatal accident
Nine members of the same Indiana family died when a duck boat sank in a Missouri lake. Now, the estates of victims Irvin Coleman, 76, and Maxwell Coleman-Ly, 2, have filed a lawsuit against the tourist...
View ArticleDuck Boat Capsizes, Killing Seventeen
On this episode of Chicago Injury Alert, we look at a tragic accident involving a duck boat tour in Missouri.
View ArticleTwo drivers face wrongful death lawsuit after elderly woman dies in car crash
A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against two drivers after an elderly woman was killed in a car accident in Joliet, Illinois. The case centered on a September 2016 crash that occurred in an...
View ArticleWidow of Illinois electrician files wrongful death lawsuit
The widow of an electrician who died in a work accident at an Illinois shopping mall has brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the signage company that subcontracted his employer. The mall operator...
View ArticleWrongful Death Lawsuit Settled in Hit-and-Run Case
The family of a Naperville woman killed in a hit-and-run collision has settled a lawsuit against the driver. Melissa Lech was killed in August 2008 when she was hit by a car while walking on McDonough...
View ArticleSon of woman fatally shot in Walgreens files wrongful death lawsuit
The son of a woman who was shot and killed at a Walgreens store in Chicago filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company, its nighttime store manager and the man accused of shooting her. The...
View ArticleFather of woman killed in shooting sues Mercy Hospital for wrongful death
The father of a 25-year-old pharmacy resident who died in a hospital shooting filed a wrongful death lawsuit accusing the facility and its security company of negligence in handling the situation. The...
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