Personal Injury Law

Injuries and Deaths Caused by Violent Crimes Can Be Grounds for Chicago, Illinois Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Lawsuits

A Logan Square woman is seeking Chicago personal injury compensation for her Illinois burn injuries and the permanent disfigurement that she suffered during a 2008 acid attack. Esperanza Medina is seeking at least $50,000.

According to Medina, the violent attack happened while she was going to her social worker job at approximately 6:45 am on July 28, 2008. The plaintiff contends that three people approached her with paper cups and a baseball bat. They threw the acid on her, which caused her to suffer serious burns on her body and face. Medina has had to have multiple skin grafts and her eyesight was damaged.

Charged in the case were three teenagers and three adults. One of the adults, Ofelia Garcia, is accused of masterminding the attack. Garcia was allegedly mad at Medina because she thought the victim was dating her ex-husband.

While most Chicago injury incidents are accidental, with the liable parties never having intended to harm the victims, some are not. If you are the victim of a violent crime, you may have grounds for a Cook County, Illinois personal injury lawsuit. Your civil case is separate from any criminal case that prosecutors may decide to pursue against your assailant.

This week, the daughter of a pizza deliveryman who was murdered in 1981 filed a Chicago wrongful death lawsuit against the man convicted of killing him. Ginger Rodriguez Attia is seeking over $100,000 plus legal costs from Bella?s Pizza owner Michael Cosmano.

Attia claims that Cosmano fatally shot her father Milton Rodriguez on June 12, 1981 outside the restaurant. Prosecutors said the two men were fighting over work conditions and pay when the fatal incident occurred. Earlier this year, Cosmano was sentenced to 29 years in prison.

Wrongful death suit filed in pizza deliveryman's murder, NapervilleSun, July 29, 2010

Woman disfigured in acid attack suing alleged culprits, Sun-Times, July 26, 2010

Related Web Resources:
Criminal Offenses, Illinois General Assembly

Types of Personal Injury Damages, Justia

Full post as published by Chicago Injury Attorney Blog on July 30, 2010 (boomark / email).