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Illinois Injury Lawyer Blog

A legal blog that covers Illinois personal injury and accident topics including car accidents, medical malpractice, and nursing home abuse. Published by Injury Lawyers Levin & Perconti.

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Boy Suffers Coma after Public School Boxing Match.

Posted on June 09, 2008
A young boy is left in a coma after suffering serious personal injuries following a boxing match at a public school. A personal injury lawsuit has been filed by the boy?s parents who will seek personal injury damages after their son was left with brain injuries following the match including a coma subdural hematoma injuries...

Hazardous Fumes Kill One Worker, Injure Three at Famous Chicago Chocolate Factory

Posted on June 09, 2008
A Chicago man died Sunday after being exposed to deadly fumes at Chicago?s famous Bloomers Chocolate Factory on 600 W. Kinzi. Officials from the Chicago Fire Department stated that Geraldo Castillo, 30, of the 1700 block of West Olive Avenue in the Edgewater neighborhood was taken in critical condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead shortly thereafter...

Possible Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Hit and Run Kills Man

Posted on June 09, 2008
Michael Murphy, 31, was chasing his dog on a Chicago, Illinois street when both he and the dog were struck by a car and killed. The driver, Jephious Morris, left the scene of the accident after hitting Murphy and his dog. Afterwards, Morris filed a false police report claiming that his car had been stolen...

Metra Train Strikes, Kills Pedestrian

Posted on June 06, 2008
An outbound Metra Train struck a pedestrian in Wheaton, Illinois Friday morning during the morning commute. Authorities have stated that the man was killed by the Metra Train, but have declined to say whether operator error was to blame, which could make Metra liable for a wrongful death lawsuit...

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ComEd Worker Injured In Accident On Chicago?s West Side

Posted on June 06, 2008
http://www.illinoisinjurylawyerblog.com/burn_injury/A ComEd worker was burned in an electrical explosion in the 5100 block of West Roosevelt Road, in an area of the North Lawndale neighborhood that borders Cicero. The employee was in a manhole when the piece of equipment he was working on malfunctioned, resulting in an electrical discharge that burned his skin...

No Word Whether Lawsuit Will Be Filed After Deadly Car Accident

Posted on June 05, 2008
A teenage girl has been charged with vehicular homicide for her involvement in an automobile accident that killed another girl in 2007. Megan Cannon, eighteen years old, was charged after being arrested on Wednesday for the car crash that occurred more than nine months ago, which left Amy Larson, fourteen years old, dead...

Family of Chicago Man Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Off-Duty Officer Who Killed Him

Posted on June 05, 2008
An off-duty Illinois police officer is said to have shot and killed a Chicago man in February. Christopher Lloyd, a police officer in Robbins Village allegedly shot Cornel McKinney, his ex-wife?s current husband, in the victim?s front yard after the two men got into a fight...

Fighting Illini Trains Workers to Work More Safely

Posted on June 05, 2008
The University of Illinois has established a program it hopes will help cut down on work-related accidents and injuries. The program, the Employee Protection Process, encourages workers to be aware of their surroundings and identify potential risks before performing tasks...

Pedestrian Killed after Hit and Run Accident

Posted on June 05, 2008
A hit and run car accident on a main freeway left a pedestrian killed. The pedestrian who was walking near the highway became another car accident pedestrian casualty. The fatal car accident left not only the community in shock but the highways closed as police investigated the accident...

Hearts Pumping with Anger after Trasylol Recall

Posted on June 04, 2008
Trasylol medical product recall is another announcement its manufacturer Bayer made earlier this month. Trasylol used during heart surgery was recalled after findings that the drug relates to surgical personal injuries. The drug product recall may be too late as many patients already suffered kidney problems, stroke brain injuries and even personal injury deaths...

Yahama Rhino ATVs Creating All Terrain Violence

Posted on June 04, 2008
ATV personal injury lawsuits arise yet again against the makers of the Rhino ATV. Yamaha, the defective product manufacturer has come under scrutiny for its ATV which has resulted in serious personal injuries, personal injury deaths and other ATV accidents...

Toddler Dead, Pilot Injured in Plane Crash

Posted on June 04, 2008
A two-year-old girl was confirmed dead by her grandfather today after she was injured in a plane crash. The girl had been traveling to seek medical treatment for a birth defect. Taking off Tuesday, the single-engine plane crashed causing injuries to the minor child...

Worker Killed in Accident at Caterpillar Site

Posted on June 04, 2008
On Tuesday a contract worker hired for certain services at a Caterpillar Technical Center in Mossville, Illinois was involved in an accident and suffered severe personal injuries resulting in death. The as of yet unnamed worker, whose identity will not be released until his family is notified, was pronounced dead at a Peoria hospital, where he had been taken after the accident...

Chicago Cop Injured In South Side Car Accident

Posted on June 04, 2008
A Chicago Police Officer was car crash at West 79th Street and South Damen Avenue on Chicago?s South Side. Gresham District police Lt. John Brundage stated that the officer was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Law after the negligent driving caused the crash...

Bike Race Takes a Deadly Turn: Car Bike Pile-up Leaves One Dead

Posted on June 03, 2008
A negligent drunk driver crashed into a bike race along a major highway. The driver asleep at the wheel crashed into multiple bike riders causing a multiple car bike accident. The negligent driver caused several to sustain severe personal injuries as both bicycle and pedestrian car accidents were likely to occur near the bike race's sidelines...

Hope for Brain Injured Hinges on Court Ruling

Posted on June 03, 2008
Brain injury may not be the end of the road for some nursing home residents. An upcoming nursing home lawsuit will determine if some brain injured nursing home residents may be able to seek solace in more intimate and communal rehabilitation centers. Brain injuries can result from car accidents, medical malpractice leading to strokes or serious falls...

College Baseball Team Can't Beat Bus Fire

Posted on June 03, 2008
A college baseball team was caught in a bus accident on their way back from a game. The bus caught on fire but the students were lucky to escape serious personal injuries. The fire however destroyed all their equipment and personal belongings on the bus leaving the bus crash site as the resting place for many baseball mitts and caps...

Workers Started Fire at Universal Studios, Fire Chief Announces

Posted on June 03, 2008
A streetscape of New York, the King Kong attraction, the courthouse square from such movies as ?Back to the Future? and ?To Kill a Mockingbird,? a set used in ?Spider-Man 2? and ?Transformers,? and a archive vault were all engulfed in flames early Sunday at the Universal Studios back lot...

Two Officers and Three People Injured After Van Strikes Chicago Police Car

Posted on June 03, 2008
Last night five people suffered personal injuries in Chicago?s Little Village neighborhood when a car crash occurred involving a police squad car that was struck by a van. The Illinois automobile accident left two police officers and three others suffering from severe personal injuries...

CTA Train Rail Derails, Injures Passenger

Posted on June 03, 2008
A CTA Red Line passenger was injured at 2 a.m. Tuesday morning after the train derailed along the Dan Ryan Expressway. The Chicago Fire Department stated that the passenger was taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Center in Evergreen Park and treated for minor injuries...

Crash Kills One Man Over Weekend in Chicago Automobile Accident

Posted on June 02, 2008
Four people were seriously injured in an automobile accident the last weekend in May in Chicago, Illinois when two cars collided and one was sent flying into an apartment building on the corner of the cross-streets. Three of the people injured in the car accident were considered to be in critical condition but the fourth was deemed to be in serious condition; all were taken to area hospitals...

Chicago Loop Fire Causes Injuries

Posted on June 02, 2008
Four people were rushed to area hospitals and treated for injuries Wednesday after a fire erupted on the rooftop of 45-story Loop office tower at 500 W. Monroe in Chicago, Illinois. Faulty electrical wiring caused the loop high-rise fire that prompted hundreds of workers to evacuate the downtown office building, leaving at least four injured...

CTA Bus Crash Leaves 10 Injured

Posted on June 02, 2008
Chicago, Illinois was the sight of another CTA bus accident on the city?s West Side this weekend. The Chicago CTA bus crash left 10 crash victims injured requiring hospitalizations. The crash proves once again that bus or car accident personal injuries can occur even during daylight hours, the crash occurring at 3:30 p...

Crane Crashes into Chicago Building

Posted on May 30, 2008
Chicago, Illinois was the center of a building construction accident, last week, where a crane fell on a building construction site. Emergency crews were called to the construction site after the 700 foot crane smashed into a building. Chicago, Illinois is only one of many cities to recently experience accidents on construction sites...

Chicago Multi-Car Highway Crash leaves One Injured

Posted on May 30, 2008
A Chicago car accident involving multiple cars left the Eisenhower Expressway closed yesterday. One motorist believed to be responsible for the car crash fled the scene after what Police are calling a hit and run accident. One driver was taken to the hospital with severe automobile accident personal injuries...

Cab Driver Receives Ticket for Union Station Crash That Injured Three People during Chicago Commute

Posted on May 30, 2008
Taxicab driver Brian Duako was ticketed for negligent driving after he suddenly sped backward through a crowded crosswalk outside Union Station in Chicago, Illinois at about 8 a.m. yesterday, injuring two pedestrians and himself. The incident raised concerns about the hazards associated with the morning commute and the potential for serious accidents involving busses, cars, and pedestrians...

Metra Train Strikes Vehicle and Causes Delays to the Chicago Commute

Posted on May 30, 2008
A Metra Train accident caused delays this morning along the North Central Service line to Antioch, Illinois. The freight train struck a car at a railroad crossing in Lake County, Illinois. The freight train accident happened near Belvidere Road and Illinois Highway 83 in Grayslake...

Taxi Cab Accident in Chicago Sends Three Victims to Area Hospitals

Posted on May 29, 2008
A Chicago taxi cab accident has sent three people to area hospitals this morning. A taxi cab apparently slammed into a bridge abutment by Union Station at 120 Riverside Plaza this morning during rush hour. In a strange twist, the cab was traveling backwards when it jumped the curb according to witness reports...

CTA Green Line Accident Photos from the Scene Now Available

Posted on May 28, 2008
Photographs of the CTA Green Line accident this morning are now available online. The CTA train derailed near 59th street on the south side of Chicago. The train derailed at the junction where Green Line trains can go east or west to the 63rd and Ashland stations...

CTA Train Derails During Morning Commute and Injures Ten People: Driver Error Blamed

Posted on May 28, 2008
A CTA Green Line train derailed and injured ten people this morning during the rush hour commute in yet another CTA accident. This Chicago Transit Authority accident comes after a troubled summer for Chicago transit. According to news stories, the CTA train derailed after the Motorman, or train driver, intentionally went through a red signal...

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