Department of Labor launches investigation into death of Illinois Tollway worker

The Illinois Department of Labor launched an investigation into the death of an Illinois Tollway maintenance worker on January 27. The worker was killed, and a State Trooper suffered serious injuries, while they were assisting highway motorists under severe weather conditions. The investigation was launched immediately. The accident occurred when a truck crashed into a …

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GM Probes Ignition Switch Failure and Michigan Woman is Awarded Thirteen Million Dollars in Birth Injury Lawsuit – Podcast

General Motors launches an internal probe into the failure of ignition switches that has been tied to 13 fatalities and a Michigan woman in a birth injury lawsuit has been awarded almost $13 million by a jury in this month’s Chicago Injury Alert. https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/briskmanandbriskman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/bbg-april-23-2014.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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Trucking Regulations Exist to Prevent Accidents

Federal regulations exist to prevent truck accidents – like the fiery crash that killed an Illinois Tollway worker and seriously injured an Illinois State Trooper in January – but unfortunately, safety measures are not always followed. The January crash occurred on Interstate 88 in Aurora, Illinois when truck driver Renato Velasquez crashed into two stopped …

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Birth injury lawsuit settles for six and a half million dollars

A lawsuit against the U.S. government, filed by the parents of a child who was born severely brain-damaged, has been settled for $6.5 million. Kasie and Hignio Rivera of Austin, Texas filed the lawsuit in federal court against Darnall Army Medical Center after the birth of their son in 2008. The lawsuit alleged that doctors …

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Vietnam veteran wins twelve million dollars in medical malpractice settlement

A Vietnam veteran and Chicago-area resident will receive a $12 million settlement from the federal government in a medical malpractice case. John Johnson is a Vietnam combat veteran who served in the Army from 1970 to 1971. In 2007, Johnson was admitted to Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital in Hines, Illinois for oral surgery. …

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Transit districts claim immunity in bicyclist’s wrongful death lawsuit

Two Illinois transit districts have claimed immunity in a wrongful death case filed by a woman whose husband was killed while riding his bicycle along a trail. The Agency for Community Transit in Edwardsville and the Madison County Mass Transit District have claimed immunity under the Tort Immunity Act. According to the lawsuit, William Beltz …

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Fast-food worker wins benefits in court after altercation with coworker

Recently, a fast-food chain employee won workers’ compensation benefits in a case that came before the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission on appeal. After a workers’ compensation case is decided in court, either the worker or the employer may appeal the decision to the commission. The case involved an altercation with a coworker, and it hinged …

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