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Two Cook County Sheriff’s Police officers were injured in a car accident on the Eisenhower Expressway. The driver believed to be responsible for the crash was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, violating Scott’s…
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A Cook County jury awarded a record-breaking $101 million to a woman whose 5-year-old son sustained serious brain damage during birth. She filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court against a Chicago-area hospital.…
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A 21-year-old Illinois woman was charged with aggravated DUI and reckless homicide in a car accident that killed a Cook County Sheriff’s deputy. Along with the two felony counts, she was also charged with escape for…
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Pedestrian accidents can result in serious injuries, and sometimes death, especially when vehicles are involved. In a recent pedestrian accident, a 55-year-old woman died after being hit by several cars in Des Plaines, Illinois. Police said…
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officials have launched an investigation after a man was crushed to death between two marble slabs at his workplace. Ilan Abergel, 57, was the co-owner of Quartz Master, a stone…
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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, is seeking…
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Pedestrians should be able to cross the street without fearing for their safety. However, pedestrian accidents occur often, due to distracted drivers, speeding vehicles and other reasons. Such collisions can cause serious injuries and even death.…
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On March 14, an Illinois state judge approved a $1.2 million settlement in a medical malpractice lawsuit over the allegedly negligent baby delivery. Under the settlement agreement approved by Judge Kent A. Delgado of Cook County…
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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 the lawsuit in…
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On this episode of Chicago Injury Alert, we look at a supermarket slip & fall case, and a bus accident involving a passenger who was under the influence. https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.briskmanandbriskman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bbg-podcast-feb-28-2017.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
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