Last year, a man who suffered injuries in a slip and fall accident sued a gas station and convenience store in Joliet, Illinois. He claimed a “defective condition on the premises” caused his fall. Plaintiff…
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A 45-year-old man was arrested for a fatal car accident following a high-speed police chase in West Garfield Park in Chicago, Illinois. Mackelin Moore of Calumet Heights was charged with felony reckless homicide in the…
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A man whose leg was amputated after a pedestrian accident involving a bus received a $3 million settlement from the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). Raymond Baroud, 80, was hit by a right-turning CTA bus on…
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Last year, a pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run accident that involved an SUV slamming into a house in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. The fatal pedestrian accident occurred when Carlos Maciel Pulido, 32, was…
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Last year residents of a Chicago neighborhood filed two lawsuits against a property developer in charge of a smokestack demolition at a coal power plant that resulted in thick clouds of dust covering the surrounding area…
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On this episode of Chicago Injury Alert, we look at the process behind a personal injury case/lawsuit. https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.briskmanandbriskman.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/BBG-POD-AUGUST-31-2022-VER-2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
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Last year, a bicyclist suffered critical injuries when a city dump truck struck and ran over her in a neighborhood on Chicago’s Northwest Side. A 31-year-old woman was biking northwest on Milwaukee Avenue in Avondale.…
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Personal injury lawsuits are filed to hold negligent parties accountable for causing injuries to someone. The aim is to compel them to compensate an individual who has been harmed due to their carelessness or wrongdoing. Common…
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A Joliet police officer was charged with drunk driving in an off-duty car accident that resulted in the death of her passenger, who was a 10-year veteran officer of the Berwyn Police Department. Erin Zilka, 35,…
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Residents in the village of Westchester, Illinois, are outraged that two pit bulls who attacked and killed a man’s dog were not put down nearly a month after the incident. Carl Panek, 81, said he was…
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