Wrongful Death

Father and son having a conversation after a serious accident

2023 Illinois Law Changes Wrongful Death Damages Rules

December 26, 2023

In a wrongful death claim, certain survivors can seek compensation if someone else’s negligence or other wrongful actions caused the death of their loved one.

Continue Reading
Risks of Death for Pedestrians and Bicyclists Continue to Rise

Risks of Death for Pedestrians and Bicyclists Continue to Rise

March 2, 2023

Over the past decade, US streets have gotten safer for those driving or riding in motor vehicles. Yet these safety improvements have come at a cost. While the roads are safer for those in cars, they…

Continue Reading
Police Nab Chicago Driver in Fatal Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Accident

Police Nab Chicago Driver in Fatal Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Accident

September 6, 2022

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…

Continue Reading
Fatal bicycle accident on DuSable Lake Shore Drive renews safety concerns

Fatal bicycle accident on DuSable Lake Shore Drive renews safety concerns

February 18, 2022

Cycling is a beloved activity enjoyed by many residents of Chicago, Illinois, but it does not come without risks. A 32-year-old bicyclist died after he was fatally hit by a van at an intersection off DuSable…

Continue Reading
Three people killed and several injured in train derailment

Three people killed and several injured in train derailment

January 21, 2022

On September 25, 2021, a train from Chicago, Illinois, derailed in Montana. The locomotive carried 141 passengers and 16 crew members. Of the ten train cars, eight ran off the railroad tracks, with some of them…

Continue Reading
Nursing home sued for negligence by the daughter of a resident who died days after COVID-19 diagnosis

Nursing home sued for negligence by the daughter of a resident who died days after COVID-19 diagnosis

January 7, 2022

The daughter of a Bloomington, Illinois, nursing home resident sued the facility for her mother’s death. The woman died in May 2020, two days after receiving the diagnosis of COVID-19. The victim’s daughter did not learn…

Continue Reading
Wrongful death lawsuits filed by families of Illinois men killed at Astroworld Festival

Wrongful death lawsuits filed by families of Illinois men killed at Astroworld Festival

December 17, 2021

Wrongful death lawsuits have been filed by the families of two Naperville, Illinois men who were killed at the Astroworld Festival in Houston in early November.  Jacob Jurinek, 21, and Franco Patino, 21, attended the two-day…

Continue Reading
Chicago woman files wrongful death lawsuit after husband’s death in train derailment

Chicago woman files wrongful death lawsuit after husband’s death in train derailment

October 26, 2021

Wrongful death lawsuits allow families to recover compensation after a loved one’s death in a preventable accident. In a recent case, the wife of a Chicago software engineer who was killed in a rural Montana train…

Continue Reading
Family sues Lyft driver over fatal motorcycle accident in Chicago

Family sues Lyft driver over fatal motorcycle accident in Chicago

August 3, 2021

A motorcyclist died after a collision with a Lyft vehicle in a neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. The motorcyclist was identified as 41-year-old Narciso Ledesma Jr. His family members filed a lawsuit against both the driver and…

Continue Reading
Illinois farm and railroad sued over worker’s death in train accident

Illinois farm and railroad sued over worker’s death in train accident

June 25, 2021

Personal injury lawsuits allow injured individuals to recover compensation from the person or entity responsible for their accident. What happens, though, when a preventable accident results in a tragic death? When a person is killed because…

Continue Reading