Wrongful Death

Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Caseyville nursing home

May 20, 2014

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a Caseyville nursing home over the death of a resident who developed gangrene and had her leg amputated. Stephanie Strickland filed the lawsuit in St. Clair County Circuit…

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Wrongful death lawsuit filed by wife of toll worker killed in truck crash

May 6, 2014

The wife of an Illinois Tollway employee who was killed in a fiery crash on I-88 in January has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the truck driver alleged to have caused the crash and against…

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Transit districts claim immunity in bicyclist’s wrongful death lawsuit

April 11, 2014

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…

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More legal twists in decade-long wrongful death case

March 27, 2014

A wrongful death lawsuit involving a seven-year-old girl who witnessed her mother being run over by a Greyhound bus has returned to Cook County Circuit Court after more than a decade and more than 25 appeals.…

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Southwestern Electric Responds to Wrongful Death Suit

March 7, 2014

Southwestern Electric Cooperative has denied allegations brought against it in a wrongful death lawsuit. Nancy Mechochko filed the lawsuit, claiming that her husband, Gregory Mechochko, was in contact with a concrete mixer as he was working…

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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Police-Involved Shooting

February 21, 2014

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the city of Chicago over the death of a man shot by an off-duty Chicago Police officer. The shooting took place at a Chicago Housing Authority building on…

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ConAgra Fights Largest Punitive Claim in Illinois History

February 17, 2014

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has heard arguments over a $180 million jury verdict in a personal injury case, the largest punitive claim in Illinois history. The defendant companies urged the court to overturn a…

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Government Pushes for Better Car Safety Systems

February 7, 2014

The federal government is pushing for automobile safety systems that are expected to aid in the prevention of car accidents. The systems include seat belt interlocks, collision avoidance systems and alcohol detection devices. Collision avoidance systems…

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Wrongful Death Suit Filed in Fatal Crash of Stolen Police Car

February 4, 2014

The son of a woman killed in a collision with a stolen police car has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. The suit is being filed by Reginald Quarles, who claims that his mother, Maxsimillion Quarles, was…

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New Wrongful Death Suit Filed in Connection With 2010 Illinois Plane Crash

January 10, 2014

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in Morgan Country Circuit Court against the Jacksonville Airport Authority in connection with a fatal 2010 plane crash that occurred in Wheeling, Illinois. David Van Hyning of Jacksonville, Illinois,…

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