Wrongful Death

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Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Chicago-area trucking company

May 25, 2015

A surviving relative of a woman and two children who died in a truck crash has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Marciela Ruiz has filed the suit on behalf of her three late family members, Elizabeth…

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Worker killed in Illinois crane accident

April 27, 2015

On January 12, a worker was killed in a crane accident at an Illinois Taylor Crane construction site. Justin Jokerst, 31, was working at a construction site in Edwardsville, Illinois on a Grove HL150T crane when…

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Bernie Mac’s widow drops Illinois wrongful death lawsuit

April 21, 2015

An Illinois wrongful death lawsuit by Bernie Mac’s widow has been withdrawn, but her attorney has said that the case will be refiled later. Rhonda McCullough, the late comedian’s wife, filed the lawsuit in Cook County…

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Illinois wrongful death lawsuit filed over police shooting

April 20, 2015

On November 3, 2014, Christopher Anderson died after police shot him in a suburban Chicago area hospital. Now, his mother has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Venus Anderson has filed the suit in federal court against…

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Family files wrongful death lawsuit against Kmart after woman dies from infected cut

March 3, 2015

The family of a woman who died from an infection after suffering a cut to her leg from a shelf in an Illinois Kmart has filed a wrongful death claim against the retail corporation. The lawsuit…

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Families of Newtown school shooting victims file wrongful death claim notices

March 2, 2015

Ten families affected by the 2012 school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Bushmaster, the company that made the Bushmaster AR-15 that Adam Lanza used to kill six adults and 20…

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SIU student’s family files wrongful death lawsuit after autopsies conflict

February 2, 2015

The family of a 19-year-old Southern Illinois University (SIU) student found dead in a wooded area has filed a $5 million wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Carbondale and the police chief. The family has…

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Parents file wrongful death lawsuit against school after daughter’s suicide

January 29, 2015

The parents of a 12-year-old girl who committed suicide have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Chicago Public School District, claiming that the district failed to take action to address bullying. McKenzie Philpot, a sixth…

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Wrongful death lawsuit dismissed in death of David Koschman

January 13, 2015

A wrongful death lawsuit over the death of David Koschman has been dismissed. The lawsuit accused Chicago authorities of a cover-up after Koschman died following an altercation with a member of the Daley family. A federal…

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Wrongful death lawsuit filed over one-punch death

January 5, 2015

A wrongful death lawsuit was filed in Cook County by the family of a Palatine man who died after he was punched outside a bar and hit his head on the sidewalk. The family of Ryan…

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