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Chicago Cabdriver Receives Citations for Fatal Car Accident

October 2, 2012

Police said that a Chicago cabdriver received several citations in relation to a recent crash that killed a pedestrian. The cabdriver had been a licensed public chauffeur in Chicago since 1987. According to police, he was…

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New Crash Tests Show Most Luxury Cars Do Not Perform Well

September 21, 2012

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has developed a new frontal crash test, and the majority of midsize luxury cars have received poor marks. The test creates a simulation of what occurs when an automobile strikes…

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Computer Programmer Who Murdered His Wife Ordered to Pay $60 Million to Children

August 21, 2012

A noted computer programmer convicted of murdering his wife must pay his children $60 million, a California jury has ruled. Hans Reiser, whose Namesys company developed widely-used software, was convicted of murdering his Russian wife Nina…

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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Taxi Fatality Case

August 15, 2012

The brother of an elderly woman who was struck and killed by a taxi last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver and the taxi company. The collision occurred on August 22, 2011…

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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Drowning at Geneva Dam

July 16, 2012

A man sacrificed his own life last August to save a child drowning near a dam on the Fox River near Geneva, Illinois. The man’s relatives have now filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city,…

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Teenager’s Death on Camping Trip Leads to Lawsuit

July 10, 2012

The father of a teenager, killed on a camping trip when she was struck by a falling tree, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company that organized the tour. The fatal accident took place…

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Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit over Highway Death

July 6, 2012

A wrongful death case has been filed on behalf of a young mother who died when she was struck by a car while walking along the Eisenhower Expressway. Diana Paz had been stopped by the Illinois…

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Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Street Sweeper Crash

June 26, 2012

A husband, wife and their teenage daughter all died due to a collision with a street sweeping vehicle last month in suburban Orland Park. The accident took place near 171st Street and LaGrange Road. Now relatives…

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House Passes Bill to Cap Medical Malpractice Awards

May 31, 2012

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 5, the Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act. The proposed law would limit the amount of compensation a plaintiff could receive in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The bill’s…

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Family of Chicago Woman Killed by Police Officer Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit

May 16, 2012

The family of Rekia Boyd, a 22-year old woman who was shot and killed by an off-duty officer with the Chicago Police, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city. Boyd was shot in the…

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