Three people are dead following an ambulance crash in Bellwood, IL. Further investigation suggests that the ambulance driver should not have been licensed as an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) because he misrepresented his felony record. A Fiery Crash in the West Suburbs On March 31, 2018, at 3:48 p.m., an ambulance went off the road>> Read More

Nearly a year after his death from surgical complications, the family of late actor Bill Paxton has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against his surgeon and the hospital where he was treated. Stroke After Heart Surgery On February 14, 2017, Bill Paxton, known for his starring roles in the films Apollo 13, Twister, and Titanic>> Read More

The estate of a child who was recently killed in a garbage truck crash has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the truck’s driver and his employer. Garbage Truck Crash On April 13, 2017, at approximately 4:00 a.m., Luis Roman, a two-year-old from Brighton Park, was the passenger in a 2001 Acura operated by Giovanni>> Read More

The family of an Uber driver killed by a machete- and knife-wielding teen in the north suburbs has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Walmart, from whose store the teen allegedly stole the weapons. Allied Universal and Monterrey Security Consultants, two contractors responsible for store security, were also listed as defendants in the lawsuit. On>> Read More

A 17-year-old boy was struck and killed by a Metra train in the Montclare neighborhood on Chicago’s Northwest Side. On June 25, 2017, at approximately 9:00 p.m., Isaiis Ceja, of the 2300 block of North Rutherford Avenue, was walking near train tracks by the Mont Clare Station around the 7000 block of West Medill Avenue.>> Read More

The estate of a man who was killed last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver of the vehicle that struck him. On May 22, 2017, Joanne Hwa Lee, the special administrator of the estate of Tae J. Kwon, deceased, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Janice K. Hamilton in Cook County>> Read More

New estimates from the National Safety Council show a 24 percent rise in traffic fatalities in Illinois in recent years. The state ranks sixth for the largest increase in fatalities since 2014. In 2015, there was an eight percent increase in traffic fatalities over the previous year, marking the largest year-to-year increase in traffic fatalities>> Read More

If you lose a loved one like a spouse or child because their death was caused by faulty manufacturing or medical negligence, you may want to file a wrongful death lawsuit. From state-to-state, regulations vary about filing such a claim, but an experienced wrongful death lawyer can walk you through the process. Here are common>> Read More

In our last post we discussed a fatal auto accident involving a young Oswego man. Teens and 20-somethings are the most dangerous drivers based on the number of crashes but elderly drivers are not far behind. Elderly drivers tend to drive less, and the Associated Press reports that drivers over 85 have a higher rate>> Read More

The family of an Illinois man recently settled a wrongful death case for $5 million. The man was killed in a Reading Township truck accident in 2009. The man allegedly was driving on Illinois Route 17 and was hit by a semi-tractor trailer which ran a four-way stop sign on the road and impacted the>> Read More

The Chicago Tribune recently ran an article detailing the Chicago Police Department’s lax investigations into officer-related shootings. The paper accuses the department of routinely delaying officer alcohol breath tests and not vigorously investigating the circumstances surrounding police-related shootings.>> Read More

An Illinois family recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a construction company that employed a man responsible for a fatal Lee County car accident. The lawsuit alleges that three of the family’s relatives were killed when the construction company employee blew through a stop sign and hit their car at a high rate of>> Read More