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Distracted Driving Concerns Increase as Motor Vehicle Deaths Rise

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 in 50 years. According to preliminary data from the first half of 2016, the nation is on track to surpass that number again. From January...

Common Questions about Wrongful Death

If you lose a loved one like a spouse or child because their death was caused by faulty manufacturing or medical negligence,...

Elderly Drivers In Spotlight Amid Recent Accident Surge

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 of fatal crashes per mile than teens. Elderly drivers have been in the spotlight this summer due to a variety of high profile crashes, including...

$5M Settlement Reached In Wrongful Death Lawsuit GWC Law

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 man's car on his driver's side. The man was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. He was survived by his wife and three...

Chicago Cop Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit

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.

Lee County Accident Wrongful Death Claim

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 speed last summer. Wrongful death litigation is common after fatal car accidents. Wrongful death claims are brought by the surviving family members of deceased car...

Wrongful Death Claim Settled By Megabus

A wrongful death action has already been filed against Megabus in connection with the fatal Chicago pedestrian accident which killed a retired Illinois Supreme Court secretary last week. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the day after the tired secretary was killed Megabus agreed to pay over $5 million to settle a wrongful death case brought by the family of another Megabus pedestrian accident victim. Megabus will pay the family of a deceased South Holland man $5.1 million for a fatal...

King of Pop’s Wrongful Death Lawsuit Headed to Trial

MTV News reports that almost five years after pop star Michael Jackson's death, his family is prepared to go to trial against his touring company. Michael Jackson's mother and children are suing AEG Live for wrongful death. They allege that the touring company was negligent in pressuring Jackson's doctor into giving him pain medication which caused his death. Michael Jackson is one of the best-selling pop stars in history. Jackson died on June 25, 2009 due to high amounts of...