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Cook County Jury Awards $3.1 Million For The Death Of A 40 Year Old Unemployed Homemaker Woman Struck And Killed In Hit And Run

A Cook County jury returned a $3.1 Million verdict for the death of a 40-year- old unemployed homemaker woman struck and killed in a hit and run collision. The jury awarded, $1 Million for 10 seconds of pain and suffering, a significant award for that element of damages for that period of time. Plaintiff alleged the hit and run was…

Megabus Accident Investigation In Illinois Leads To An Emergency Bulletin On Tires

On August 2, 2012, a Megabus accident in downstate Illinois killed one bus passenger and injured many others. This prompted an investigation, and a warning to other motorcoach companies throughout the United States. The warning specifically concerned bus tires. Specifically, the warning centered on Excessing Tire Load Ratings, and how overloaded coaches can cause tires to burst, because the tires…

Power Rogers files suit on behalf of those injured in Megabus accident on downstate Interstate 55

On August 2, a Megabus double decker vehicle carrying 81 passengers struck an overpass pillar on Interstate 55 about 55 miles outside of St. Louis in Illinois killing one passenger and injuring numerous other passengers. Initial statements from the Illinois State Police indicate that the cause of this accident was one of the tires on the bus blowing resulting in…

Illinois Law to Apply in Wrongful Death that Occurred in Wisconsin

On February 19, 2011, Ben Waring of Mathias Township, Michigan, was killed when two tires separated from a bus and struck his vehicle. The tragedy occurred in Racine, WI on Highway 20. At the time of the incident, Ben was driving in the westbound lane with his fiancé Jessica Shega-Fox following in her vehicle behind him. The bus was traveling…