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Car Accident

Ridesharing Drivers Fear Insurance Gap

Lyft, Uber, and Sidecar are some of the emerging apps that have become popular among citizens. They are apps that link customers to drivers, usually costing less than regular taxis. However, they aren’t that economically sound for the drivers employed by the companies. Drivers like Adrian Anzaldua find themselves caught in an insurance limbo that can end up costing them…

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…

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…

$2,950,000.00 Settlement for Chicago Area Plaintiffs Who Were Injured When A Truck Struck Their Car

On May 6, 2008, the one of the plaintiffs was operating her motor vehicle with the other two plaintiffs as passengers when they were read-ended by a truck owned by Acme Trucking Company and being operated by one of its employees. The three plaintiffs filed this action against Acme Trucking Company (doing business as Acme Refining Scrap Iron and Metal…