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Chicago Sun-Times Reports: City’s Settlement with Bettie Jones Estate is $16 Million

attorneys Larry Rogers, Jr. and Jonathan Thomas secured a $16 million settlement with the City of Chicago for the estate of Bettie Jones, an innocent bystander who was shot and killed by a police officer in 2015. “While no amount of money can ever compensate Bettie Jones’ family for the loss of their mother, we fought for and the City…

Numerous Reports of iPhone 6S Smartphones Exploding After Charging

While Samsung Galaxy Note 7 explosions have dominated the headlines for the past few months, its competitor’s product appears to have a very similar issue. Multiple people around the world have reported that Apple’s iPhone 6S models are catching fire and exploding, including reports from New Jersey, Australia and China. The problem has become so severe that the state-run Shanghai…

Samsung Issues Global Recall After Replacement Phones Spontaneously Combust

Samsung’s attempt to fix their spontaneously combustible Galaxy Note 7 smartphones is officially over now that the replacement phones have started catching fire. The company began sending customers replacement devices in September after they initiated a global recall to address the faulty battery issue but reports of those second devices still catching fire has pressured Samsung to stop production of…

$5 Million Settlement in Garbage Truck Accident Case

Recently, Power Rogers attorneys Joseph A. Power, Jr. and Jonathan M. Thomas reached a settlement agreement with Flood Brothers Disposal Company for $5,000,000 in a case involving a garbage truck which struck and injured an 80 year-old unmarried woman. The Plaintiff was in a crosswalk crossing Harlem Avenue at the intersection with Ontario Avenue, in Oak Park, when the Flood…

Power Rogers Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers

Thomson Reuters recently announced its list of Illinois Super Lawyers® for 2016 and every lawyer at Power Rogers was selected! In addition, Joseph A. Power Jr. was selected to the distinctive Top 10 Lawyers list, Larry R. Rogers Sr., Thomas G. Siracusa, Thomas M. Power, Larry R. Rogers Jr., Devon C. Bruce, Joseph W. Balesteri, Sean M. Houlihan, and Brian…

Power Rogers Tops Chicago Lawyer Annual Settlement Survey for the Fifth Consecutive Year

On October 1, 2014, Chicago Lawyer published the results of its 2014 Annual Settlement Survey. The Annual Survey is based on a compilation of the settlements reported to the Jury Verdict Reporter from July 2013 through June 2014 that equal or exceed $2 Million. The 2014 Settlement Survey included 110 settlements totaling $807 million. Power Rogers settled 20 cases in…

Chicago-Area Firm Files Lawsuits in Afghanistan Flight 1102 Aviation Disaster

On May 17, 2010, Pamir Airways flight 1102 crashed in a remote area of the Parwan Province, approximately 20 nautical miles outside of Kabul International Airport. The flight, which had 43 people on board, was traveling from Kunduz in northern Afghanistan to the capital of Kabul. All 43 passengers died when the plane crashed into a mountain while descending for…