On November 19, 2018, plaintiff, age 65, had ordered a pizza from the local pizza store and was in the process of walking from his home to his driveway in order to get into his pick-up truck to drive and get his pizza. This was in rural Lee County. At the same time, defendant was an over-the-road tractor-trailer driver. He worked full time for an undisclosed corporation. He made the decision to turn around in the private driveway of plaintiff. The defendant driver entered the private property and performed a large, broad turn and exited in the opposite direction. The defendant driver drove over plaintiff and he died at the scene of the occurrence. Plaintiff alleged that defendant knew that he was trespassing on that private property, knew that an individual had approached his tractor-trailer yelling and banging on the tractor side door and he knowingly and intentionally drove away without slowing or stopping. Defendant did not slow or stop his tractor-trailer before exiting the driveway which was a direct result of plaintiff’s death.

S.L. as Special Administrator of M.L., Deceased v. PI&I Motor Express, Inc., and D. Construction, Inc.

Trucking: Plaintiff, 49 year old female, was travelling southbound on Illinois Route 394 near Glenwood Lansing Road. Defendant, a driver for P.I.&I. Motor Express, Inc., was traveling northbound on Illinois Route 394, in a construction zone, when he lost control of his tractor trailer, veered into several sand barrels and a concrete barrier in a construction zone and veered across the left shoulder, into the grassy middle median and into the southbound lanes of traffic where his tractor trailer struck Plaintiff’s vehicle in a head on collision. Plaintiff was fatally injured and died instantly. Plaintiff, a 49 y/o single female, who lived alone, was survived by four adult siblings who live out of state. Co-Counsel with Larry Rogers, Jr.

Plaintiff, age 59, and her daughter, age 21, were passengers on a tour bus traveling on I-70 in Fayette County when the bus driver struck an overturned tractor trailer that was laying across the Interstate. The mother suffered a concussion and contusions to her head and left knee. The daughter sustained an ankle fracture that required an open reduction internal fixation procedure. Plaintiffs alleged the bus driver was negligent in hitting the truck sitting in the Interstate when others drove around it. They also claimed the truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and rolled his truck. (2015)

James Power on behalf of his clients secured a $1,000,000.00 settlement. In October of 2018, the client was on his way to fill vending machines at a local racetrack when he was T-boned by the Defendant driving a semi-tractor trailer. It was alleged that the driver had fallen asleep after working too many consecutive hours behind the wheel. The settlement represents the limits of the insurance coverage available.

B.S., Individually and as Parent and Next Friend of A.T, a Minor, and B.C. v. Complete Fleet Trailer Repair, Inc.

A motor vehicle accident which resulted in injuries to 3 Plaintiffs. B.S. was driving, A.T, a minor, and B.C. were passengers in her vehicle. Complete Fleet Trailer Repair, Inc.’s driver was traveling in the lane next to plaintiffs. The driver changed lanes to be traveling directly B.S’s vehicle. B.S’ vehicle had stopped, however, Complete Fleet Trailer Repair, Inc.’s driver was unable to hit his brakes prior to the collision with B.S’s vehicle. The driver was traveling approximately 40 miles per hour at the time of the collision. The minor suffered a traumatic brain injury, bilateral skull fracture, and cervical nerve root avulsion. B.C. suffered a traumatic brain injury, had a parietal subgaleal hematoma, and a disc protrusion. Defendants tendered policy limits for the injuries sustained in this action. Co-Counsel with Larry R. Rogers.

C.F. v. Con-Way Freight

Plaintiff was driving his vehicle eastbound on the Northwest Tollway, I-90. Driver of a Con-way, Inc. tractor-trailer, was also travelling eastbound on the Northwest Tollway, I90. The drivers were preceding in stop and go traffic, at which point, Con-Way’s driver disregarded the stopped traffic and caused his vehicle to collide with Plaintiff’s vehicle. Plaintiff suffered multiple injuries including closed head injury with memory loss, physical lacerations, contusions, and fractured bones. Co-Counsel with Larry Rogers, Jr.