Monthly Archives: October 2024
City of Champaign Approves $2M Settlement for Slain Tow Truck Driver
The family of a 20-year-old tow truck driver killed while assisting at an accident on Neil Street will receive $2 million from the City of Champaign. The family of a Champaign, Illinois tow truck driver who was killed while working at the scene of another accident has reached a $2 million wrongful death settlement… Read More »
11th Circuit Rules That Brokers Are Not Liable for Negligent Hiring in Truck Accident Lawsuits
A fatal Georgia truck crash led to a major federal court dispute over whether a freight broker can be sued for allegedly hiring an unsafe trucking company. In 2020, the family of a Georgia man who died in a fatal trucking accident filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the truck driver, the trucking company… Read More »
Worker Files Personal Injury Lawsuit After Fall from Scaffolding at UChicago Medical Center
One worker was seriously injured and another was killed after scaffolding gave way during construction at the University of Chicago Medical Center. One construction worker was seriously injured and another was killed after a scaffold collapsed at the University of Chicago Medical Center. The family of one of the injured workers filed a lawsuit… Read More »
Illinois Supreme Court Rules Bicyclists Can Only Sue Over Injuries Occurring in Bike Lanes
An Illinois Supreme Court decision limits when a cyclist can hold a municipality responsible for injuries caused by a pothole on a public roadway. Cyclists generally have the right to use Illinois roads, but that does not necessarily mean that a municipality owes every cyclist a legal duty to keep every roadway reasonably safe… Read More »
Plaintiff Files Product Liability Lawsuit Against Walmart Over “Exploding” Candle
A woman alleges that a Mainstays candle purchased from Walmart suddenly produced unusually high flames and exploded, causing second-degree burns. A woman has filed a product liability lawsuit against Walmart after alleging that a Mainstays candle she purchased for approximately $4 suddenly became dangerously hot, produced unusually high flames, and exploded while she was… Read More »