Category Archives: Personal Injury
Nursing Home Sued After Man Is Killed by Fellow Resident
Salem Village nursing home is being sued by the family of a former resident who was beaten to death by another resident in the same facility. The lawsuit was filed a few days after the nursing home announced that it was shutting its doors and closing down for good. According to the lawsuit, the… Read More »
Plaintiff Secures $5.5M in Wrongful Death Suit Against Nursing Home
The family of an 80-year-old woman filed a personal injury wrongful death lawsuit against an Illinois nursing home after their loved one suffocated during a power outage. According to the lawsuit, the victim entered the defendant’s facility in June 2016 to receive specialized care for her medical conditions. She had a life expectancy of… Read More »
City of Champaign Sued After Death of Tow Truck Driver
A 20-year-old tow truck driver was killed in March 2022 after being struck by another driver while cleaning up debris from a different accident. The other driver was a 16-year-old who ended up being convicted of failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. The 16-year-old paid a fine and had his license revoked… Read More »
Appellate Court Rules Plaintiff Not Bound by Arbitration Agreement in Nursing Home Wrongful Death
An Illinois appellate court recently overturned a decision handed down by a lower court that compelled an Illinois plaintiff into arbitration with a nursing home. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff’s mother was admitted to the defendant’s nursing facility in September 2019. As her mother’s power of attorney, the plaintiff signed documents that included… Read More »
Illinois Woman Awarded $1.5M in Dog Bite Lawsuit
An Illinois dog owner agreed to settle a dog bite lawsuit for $1.5 million after the dog escaped his yard and attacked a woman who was walking her own dog. According to the lawsuit, the victim was walking her female Labrador Retriever at 6:30 a.m. when three unleashed dogs escaped their yard through an… Read More »
Allstate Attempts to Deny Claim Related to Vicious Dog Attack Resulting in Death
The insurance company, Allstate, has filed a lawsuit against two dog owners whose dog killed an elderly man last year. The widow of the 81-year-old victim filed a lawsuit against the dog owners after her husband was killed in February of 2023. The dog owners asked Allstate to indemnify them from the claim. Allstate… Read More »
Dunkin’ Donuts Franchisee Pays $3M to Settle Claim Related to a Coffee Burn Lawsuit
A Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee is paying a plaintiff $3 million to settle a claim related to a hot coffee burn injury. Such lawsuits are common for coffee shops and one of the most famous personal injury lawsuits in American history involved an elderly woman who was burned by McDonald’s coffee. In this case, the… Read More »
Illinois Appellate Court Upholds Restrictions/Clarifies Limits on COVID-19 Lawsuits Filed Against Healthcare Facilities
During the pandemic, Governor Pritzker signed a piece of legislation that made healthcare facilities immune from personal injury lawsuits filed by individuals who contracted the coronavirus. There was only one way around the statute and that involved allegations of willful misconduct. Several lawsuits tested the limits of the immunity package signed into law by… Read More »
As of August 2023, Plaintiffs Can Recover Punitive Damages in Wrongful Death Lawsuits
In Illinois, a recent change in the wrongful death statute will allow plaintiffs to recover punitive damages in wrongful death lawsuits. While punitive damages were recoverable in other forms of personal injury lawsuits, our state was among a handful that did not allow punitive damages in wrongful death lawsuits. The new rule will allow… Read More »
Illinois Man Files Lawsuit Against Apollo Theater After Roof Collapse
An Illinois man has filed a lawsuit against Apollo Theater after he was injured in a roof collapse during a tornado. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants took no precautions to safeguard a metal concert that was set to occur the day of the tornado despite the fact that there were several tornado warnings… Read More »