On Feb. 12, 2010, Sylvia Castillo was driving southbound on Ashland Avenue in Chicago when the defendant, Kidane Kuentu, ran a red light at the intersection while driving westbound on Taylor Street. This caused a collision that injured Castillo. Castillo, 33, was an assistant manager who sustained a fracture…
In a case that involved a “duty to settle” claim, the Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a decision dismissing a claim made by the insured, Randy Powell against his auto insurance company, American Service Insurance Co. (ASI). It was alleged in the lawsuit by Randy Powell that Katie Linares broadsided his…
James R. Fregeau was involved in two separate rear-end motor vehicle crashes within 20 months. In both cases his car was rear-ended by another vehicle. Fregeau filed two separate lawsuits that later were consolidated for discovery and trial. The first crash took place on April 22, 2009 when the car…
A speeding truck leaving the Newhall Tunnel in Southern California apparently lost control, crashed into the center divider and came to a stop some 1,700 feet outside of the tunnel exit. As other motor vehicles were leaving the tunnel, they braked and slowed down to avoid the crashed truck. A…
On May 20, 2008, Timothy Balota, 31, was driving southbound on Interstate 55 in Collinsville, Ill., when traffic came to a stop approaching a construction zone near Route 157. Collinsville is a near east side suburb of St. Louis. A truck was stopped behind the plaintiff’s car when the semi-tractor-trailer…
On July 17, 2009, Kristen Henson was driving in the left lane of northbound Illinois Interstate 94 in West Deerfield Township when a car driven by the defendant, Steven Teeters, rear-ended her car. Henson, 35, was a retail purchaser. She alleged in her lawsuit that the crash caused headaches and…
A Cook County jury signed a verdict of $38,681 related to an Aug. 13, 2010 rear-end car crash. The plaintiff, Christina Pervomskaya, was stopped in a line of traffic on Waukegan Road in Glenview, Ill., when she was rear-ended by Sally Langan’s motor vehicle. Pervomskaya, 28, suffered a concussion, post-concussion…
On April 19, 2010, Frances Villarreal was stopped at a red light on eastbound 67th Street at Cicero Avenue in Chicago. Villarreal was waiting to make a right turn when her car was rear-ended by the defendant, Cynthia Zaragoza. The crash occurred during the morning rush hour. Villarreal claimed that…
The family of Paul Katuszonek has agreed to a settlement with Goldstar Foods Inc. The case involved Officer Katuszonek, who was killed in a traffic accident in 2012. The Katuszonek family brought a wrongful death lawsuit, claiming that the food distributor and long-haul trucking company that employed the driver was…
Liam O’Neill bought a 2000 GMC Jimmy SUV. On July 3, 2001, his wife, Mary, was driving home in the SUV when the vehicle suddenly stopped. She was in the eastbound lane of a 2-lane street. Mary attempted to restart the SUV several times but it would not start. She…