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…
On Oct. 10, 2008, Joy Wyler, 51, was riding her motorcycle on Vollmer Road in Matteson, Ill. Wyler was about to cross through the intersection at Central Avenue on a green light when the defendant, Ira Batt, made a right turn on a red light from Central. His car collided…
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago has reversed a district court judge’s decision in a case involving an indemnification clause in a contract. Robert Krien was an employee of Riley Construction. Riley was the general contractor on a construction project located in Wisconsin. Riley in turn, hired Harsco…
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…
Brian Crompton worked as a railroad employee for BNSF Railway. On April 24, 2011, Crompton worked on a locomotive that was to travel from Paducah, Ky., to downstate Centralia, Ill. Crompton was severely injured during the trip from Paducah when he was knocked off the train by a door that…
Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson was injured in 2012 at the Seminole Indian Tribe Casino when he fell from the back of its stage at the Tribe’s South Florida casino. Robinson was appearing at a fundraiser for the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. When Robinson, 76, was on the…
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…
The Illinois Appellate Court for the First District in Chicago has found that a person can be held liable for a corporation’s debt even if he or she is not an officer or shareholder of the corporation. In a case that amounts to a decision of wide-ranging implications and one…
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…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in Chicago has agreed that a concert ticket tying parking to the music concert was not a violation of the federal antitrust laws. James Batson brought a ticket from O.A.R. Concert at Live Nation’s box office at the 3 on July…