On Oct. 10, 2008, 12-year-old Ryan Walsh and his cousin were riding their bikes to school at Thompson Junior High School in Oswego, Ill. They were traveling northbound on the sidewalk along Boulder Hill Pass. Ryan was crossing the school’s driveway apron when the defendant school bus full of students…
On April 26, 2009, Julie Paterson was driving westbound at Route 116 in Fauber Road in Germantown Hills, Ill. The defendant, Corey Funk, was driving northbound, did not yield the right-of-way and struck Paterson’s car in the intersection. Paterson was going about 55 mph. The impact caused Paterson’s car to…
It would be hard to miss the multiple news releases and stories that General Motors has some big problems with its 2005-2007 Chevrolet Cobalt and its 2007 Pontiac G5. General Motors is recalling these vehicles because a heavy key chain or rough roads can jar the key, turn off the…
The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a decision of a Cook County judge barring testimony of the plaintiff, Bettie Payton-White, because she was more than 15 minutes late to a court-mandated arbitration session. In November 2010, a car crash occurred between the motor vehicle driven by Bettie Payton-White and one driven…
On Oct. 20, 2009, Nazmi Nomat was driving eastbound on 167th Street in Hazel Crest, Ill., when a westbound van made a left turn on Western Avenue. The left front end struck the driver’s side of Nomat’s vehicle in the intersection. Nomat, 47, suffered multiple disc herniations that required fusion…
This is a case in which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in Chicago found that the defendant had contracted with an out-of-state buyer. The court found that the buyer performed all contractual obligations in his own state; however, the required sufficient minimum contacts were not found…
Fong Yang was 16 years old with diagnoses of severe autism and Down syndrome. Fong had a history of running away from his Fresno school when left unsupervised. Because of Fong’s tendency to run off, his teacher told the First Student bus dispatcher that the bus driver should not drop…
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…
Fox Factory, located in Watsonville, Calif., has recalled Evolution 2013 mountain bike suspension forks. Built for the model year 2013, the recalled suspension forks are for the series 32 and 34, with a 120 mm to 160 mm. The suspension forks’ damper cylinder/pistons can separate and cause the front wheel…