Misdiagnosis by a medical professional can dramatically change your life. Take the example of Todd McGee, who was only 34, working at a construction job and leading an active lifestyle. McGee spent his spare time on weekends surfing and swimming on Martha’s Vineyard. But one day he woke up with…
The Illinois Appellate Court has ruled in favor of a motorcycle rider who lost a leg in an accident and sought a $1 million judgment against Allstate Insurance Co. This decision might have gone differently for Allstate, but the insurer made several very serious errors in its handling of the…
Several of New York City’s financially strapped hospitals have canceled their malpractice insurance because the insurance costs are simply too high. Executives of these hospitals, most of which are in poor neighborhoods, say their financial circumstances and high premiums make it impractical to pay millions of dollars a year for…
Chicago attorney Robert Kreisman has represented Savid Technologies in its acquisition by Technology Capital Investors (TCI), a New York investment firm. Savid Technologies is a Tinley Park, Ill.-based cloud security provider. Savid will join TCI’s growing companies, which includes External IT, OS33, Avazpour Networking Services, D&D Consulting, ETCI and Hostnet,…
In this case the parties fought over the insurance policies arising out of the wrongful death of Daniel Zacha, an employee of S&S Service Co. Mr. Zacha was driving a tractor-trailer owned by Coca-Cola Enterprises back to the S&S garage for repairs; in the process, he caused a head-on crash…
Robin R. Foreman v. Gunite Corporation, 2012 IL App. (1st) 091644U. Robin Foreman was a truck driver employed by Distribution Services, Inc. (DSI). He had a regular truck route transferring material from Gunite Corporation‘s Illinois facility to its Indiana location. Foreman was traveling eastbound on I-290 near its intersection with…
The Illinois Supreme Court has approved a policy allowing jurors to question witnesses in civil trials. The new rule, Illinois Supreme Court Rule 243, takes effect July 1. According to Chief Justice Thomas L. Kilbride, “Based on the comments of those who have used or seen the procedure at trial,…
A recent Illinois Appellate Court decision provided additional clarification regarding the admissibility of photographic evidence. At issue was whether or not a judge had correctly allowed photographs taken at the scene of an accident to be admitted into evidence during a Cook County personal injury trial. The appellate court ruled…
In rear-end accidents, juries tend to find in favor of the front car that was rear-ended. However in the personal injury lawsuit of Evange Bozinis v. Bree MacArthur, 10 AR-708 (Lake County), the jury found in favor of the second car that rear-ended the front car. The car accident in…
Every day we get into cars with other drivers; however, we rarely think about the fact that we are entrusting our lives into those drivers. In the case of Cheri Razim, John Razim v. Steven R. Erickson, Zachary Stewart, 08 L 351 (Winnebago County), the plaintiff, Cheri Razim, sued the…