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Wednesday morning 2 Illinois Department of Transportation workers died while painting a bridge in Elgin. The workers’ truck came into contact with a power-line and by the time firefighters arrived on the scene the truck was encased in flames. Both men were so severely burned that they were pronounced dead on the scene. It is as of yet unknown what caused the truck to hit the power-line, but human error or product liability are some potential issues. Later that same day, one IDOT worked died and another was injured in a car accident on one of Chicago, Illinois’ highways. It is not clear yet whether any workers' compensation claims, personal injury lawsuits, or wrongful death lawsuits will be filed in connection with the two construction accidents.

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Four people were rushed to area hospitals and treated for injuries Wednesday after a fire erupted on the rooftop of 45-story Loop office tower at 500 W. Monroe in Chicago, Illinois. Faulty electrical wiring caused the loop high-rise fire that prompted hundreds of workers to evacuate the downtown office building, leaving at least four injured.

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Valucraft made a serious mistake in manufacturing their jumper cables. Valucraft BC10, BC8 Booster Cables Certain Valucraft 8 and 10 gauge booster cables imported and sold by Autozone as aftermarket equipment used to jump start automobiles and other motorized equipment including motorcycles, ATVs, boats, and lawn equipment having discharged batteries. These battery cables are either stamped 8GA or 10GA. Some of these cables were assembled incorrectly. On one of the cables, the red clamp was attached to the negative side and the black clamp was attached to the positive side. This may result in reverse polarity. Reverse polarity has the potential to cause damage to the vehicle battery as well as property damage and personal injury. A vehicle's battery may burst under these conditions.

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A $6 million settlement was announced today by John J. Perconti and Patricia M. Gifford of Chicago personal injury firm Levin & Perconti for the deaths of six children and for the injuries of two children on September 3, 2006 in a Rogers Park apartment fire. The settlement was approved by Judge Elizabeth Budzinski today in the Circuit Court of Cook County. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Ramirez and Ramos families. Augusta & Amado Ramirez lost five children in the fire, Kevin, Idaly, Sucette, Erik and Vanessa Ramirez and two other children, William and Natali Ramirez suffered severe burn injuries. A settlement was also reached on behalf of the Ramos family for the death of their daughter, Scarlet Ramos.

On September 3, 2006, a fire broke out at 7706 North Marshfield in Rogers Park claiming the lives of six innocent children and severely injuring two others. Five of the Ramirez children and the Ramos’ only daughter perished in this fire.

A personal injury lawsuit and a wrongful death lawsuit were filed on September 21, 2006 on behalf of the Ramirez and Ramos families against Marshway Limited Partnership, Marshway, L.L.C., and CIG Management L.L.C.

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A press conference has been scheduled to formally announce the settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit filed after a Rogers Park fire killed six children ranging from three to fourteen years of age. The fire broke out in one of the several low-income buildings owned by Cornerstone Residential, LLC. The building did not have working smoke detectors.

The conference is scheduled for 10:30 am on November 13, 2007, at Levin & Perconti, the law firm that represented the victim’s families.

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Five workers were recently killed at a hydroelectric plant when a fire erupted. The men died of smoke inhalation. The contractor, RPI Coating, had been fined 90 times since 1988, with fines totaling $135,569. The company had also been fined numerous times, for hundreds of thousands of dollars, for violating hazardous waste rules. The plant is owned by Xcel Energy, and some people have been questioning the company's decision to hire RPI despite the numerous fines and citations relating to safety. The men that died in the fire range from 18-years-old to 52-years-old. Numerous other workers were injured in the fire. No personal injury or wrongful death lawsuits have been filed as of yet.

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American Airlines in Chicago, Illinois has been fined over $200,000 for safety violations at O’Hare Airport. The violations run from concerns over machine guards, electrical safety, trip and fall hazards, blocked exits, and improper storage of oxygen and acetylene cylinders. The hazards all pose serious risks of personal injury and workplace injury to employees of American Airlines, as well as other employees and patrons of the airport.

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Gateway yesterday announced a recall of some of the lithium ion battery packs for its notebook computers. The Gateway battery recall is due to faulty Sony batteries, which were the subject of previously issued recalls by Dell, Apple, and Toshiba. This most recent recall warns, "Under certain conditions, these battery packs can overheat and create a potential fire hazard."

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An Illinois family has filed a product liability lawsuit after an Xbox overheated, resulting in a house fire that killed an infant. The family of the deceased infant claims that the power supply of the Xbox overheated and sparked the fatal flames. Around the time of the fire, Microsoft issued a Xbox product recall, citing concerns regarding the product's safety.

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