July 20, 2010

Former pro football player files premises liability lawsuit over facility’s collapse

A former pro-football player from the Dallas Cowboys has filed a premises liability lawsuit against a facility builder and companies operated by the team owner. The former pro player was inside the team’s indoor practice facility when it collapsed last year and sustained a career-ending injury. Like other injury lawsuits filed after the premises accident, the personal injury lawsuit filed claims that the injury plaintiff suffered serious, disabling, and permanent injuries when the structure fell last year.

According to the plaintiff’s injury lawyer, the former football player suffered a herniated disk in his neck after a steel support landed on him during the accident at the practice facility. The injury attorney explained that the injured player faces a “double edged sword” because he is unable to be cleared to play without surgery, but having the surgery will brand him a “damaged” player to the NFL teams. Though veteran players have bounced back to successful careers after having this surgery, the player was a rookie so the injury has cost him his dream to play in the NFL.

A special teams coach has also filed a personal injury lawsuit stemming from the premises accident when he suffered broken vertebrae. Additionally, a team scout, who was left paralyzed from the waste down during the accident, has also filed an injury lawsuit. The premises liability lawsuits allege that the company who built the facility was negligent in its building and also allege that repairs that were being done on the facility were improperly supervised.

More information about the injury lawsuits is available by clicking the hyperlink.

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May 27, 2010

Chicago personal injury plaintiff seeks damages from injury on “Public Enemies” street film set

A Cook County injured plaintiff has filed a Cook County premises liability lawsuit against NBC Universal, Inc., PE Productions LLC and Universal City Studios LLLP, and other unknown defendants. According to the Illinois injury lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court, the Chicago injured pedestrian tripped and fell on fake trolley tracks.

As background, movie crews for the 2009 movie Public Enemies transformed Chicago city streets to look like the 1930s. Movie crews installed rubber cobblestones and trolley tracks around the history Biograph Theater in Chicago, where Dillinger was gunned down in July 1934. The Chicago injury plaintiff was crossing Lincoln Avenue at the Fullerton and Halsted intersection in May 2008, when he walked over the fake rubber cobblestones and received injuries. The Chicago injury lawsuit claims that the plaintiff’s feet sank into the rubber and his left foot got caught underneath metal trolley tracks. The Illinois man fell and received severe and serious personal injuries, according to the Cook County lawsuit.

The Cook County premises lawsuit does not detail the extent of the Chicago man’s injuries. However, it states that no signs, barriers, or other warnings existed to alert the plaintiff to the fake stone and tracks. The Chicago personal injury lawsuit seeks damages in excess of $50,000 for the plaintiff’s permanent physical injuries.

Premises liability law is the law that makes the individual in possession of land or premises responsible for certain injuries suffered by persons who are present on the premises. As for public roads and sidewalks, premises owners are typically charged with clearing public sidewalks in front of their premises. Further, they are responsible for maintaining their premises so as not to pose a danger to members of the public who are passing by on a public street or sidewalk.

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May 23, 2010

Chicago Injury Lawyers reach $1.2 million Settlement

Chicago injury lawyer Susan L. Novosad recently obtained a $1.2 million Illinois premises liability settlement on behalf of an Illinois injured victim. In 2002, the plaintiff was employed by the defendant as a general handyman on the estate. The injured plaintiff was gardening on the property near a greenhouse when a large selection of the façade of the greenhouse fell onto the plaintiff, causing him to suffer severe and permanent injuries. He suffered crush injury, lumbar plexopathy, radiculopathy, hip and back pain, sensory numbness, impairment, weakness, concussion, and depression.

Third party defendants were hired by the defendant to evaluate the greenhouse structure and found that the greenhouse was structurally unsound and in an unstable condition. However, the third party defendants failed to notify the city in which the defendant’s estate was located of the greenhouse’s inhabitable condition. The third party defendants also failed to secure the site around the structure to prevent personal injuries to people lawfully on the premises, like the personal injury plaintiff. The defendant estate owner was aware that the greenhouse structure was unsafe and unfit, but failed to fix the condition of the greenhouse and failed to take appropriate measures to prohibit the Illinois premises liability plaintiff from accessing the area near the greenhouse. But, the defendant chose to make no repairs to ensure the safety of others due to the costly nature.

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April 3, 2010

Illinois slip-and-fall lawsuit filed against nursing home

The St. Clair Record is reporting that an Illinois plaintiff has filed an Illinois personal injury lawsuit against a St. Clair County nursing home. The premises liability lawsuit alleges that the female victim sustained injuries to multiple body parts – her shoulder, neck, back, and coccyx- after falling at the St. Clair County nursing home. The slip-and-fall occurred in April 2008, when the Illinois plaintiff encountered a wet, slippery floor that had been recently mopped, which caused her to fall. In addition to the woman’s injuries, the personal injury plaintiff incurred medical costs and lost money because of her fall at the Illinois nursing home.

The plaintiff of the personal injury lawsuit alleges that the nursing home was negligent for failing to warn its customers and visitors of a recently mopped floor and for allowing a wet floor to exist in an area where it could expect its customers would traffic and for failing to barricade a passageway where the wet floor existed. The personal injury lawsuit seeks a judgment of greater than $50,000 plus costs.

Illinois slip-and-fall accidents are unfortunately not infrequent and people can sustain serious injuries in them. When an accident or injury occurs to a person visiting another person’s property, the owner of the property owes a duty of care to the visitor and may be legally responsible if an individual or his/her personal injury attorney can prove that the owner’s negligence or recklessness led to the injury. The injured party may be able to recover the costs to pay for medical bills, lost earnings, and other pain, disfigurement, emotional distress, or permanent physical disability they have suffered.

For more about the Illinois slip-and-fall lawsuit.

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March 23, 2010

Illinois Supreme Court says: Drunk driving lawsuit against Illinois strip club can proceed

An Illinois negligence lawsuit against an Illinois strip club can proceed after a decision issued by the Illinois Supreme Court. Chicagobreakingnews.com reported that the Illinois Supreme Court decided that DuPage County Diamond’s Gentlemen’s Club near West Chicago had a duty to prevent two intoxicated patrons from driving away. The Illinois Supreme Court ruling has made way for an Illinois negligence lawsuit filed by the families of one of the patrons and a woman who were killed in a subsequent alcohol-related accident. The drunk driver was convicted in 2007 of aggravated DUI and reckless homicide and is serving a 12-year prison sentence; however, the negligence lawsuit against him and the operating company of Diamonds Gentlemen’s Club is still pending.

While the DuPage County strip club does not have a liquor license, strip club patrons are allowed to bring their own liquor and the club sells them mixers. The drunk driver and his passenger had been drinking heavily at the club and were ordered to leave after the drunk driver was witnessed vomiting in the bathroom. In its opinion, the Illinois Supreme Court stated that the operating company “knew that the [drunk driver] was intoxicated and clearly knew he was driving from the premises.” Of the premises liability lawsuit, the victim’s attorney stated that it was a perfect storm of bad conduct.

The St. Charles Sun also reported that the owners of Diamonds Gentlemen’s Club could be held liable. The drunk driving accident involved an SUV traveling on Route 25 when it crossed the center line and slammed head-on into an SUV driven by a 27 year-old Yorkville woman who was two weeks away from giving birth.

The Chicagobreakingnews.com article about the premises liability lawsuit is available here.

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February 16, 2010

Jury to consider golfer’s negligence

The Chicago attorneys at Levin & Perconti recently read an article about an Illinois lawsuit that promises to be interesting. As our blog readers know, the attorneys at Levin & Perconti specialize in Illinois injury lawsuits, so this injury ruling peaked our interest. The Chicago Tribune reported that a DuPage, Illinois County judge recently issued a ruling that an Illinois jury should consider if a golfer was negligent in a golf accident where his golf ball hit a woman who was working in her yard next to the golf course. The Illinois judge said that laws in some states say that people who purchase their homes near a golf course assume the risk of being hit by the ball. Assumption of risk is a defense in tort law which stops an injury plaintiff from being able to recover damages against a negligent party if the negligent party can show that the plaintiff voluntarily and knowingly assumed the risks at issue. However, Illinois does not have such a law in regards to homes near golf courses.

This golf accident occurred in August 2005 when a Naperville man hit a West Chicago woman on the head. The Naperville Illinois man was participating in an annual DuPage, Illinois County Republican Day. The golf injury lawsuit was filed in 2007 and alleged that the Naperville man was negligent. The injury plaintiff contends that she continues to suffer migraine headaches as a result of the golf accident. The Illinois Golf & Country Club is also a part of the golf lawsuit, which is seeking more than $50,000 in damages.

To read more about the golf injury lawsuit ruling, click here.

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January 3, 2010

Museum injury set for trial this week

An injury lawsuit is set for trial this week regarding a boy who fractured his skull after a 13-foot fall at a museum. The injury accident occurred in 2006 when the personal injury victim was in fifth grade. He fell from a museum’s outdoor jungle gym. The personal injury victim’s mother says that Multi-Resonance Imaging (MRIs) show that the injury victim suffered traumatic brain injury and has struggled since to keep up in school.

His mother stated that it is devastating as a mother to know that her son’s trip to an outdoor jungle gym changed her son’s whole life. The child was climbing a stacked metal structure when he fell onto a walkway. His mother recalls that she heard sirens and all of a sudden she saw everyone was looking down over a railing, which is when she panicked. Experts have determined that the injury victim will suffer a lifetime of economic loss in excess of $400,000. Through her injury lawsuit, the injury victim’s mother says that she wants to make the museum a safer place. The museum has filed a countersuit against the injury victim’s parents, claiming that they failed to adequately supervise their son.

To read more about the museum injury trial set for this week, click here.

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January 2, 2010

Restaurant patron files lawsuit over fallen stuffed moose head

A restaurant patron has filed a personal injury lawsuit and premises liability lawsuit against an establishment where she claims that she was clobbered by a fallen stuffed moose head. The personal injury lawsuit alleges that while the personal injury victim was dining and drinking at a restaurant late one night, a giant moose head had become dislodged from the wall and struck her on the head.

According to court documents, the moose head weighed approximately 150 pounds, with antlers spanning over three feet. The stuffed head contributed to the restaurant’s Scandinavian theme and the blow resulted in personal injuries such as a concussion, chronic neck pain, fatigue, dizziness, embarrassment, and anxiety. The personal injury lawsuit seeks unspecified damages from the eatery for failing to ensure that the plaintiff and other patrons would not be struck by loosely affixed moose head.

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December 22, 2009

Suspicious Illinois nursing home death reported

According to the Chicago Tribune, last week, a 57 year old Illinois man died at the Fox River Pavilion nursing home in Aurora. A Saturday autopsy was inconclusive, so authorities say that they will have to wait for toxicology results. Illinois police said over the weekend that the 57 year old man had no signs or personal injuries that would explain his death at the time. The nursing home death occurred Thursday evening after getting into a physical altercation with his Illinois nursing home roommate. Police have described the Illinois nursing home death as “suspicious.” The man who was involved in the physical altercation with the 57 year old victim was questioned by police and subsequently released. The results of the toxicology tests will take three to four weeks. The Kane County coroner must wait for those results to determine a cause of death for the Illinois man. Prosecutors will also wait for toxicology results to decide whether or not charges against anyone should be pursued.

Click here to read more about the Illinois man’s nursing home death.

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December 20, 2009

Multiple people injured in ski lift mishap

A chairlift broke Thursday night at a popular ski resort in Wisconsin that Chicago-area skiers like to frequent. The frightening malfunction resulted in personal injuries to at least fourteen people. There were at least three serious injuries and seven non-serious injuries. Thankfully, none of the personal injuries were considered life-threatening.

Watch the video report of the ski malfunction below.

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November 19, 2009

Chicago family reaches $850,000 settlement in premises liability lawsuit

Jiffy Lube has agreed to settle a personal injury lawsuit with the family of an 88 year-old Illinois injury victim who was hurt due to a fall at a Chicago Jiffy Lube. The personal injuries resulted in the victim’s untimely death four weeks after the fall. Susan Novosad of Levin & Perconti represented the victim’s family in the wrongful death lawsuit.

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November 9, 2009

Chicago man dies from 3rd floor porch

A death investigation is being conducted after a 56 year-old Chicago man fell three stories to his death from his porch. The man was deceased by the time the paramedics responded.

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November 3, 2009

Illinois plaintiff settles premises liability lawsuit

The Law Bulletin reports that the plaintiff has settled her premises liability lawsuit for $500,000. The plaintiff was a social guest of the defendant’s third floor tenant. She suffered multiple fractures and blunt head trauma when the porch railing gave way as she leaned against it. The victim fell three stories.

To read more about the premises liability settlement.

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October 8, 2009

$7 million Illinois injury lawsuit settlement reached

Chicago Breaking News has reported that an 80 year-old Illinois woman has agreed to a $7 million settlement from Target Corp. and a mechanical door company. The Illinois injury victim was knocked to the ground by a faulty automatic door at a Target store in a Chicagoland area.

To read more about the $7 million Illinois injury settlement.

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August 26, 2009

Supermarkets sued after managers strip searched customers

A man has filed a lawsuit against a supermarket chain this week. The personal injury lawsuit states that the man was wrongfully accused of shoplifting and was asked to take off his clothes for a strip search by store managers.

To read more about the supermarket lawsuit.

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August 17, 2009

Chicago airport injury lawsuit reaches settlement

A Chicago personal injury lawsuit filed by a woman who was injured at O’Hare International Airport has reached a settlement. The Chicago woman claims that she was injured when she slipped and fell on an oily surface while walking through O’Hare.

To read more about the Chicago injury lawsuit settlement.

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August 10, 2009

Baseball stadium injury victim allowed to file lawsuit

The parents of a young boy who received personal injuries during a baseball game is able to file a premises liability lawsuit against the minor league team and the city. The court declined to adopt the “baseball rule” which immunizes stadium owners from liability as long as they have screens protecting those seated behind home plate.

To read more about the baseball stadium injury lawsuit.

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August 1, 2009

Chicago man killed in elevator shaft fall

A 61 year-old Chicago man died Monday night after falling seven stories down a Chicago elevator shaft. The Chicago injury victim was discovered at the bottom of the shaft. Witnesses saw the man walk into the open elevator on the seventh floor and plummet to his death.

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July 23, 2009

$675,000 verdict reached in Cook County trip and fall case

A Chicago personal injury law firm obtained a substantial verdict last week in a trip and fall lawsuit that occurred near a coin operated merry-go-round at a mall. The rubber edging of the platform caused the personal injury plaintiff to fall due to negligent design, maintenance, or construction. The case was tried in the Cook County Circuit Court.

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July 14, 2009

Burr Oak cemetery declared crime scene

The Illinois Burr Oak Cemetery was closed over the weekend and declared a crime scene by police. A recent MSNBC.com article delved into an Illinois mother’s story whose child may have been moved from her burial site. At least ten families have said that they could not find headstones for their children in the section at Burr Oak cemetery known as “Babyland.” Concerned family members can call 800-942-1950 or e-mail burroakcemeteryinvestigation@gmail.com.

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