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 6, 2009

Chicago man injured after train station slip and fall

A Chicago personal injury lawsuit has been filed against the leasing agent of the Ogilvie train station. The injured man filed the lawsuit after a slip-and-fall accident resulting from a leak in the roof.

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November 6, 2009

Chicago man injured after train station slip and fall

A Chicago personal injury lawsuit has been filed against the leasing agent of the Ogilvie train station. The injured man filed the lawsuit after a slip-and-fall accident resulting from a leak in the roof.

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September 24, 2009

Greyhound sued over woman’s personal injuries

A personal injury lawsuit has been filed against Greyhound after an 86 year-old woman tripped over apiece of concrete and fell. She received personal injuries to her right elbow and fractured her right hip. She spent five weeks in physical therapy.

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August 20, 2009

Cook County slip and fall lawsuit settled for $325,000

A Cook County personal injury plaintiff received a $325,000 settlement for a slip and fall accident at a theater. The slip and fall victim suffered tendon ruptures while walking on steep and uneven steps that lacked anti-slip tape or stair nosing.

To read more about the slip and fall lawsuit settlement.

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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 4, 2009

Personal injury lawsuit filed against Wolfgang Puck

A personal injury lawsuit has been filed against Wolfgang Puck. The victim claims that she slipped and fell on the floor because of an overly slick finish on the wood floor. She suffered disabling and serious personal injuries.

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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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June 26, 2009

Personal injury lawsuit filed against grocery store for unreasonably dangerous water puddle

A personal injury lawsuit has been filed against a supermarket chain after a man hurt his left knee while shopping more than a year ago. The personal injury plaintiff was unaware of the water and stepped in the puddle, causing his foot to slip out from under him and his left knee to strike the floor sharply.

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May 17, 2009

Woman files personal injury lawsuit against aquarium

A woman has filed a personal injury lawsuit after her trip to an aquarium rendered her injured. The personal injury plaintiff tripped over a large screen at the aquarium. She required orthopedic surgery.

To read more about the personal injury lawsuit against the aquarium.

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March 16, 2009

Fatal fall on Chicago River walkway ruled an accident

Chicago Tribune reported yesterday that the weekend death of a man who fell in Chicago was ruled an accident by the Cook County medical examiner’s office yesterday. The accident victim died of head injuries.

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February 24, 2009

Teacher hurt while on school field trip entitled to workers' compensation

A teacher hurt while accompanying students to a conference is entitled to workers' compensation benefits. A court determined that her personal injury received was work-related. The workers' compensation plaintiff broke her shoulder in four places after slipping and falling on the bleachers at the conference.

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December 20, 2008

Work injury lawsuit results in $48 million verdict for paralyzed man

A man who was paralyzed from the waist down after falling 17-feet from a ladder while working at a steel mill has been awarded a $48 million verdict in his personal injury lawsuit. The 42 year-old personal injury victim suffered a spinal cord injury when he fell from a ladder while at work.

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October 28, 2008

Case Law Update: Snow and Ice Removal Act Bars Plaintiff from Suit

Divis v. Woods Edge Homeowners’ Association, No. 1-08-0411 (10/28/08) found that a plaintiff's personal injury complaint, for injuries which he sustained when he slipped and fell on condominium property because of the negligent partial removal of snow and ice, is barred by Snow and Ice Removal Act even though there was a contract for snow removal between the defendants. This Illinois Appellate Case will have a great impact on slip and fall cases.

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October 9, 2008

Illinois slip and fall lawsuit reaches settlement

An Illinois plaintiff who suffered a slip and fall at a Lowe’s has settled his Illinois personal injury lawsuit. The Illinois lawsuit claimed that the plaintiff was shopping for plumbing supplies just over a year ago when he tripped and fell on a piece of plywood that was lying on the floor.

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September 25, 2008

Toys “R” Us ordered to release list of all injuries since 2001

According to an Illinois products liability lawsuit filed in Illinois, Toys R Us has been ordered to release a list of people who have been injured in its store since 2001 to a plaintiff in an Illinois personal injury lawsuit. According to the Illinois judge, Toys R Us did not demonstrate a need for a protective order.

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September 16, 2008

Case Law Update: Plaintiff Failed to Establish Time Frame in Slip and Fall Case

Reid v. Kohl's Department Store, Inc., No. 07-3916 (9/16/08) affirmed that a district court did not err in granting defendant's motion for summary judgment in action seeking recovery for personal injuries arising out of plaintiff's slip and fall on ice-cream that had spilled on defendant's store floor. Plaintiff failed to establish any reliable time frame that ice cream had been on floor prior to slip and fall so as to satisfy plaintiff's burden in establishing defendant's constructive notice of ice cream's presence on floor. Moreover, defendant's evidence indicating that ice cream was on floor at most ten minutes prior to slip and fall was not enough time to give defendant constructive notice of ice cream spill under circumstances when very few customers were in store. This seventh circuit decision will impact personal injury lawsuits in slip and fall cases.

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September 10, 2008

CLE Program on Advanced Workers' Compensation – October 13

The ISBA Workers Compensation Section will be hosting a CLE program on Advanced Workers' Compensation on October 13, 2008. The course will be offered both in Chicago and in Collinsville, Illinois. The course will look into advanced topics facing Illinois workers' compensation attorneys, such as repetitive trauma cases, slip and falls in the workplace, and more.

For more information.

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May 13, 2008

Sidewalk Lawsuits Shed Light on Unsafe Conditions, Including Unsafe Renovations

Many people have heard of the requirements that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) places on public sidewalks. Sidewalks must be accessible and easy to use for people in wheelchairs and other mobility devices. However, renovations and compliance can be done improperly, creating risks in the face of improvement. Sidewalks that are too steep, poorly graded, contain broken concrete, holes, craters and potholes can be extremely dangerous to pedestrians on foot and in mobility aides. Sidewalk injuries, sidewalk slip and fall injuries, and other accidents may be the responsibility of the local entity that supervises sidewalks.

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January 14, 2008

Slip and fall accidents cause 16,000 deaths each year, many instances involving premises liability

Slip and fall accidents kill over 16,000 Americans each year, 11,000 of which are elderly people 75-years and older. Falls involving elderly people are much more dangerous. There are many ways to minimize the risks of serious slips and falls. Individuals must consider the materials and textures of their shoe bottoms as well as pedestrian walking gait. Businesses and property owners, however, also have a responsibility to ensure safety against slips and falls. Premises liability is one of the major factors in many of these injuries and deaths. It is easy for businesses to control floor maintenance and condidtions, but most falls leading to injury are caused by slips on a wet area. In instances like these, it is the land owner's responsibility to ensure the safety of floor surfaces.

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