Illinois child injured after bus accident
A 7 year-old child received personal injuries after being struck by a school bus. The bus rolled over the Illinois boy who had fallen in its path.
To read more about the Illinois child’s personal injuries.
October 31, 2009
August 2, 2009
Florida student awarded $1.6 million in school bus crash lawsuit
A jury deliberated for three hours in a bus crash injury lawsuit before finding the school district negligent in a bus crash that severely injured a 16 year-old boy. The boy and his parents received $1.625 million in personal injury damages, which his mother said will be used to pay for his continuing medical care.
To read more about the personal injury jury award.
June 27, 2009
Minor injuries reported after I-80 bus crash
Minor personal injuries were reported after a bus struck the back of a semi truck on Interstate 80. The bus driver was the only one to sustain personal injuries.
To read more about the I-80 bus crash.
April 27, 2009
NTSB’s findings on the injuries sustained in 2008 bus rollover
Recent conclusions on the cause of the death and severity of injuries sustained in the 2008 bus rollover that killed nine and injured 43 were issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The American Association for Justice is calling on transportation regulators to review the prior regulations and enact new safety measures for trucks and buses.
To read the full safety measure release.
April 22, 2009
$27.5 million awarded to a woman run over by bus
A jury last week awarded $27.5 million to a woman who lost her left leg after a bus ran her over. The personal injury plaintiff was run over while a bus was turning a corner two blocks from her apartment in 2005. The personal injury plaintiff had her leg amputated and has worn a prosthetic leg ever since.
To read more about the personal injury lawsuit verdict.
December 30, 2008
Chicago car accident involving CTA bus results in multiple personal injuries
An automobile accident involving a car and a CTA bus today in South Side Chicago resulted in at least nine personal injuries. The nine people injured were taken to a Chicago-area hospital where they were treated for injuries ranging from minor to major.
For the full article.
October 31, 2008
Several People Personally Injured When Chicago Ambulance Hits Cars
Several people, including two children, were personally injured in a traffic crash involving three cars and a Chicago fire department ambulance on the Northwest Side of Chicago. After assessing initial reports, none of the personal injuries seemed to be life threatening. Three people were taken to area hospitals and are in serious-to-critical condition with personal injuries while two children were taken to Children’s Memorial hospital. Others, including two fire department personnel, were in fair-to-serious condition with personal injuries. According to preliminary reports, the ambulance was heading eastbound on Addison when it struck a vehicle heading south on Menard. The southbound vehicle then flipped over and slid into a vehicle heading north on Menard. At some point another vehicle rear-ended the northbound vehicle and fled. The ambulance was en route to a hospital with two patients. The two patients were then placed into another ambulance after the automobile crash and taken to the hospital. They are reported to have minor personal injuries from the automobile crash. To read the full story, click here.
September 22, 2008
Nine Passengers Injured in CTA Bus Crash
Nine people were personally injured when in a Chicago Transit Authority bus crashed into two vehicles. The bus crash happened near 63rd and South Artesian Avenue on the South Side of Chicago. Eight of the injured were to taken to local hospitals with personal injuries. They were listed in fair-to-serious condition with personal injuries. The bus was headed east on 63rd when the bus accident occurred. As it passed through the Artesian Avenue intersection, two vehicles collided, then both veered into the bus. The number of people on the bus is not known, nor is it known whether the passengers of the two other vehicles sustained personal injuries. At this time, no lawsuits have been filed. To read the full story, click here.
July 31, 2008
Video Shows Anatomy of a Bus Accident
This news footage video shows the anatomy of a bus accident that resulted in 11 deaths. Bus accidents can often result in personal injury and may require consulting with a bus accident lawyer because of unreliable safety features or driver error.
July 15, 2008
PACE Bus Accident Causes Injuries in a Chicago, Illinois Suburb
A PACE bus accident resulted in injuries to a woman and injuries to three children. The bus accident occurred when a PACE bus hit four pedestrians in a Chicago, Illinois suburb. Luckily the pedestrian victims sustained only minor personal injuries. The PACE bus accident occurred in the Chicago, Illinois suburb of Oak Park, late Monday evening. The negligent bus driver was cited for failing to yield for pedestrians, likely the cause of the pedestrian bus accident. To read more about the personal injuries sustained by the accident victims click here.
July 11, 2008
CTA Bus Slams into Pole
This afternoon a Chicago Transit Authority bus slammed into a pole in the Avalon Park neighborhood. At a little past 1:30 pm five ambulances rushed to the scene where 10 passengers were being evaluated for injuries by paramedics. It is not yet known what injuries from the motor vehicle accident, if any, were suffered by those passengers. Read more here.
June 3, 2008
College Baseball Team Can't Beat Bus Fire
A college baseball team was caught in a bus accident on their way back from a game. The bus caught on fire but the students were lucky to escape serious personal injuries. The fire however destroyed all their equipment and personal belongings on the bus leaving the bus crash site as the resting place for many baseball mitts and caps. The bus crash and fire are believed to have begun when a tire blow out left the bus in flames. To read the full story click here.
October 30, 2007
Two more lawsuits filed in 2005 Greyhound bus crash
In late November, 2005, a Greyhound bus headed along the 101 to San Fransisco crashed when it went off the road, slid on to its side, and rammed into a tree. Two more personal injury lawsuits have been filed recently, alleging that the Greyhound company was responsible for the automobile accident that resulted in the wrongful deaths of a 22-year-old pregnant woman and a 50-year-old man. Although California Highway Patrol first believed that the driver of the bus had fallen asleep at the wheel while driving that early morning, the county District Attorney’s Office announced in June of 2006 that it believed that the driver had suffered an epileptic seizure. These two lawsuits are the latest in a string of personal injury lawsuits that have been filed against Greyhound and the driver of the Greyhound bus for their roles in causing the automobile accident that injured over 40 people.
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June 5, 2007
Bus company to be sued in fatal crash
A wrongful death suit will be filed against both the bus driver and bus company that caused a fatal Chicago bus crash last month. Unconfirmed reports indicate that the 76-year-old bus driver had a blood alcohol level that was three times the legal limit at the time of the crash.
Last fall, Levin & Perconti settled a lawsuit for $1.25 million on behalf of a 50-year-old woman who was struck by a bus while walking in a cross walk.
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