$3.1 Million Settlement for Spokane Pedestrian Hit by a Car A car hit Benjamin Gedeon while he was legally crossing a marked crosswalk, over four years ago. Now, Spokane is on the verge of reaching a $3.1 million settlement with Gedeon, who claims the city failed to provide a safe pedestrian crossing. Specifically, Gedeon refers […]
$500,000 Settlement Reached for Kentucky Hit-and-Run Victim A $500,000 settlement was secured for a 21-year-old Bowling Green man who was hit while walking with a friend along a public roadway. The victim was struck and thrown down an embankment into a drainage ditch after a passing vehicle veered off the road. The driver fled the […]
Mokena Man Receives $5 Million Settlement in 2017 Motorcycle Collision A Mokena man will receive a $5 million settlement following a 2017 motorcycle collision that left him with serious and ongoing injuries. Mark Bretall, 59, reached a settlement on Tuesday. Attorneys believe it is the largest dollar amount settlement for a motorcycle accident in DuPage […]
$2.9 Million Settlement Reached for Motorcycle Accident Victim A $2.9 million settlement was awarded in favor of a client who was seriously injured while riding his motorcycle. The verdict was challenging to achieve, however, the personal injury firm in North Carolina is overjoyed that their client has received justice following his ordeal. Mediation was used […]
$13.75M Insurance Dispute Settled After Fatal Motorcycle Accident According to attorneys involved in the case, a $13.75 million settlement was reached in an insurance dispute following a fatal 2022 motorcycle accident. A roofing subcontractor employee was driving a company pickup truck when he crossed the center line of a road and collided with a motorcyclist. […]
Family of Man Killed by Exploding Airbag Awarded $2.7M Settlement A $2.7 million settlement was awarded to the family of a Montgomery man who was killed in a June 2022 crash by a faulty exploding Takata airbag. Tocarious Johnson’s death was initially investigated as a homicide by authorities who suspected he was shot. An autopsy […]
Woman Receives $20 Million for Injuries Suffered After Being Hit by Chicago Bus A woman who was struck and dragged by a Chicago Transit Authority bus in Streeterville in 2019, has received a $20 million settlement for her injuries. According to attorneys, Diane Schachner, 59, was walking toward the intersection of Fairbanks Court and Ontario […]
$353 Million Awarded to Family of Cyclist Killed by Driver A civil trial jury has awarded a family over $350 million. The case is against a driver who struck and killed Gwen Erffmeyer Inglis in Lakewood in 2021. In May 2021, Inglis, a champion cyclist, was struck and killed by Ryan Montoya, a drug-impaired driver. […]
Chicago Suburb Paying $10M in Hit-and-Run Accident A Chicago suburb has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a lawsuit from a 2019 hit-and-run accident in which the village’s then-manager struck and injured a pedestrian with his municipal vehicle. On November 8th, the Oak Lawn Village Board approved the settlement, which ended a lawsuit filed […]
$55K Granted to Sanitation Truck Driver by City A former municipal sanitation truck driver received $55,000 in a workers’ compensation settlement for injuries sustained in a wreck. Dexter Williams was driving a sanitation truck on January 4th when it was rear-ended by a dump truck. The collision caused significant damage to the vehicle and injuries […]
