Automobile Accidents

• Chicago South Side Car Crash

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 12, 2007 5:15 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  An SUV and a car collided on the South Side of Chicago Monday morning. The collision with the SUV was so hard that the SUV rolled over and the people in the SUV were thrown from the truck. Eight people were injured in the accident and were taken to three different hospitals. The victims were all in serious condition but the injuries were reported to be non-life-threatening.The driver of the...

• CTA Bus Involved in Crash in Lincoln Park

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 11, 2007 3:45 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A CTA bus in Lincoln Park was the latest CTA bus involved in an accident in Chicago. Just days ago another CTA bus was involved in a collision on the South Side of Chicago. The Lincoln Park crash occurred Friday afternoon with a van at Fullerton Parkway where the van collided with the rear of a 22 Clark bus.Two people were injured and brought to Illinois Masonic Hospital. Preliminary...

• Fatal Crash on Eisenhower Expressway

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 11, 2007 11:15 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A car crash Tuesday morning involving two cars on Chicago's Eisenhower Express way left one man dead. The accident happened at on the expressway just before the Damen Avenue exit. One car rear-ended another car and the rear-ended car went up in flames. The car burned so fast that the victim was unable to be rescued. The body was burned so badly that it was unrecognizable and had not been...

• $4 Million Jury Verdict Award in Cook County

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 11, 2007 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Two men were injured in 2002 after they were in a car accident with a stolen squad car. They filed a lawsuit in part against the City of Chicago for failure to monitor a man who was left in the squad car. The man then stole the car and crashed it into the other car. The stolen car was involved in a high speed chase that went through a residential neighborhood. The chase reached up to 60 mph...

• CTA Bus Involved in Accident

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 09, 2007 3:40 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A CTA bus collided with a semi truck on March 5, 2007. The accident happened on the South Side of Chicago in the afternoon hours. The bus that was involved in the accident was the number 51 bus and it was traveling northbound when if was involved in the collision at 47th and LaSalle streets. As a result of the collision between the CTA bus and the truck, ten people were transported to local...

• Six Killed In Bus Crash In Atlanta

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 05, 2007 3:16 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Four members of the Bluffton University baseball team were killed just days ago after the bus they were traveling on hit an overpass and fell, causing the bus to land on its side. The driver and his wife were also killed. The Ohio team was driving through Atlanta, Georgia on its way to Florida when the tragic accident occurred. Most of the players were asleep at the time.Several of the team...

• Drunk Driver Hits Illinois Police Officer

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 05, 2007 2:30 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  An Illinois State Trooper who was arresting a drunk driver on the Eisenhower expressway on Sunday was hit by another drunk driver. Reinda Dade, was driving on the expressway when his car rear ended the State Trooper's car. The State Trooper had a suspected drunk driver in the back of his vehicle at the time, and he was in the front seat. Both were injured and transported to local...

• Delay, Deny, Defend - Insurance Companies Mantra

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 28, 2007 11:56 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  CNN recently uncovered the auto insurance companies mantra "delay, deny, defend." The original story uncovered the truth about insurance carriers failure to pay on minor car accident claims. After the story aired many more people came forward telling a similar story.It is clear that CNN is amazed at the number of people affected by the insurance companies failure to pay victims of minor motor...

• State Farm and Allstate Fail to Adequately Pay Claims

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 16, 2007 12:03 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  As a follow-up to a recent post, CNN has begun to uncover more claims that are being underpaid by insurance companies in minor crashes and the insurance companies philosophies behind their failure to pay appropriate amounts. Insurance companies are reaping the benefits of their low ball tactics while innocent victims of these crashes are forced to pay medical bills out of their own pockets even...

• Insurance Companies Underpay Claims

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 08, 2007 10:00 AM | 1 CommentChicago, IL

  Insurance companies have always tried to hold onto their money for as long as they can and often reluctantly pay out claims. Even when they do pay out a claim it is often less than the amount necessary to cover the victim's outstanding bills. But why pay more if they can get away with paying less?Anderson Cooper of CNN recently investigated offers from insurance companies for less money than...