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State Farm has long been reluctant to pay injured victims insurance money they rightfully deserve. As noted in previous blog posts, they prefer to use the delay, deny, defend tactic. While implementing this delay, deny, defend policy, State Farm also calls on what defendants like to call "Independent Medical Examiners" to examine a plaintiff to determine if he or she is injured.These exams are...

Chicago's Police Department is investigating a cop's use of a taser gun on an 82-year old woman, who police say was swinging a hammer at them when they arrived. Officials with the city's Department on Aging went to her home Oct. 29 to make a welfare check, and called police when they saw Fletcher in a window swinging a hammer back and forth, police spokeswoman Monique Bond said Tuesday. Police...

Halloween is an exciting time for people of all ages. Children and adults enjoying dressing up in costumes and being part of the Halloween spirit. While celebrating is fun, children and adults should take precautions to make certain that they are safe on Halloween night.Be attentive to whether or not costumes are flame resistant. If you are not careful, you may be wearing a costume that is...

Chicago Sun-Times reports that over 300 people have become sick after eating at a popular food tasting event in Chicago with a number complaining of salmonella poisoning.On Thursday about 126 people who ate at the Pars Cove Persian Cuisine booth at the Taste of Chicago had reported illness. As as of this weekend the number of complaints had more than tripled according to Chicago Sun-Times.City...

Now 126 people have reported being ill after eating at a booth at the Taste of Chicago festival. At least 10 people have been hospitalized, and one child still remains in the hospital for recovery. A spokesperson from the Health Department, Tim Hadac, states that officials are taking food histories from all the sick and are "connecting the dots".The festival visitors all reported eating at the...

A thirteen year old girl's feet were amputated after a ride at Kentucky's Six Flags theme park malfunctioned. The Superman ride at the theme park raises riders into the air 154 feet and drops them at a rate of 54 miles per hour. The ride stops just 20 feet before the riders hit the ground. It is believed that a cable broke during the ride and became wrapped around the girl's feet causing them...

A worker fell into a hole at a construction site this afternoon and suffered back and neck injuries. The man was removed from a hole with a five foot opening by a harness and then transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. The accident took place near 8th Street and State Street in Chicago.The worker may be able to file a claim against his employer and others responsible for the...

As previously posted, it was up to Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to pass a much needed law allowing families to recover for grief, sorrow and mental anguish they suffered as a result of a wrongful death of a family member. On May 31, 2007, the Illinois Governor signed into law an amendment to the Wrongful Death Act allowing families to now recover these type of damages.Previously, families...

Douglas Tracia, a substitute teacher, pulled a seven year old boy in the first grade at a Lawrence, Massachusetts school down the hallway by his shirt. Tracia apparently went after the boy who left the room after he was involved in an altercation with another student.The boy's mother, Lina Tejada went to the police after the school tried to persuade her not to speak to the authorities. ...

The cold weather in Chicago has brought high wind gusts which caused injuries to a pedestrian in downtown Chicago on Wednesday. The injured man was walking near Dearborn Street and Hubbard Street when winds caused a two-by-four to tumble from a construction site and strike the man. The man was reported in stable condition.There are no additional details at this time about who owned the...

A five year old girl was found with serious head trauma at her home in unincorporated Maine Township last evening. The girl was taken to Lutheran General Hospital. She was found by police at her house, but there is no information on why the police came to the home in the first place or how the little girl was injured.There is an investigation currently pending regarding the girls head injury. ...

Early Thursday morning a Union Pacfic Freight train was involved in an accident with a Metra train. The two trains were near the downtown Chicago train station when the Union Pacific train backed into the Metra train. The Metra train was not moving at the time of the accident.As a result of the accident the first passenger car on the Metra train derailed but it did not fall over. The train...

A five year old girl waiting for the school bus this morning was attacked by a pit bull. She was taken to Holy Cross Hospital after the incident. The police then began a search and were able to track the pit bull down. They found the dog covered in the girl's blood.The 5 year old suffered various injuries including bites to her face and her body, a gash in her head and her hair had been...

Corpus Christi, Texas will be the venue for the first jury trial to determine whether welding rods cause Parkinson Disease symptoms. Over 3800 lawsuits have been filed in the U.S, consolidated for supervision by a Cleveland Federal District Court. The suits allege that high expsures to manganese and fumes from the burning rods cause shaking, poor balance, difficullty walking and swallowing. ...

In a 5 to 4 Decision, split on conservative and liberal basis, The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal employees, who complain about misconduct by superiors, have no Freedom of Speech rights in the workplace. The opinion affects about 20 million federal employees who, the Court ruled, are not entitled to the same Whistle Blower protection of non-governmental workers. Big surprise, Judge...