Miscellaneous

• Giving Back - Nintendo Wii Finds a Home at Helping Hand Rehabilitation Center

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 17, 2009 3:53 PM | 3 CommentsChicago, IL

  Today I was fortunate enough to be able to take the time to give back to the community. I spend most of my time in my office trying to help my clients that have been hurt and are trying to recover...

• Missing Loved Ones at Burr Oak Cemetery

  Jamie G. Goldstein | July 13, 2009 4:28 PM | 2 CommentsChicago, IL

  The Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois is being investigated after news broke last week that cemetery workers were removing bodies previously buried at the cemetery and reselling the plots. Since...

• Girls Feet Amputated After Six Flag Ride Fails

  Jamie G. Goldstein | June 22, 2007 4:57 PM | 2 CommentsChicago, IL

  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...

• Teacher Drags Student Down Hall by His Shirt

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 17, 2007 5:15 PM | 1 CommentChicago, IL

  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. ...

• Investigation Continues at Burr Oak Cemetery, May Re-Open Soon

  Jamie G. Goldstein | July 24, 2009 1:06 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  As the investigation into the mishandling of buried loved ones at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois continues, the court recently appointed Roman Szabelski to oversee the cemetery. Szabelski, who...

• Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal Prompts Lawmakers to Act

  Jamie G. Goldstein | July 15, 2009 4:26 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  As the Burr Oak Cemetery scandal grows bigger, lawmakers are moving to enact tougher regulations to ensure buried family members bodies are properly taken care of and respected. The Illinois Senate...

• State Farm Sued After Producing Fraudulent Medical Reports

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 15, 2008 3:31 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  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 Cop Being Investigated for Tasering an 82-Year Old Woman

  Jenny Albano | November 06, 2007 9:46 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  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...

• Safety on Halloween Night

  Jamie G. Goldstein | October 31, 2007 5:43 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  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...

• 300+ People Sick at Chicago Food Tasting

  Staff Writer | July 14, 2007 2:00 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  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...