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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...

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It is not uncommon for children to wind up in the emergency room after ingesting too much cough syrup. In fact each year it is estimated that approximately 7,000 children end up in the emergency room after receiving too much cough medicine. The CDC has recently posted warnings about the dangers of giving children under 2 cough medicine.Most of the children sent to the emergency room after...

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A greyhound bus traveling along interstate 65 crashed in the early morning hours injuring at least three. The bus was traveling from Chicago to Indianapolis when it possibly blew a tire. It was in Boone County at the time of the accident.The injured people on the bus may have a legal right to recover for any expenses incurred due to the Greyhound accident. They may also be able to recover for...

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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...

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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...

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Victorino Lopez-Mendoza was pronounced dead early Sunday morning after his vehicle was involved in an accident with a semi-trailer truck. Lopez-Mendoza was pulling out of a parking lot near Irving Park Road and Walnut when his side of the car was hit by the semi-trailer truck. Another man was also injured. No citations were issued, and there is no current information on who was at fault for...

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A car crash involving one vehicle cut short the life of a 17 year old woman late Tuesday evening. The car was traveling in DeKalb, Illinois on the Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway. There were three other people in the car at the time of the crash. The other woman in the car was airlifted to a local hospital and was listed in critical condition. Two men in the car were also taken to the...

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Two cars were involved in a crash on the Stevenson Expressway on August 22, 2007. The crash occurred at the Pulaski Road exit ramp in Chicago, Illinois. Four people were taken to area hospitals while three others refused medical treatment. No additional information on the cause of the accident is reported at this time.The victims of the car accident may be entitled to compensation for their...

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James White filed a lawsuit on Monday after he was hit by a car while he was loading groceries into his trunk. White was pinned between his car and the other man's car and believes the accident happened because the other man was on his cell phone. As a result of the accident White was in the hospital for 14 days and had to have a vein from his right leg removed and placed in his left leg to...

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Digging has been halted at the Crandall Canyon coal mine after 3 rescue workers recently died and six others were injured. Experts have examined the mine and say it is too dangerous to continue digging. The head of the federal Mine and Safety Health Administration, however, has said that if there are any signs of life they will continue rescue efforts. Four holes have now been dug into the...

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Reverend Eduardo Malagon and his father and sister were involved in a car accident on August 6, 2007. The Reverend suffered a broken arm but his father and sister were in serious condition and remain in a Chicago area hospital. There is no current information on what caused the accident.The three victims may be able to recover for their injuries they suffered as a result of the accident. When...

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A monster truck show in DeKalb, Illinois turned into a nightmare Thursday afternoon when the truck lost control and crashed into the crowd injuring nine people. The nine injured were taken to the hospital including Amy List who suffered a spinal cord injury and was in serious condition. Prior to the accident witnesses said that the monster truck began jumping increasingly closer to the crowd...

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A rollover car accident Wednesday afternoon left two people injured. The accident happened at Kostner Avenue on the Eisenhower expressway in Chicago. The two injured people were taken to the hospital as trauma patients. There is no information at this time on their condition or what caused the accident.Victims of car accidents may be entitled to compensation for their injuries. They may have...

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The initial report of six dead has now risen to seven, and it is believed twenty to thirty people or more are still missing. At least 79 people were injured in the horrific collapse. As many as 50 cars still remain in the river, and it is unknown if those cars hold additional victims. The water is seven to eight feet deep, which is high enough to cover most cars.Videos taken of the bridge...

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A Minneapolis bridge collapsed during the Wednesday evening rush hour killing at least six people. The Interstate 35W bridge was being repaired when it collapsed into several sections. There is information as to why the bridge collapsed at this time, but authorities do not believe it was an act of terrorism.Early estimates believe there were at least 50 cars that fell into the water and land...

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