Posts tagged Personal Injury

• Cough Syrup Sends Children to Hospital

  Jamie G. Goldstein | January 28, 2008 4:35 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  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...

• Family Files Lawsuit After Summer Camp Drowning

  Jamie G. Goldstein | July 20, 2007 9:34 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  The Gottsman family has filed a lawsuit against the summer camp where their son Yoni drowned in 2005. Yoni Gottsman was only four years old when he drowned at the Cathedral Oaks Athletic Club. He was attending summer camp in August 2005 when it is alleged that he was unsupervised at the club's pool. A surveillance video reveals Yoni was found floating face down in the water with no...

• Greyhound Bus Traveling from Chicago to Indiana Crashes

  Jamie G. Goldstein | November 14, 2007 9:35 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...

• Monster Truck Crash in Dekalb, Illinois

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 10, 2007 3:52 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...

• Taste of Chicago Salmonella Outbreak

  Jamie G. Goldstein | July 16, 2007 3:00 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The salmonella outbreak that has affected at least 491 people that attended the Taste of Chicago is the first confirmed outbreak associated with the annual festival in at least 20 years. At least 15 people were hospitalized after eating contaminated food from the Pars Cove restaurant booth at the Taste of Chicago. Salmonella side affects include diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramping. These...

• Salmonella Linked To Taste of Chicago - First Lawsuits Filed

  Jamie G. Goldstein | July 19, 2007 11:53 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Two lawsuits have been filed in Chicago relating to the salmonella outbreak at the city's Taste of Chicago festival. The festival takes place every year at the end of June and lasts through 4th of July. At least 636 people have reported salmonella infections as a result of eating at Pars Cove's booth. Additional reports show that approximately 50 cases have been confirmed through lab testing...

• Lawsuits Filed In Chicago To New York Bus Crash

  Jamie G. Goldstein | June 23, 2007 9:29 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A bus traveling from Chicago to New York in May of this year crashed injuring several passengers and killing two. Several lawsuits have now been filed against the bus company, OK Travel Bus Company, for the injuries resulting from the accident. It is believed that a combination of a fatigued bus driver and speeding caused the bus to crash in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.The bus company...

• Chicago Car Crash Injures Four

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 23, 2007 10:10 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...

• Worker Injured After Falling Into Hole

  Jamie G. Goldstein | June 21, 2007 4:21 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  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...

• Bus Driver Admits Drinking Prior To Crash

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 25, 2007 4:15 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Jerry Moncrease, a school bus driver who previously was charged for the death of a pedestrian, appeared in court today. Moncrease admitted to authorities that he drank whiskey before he drove the children to school the morning of the crash. After he dropped the children he drank a six pack of beer and then the horrific crash occurred killing one and injuring several others.Moncrease works for...