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Posted On: May 20, 2008

Family of Woman Killed in a Truck Accident Receive a $1.5 Million Settlement

The husband and daughter of a woman killed in a truck accident have received a $1.5 million dollar settlement that will be held in investments for the daughter until she reaches age 18. In a bizarre twist of events, her mother was killed while helping the victim of a hit and run automobile accident that had just happened. The woman comforted the hit and run victim on the roadside as a truck came across the road and hit her. The family filed a truck accident lawsuit for the woman’s wrongful death by truck accident. The settlement will provide for the daughter’s future expenses.

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Posted On: May 16, 2008

Discovery Begins in $14 Million Lawsuit for the Severe Brain Injuries of Unborn Child

The mother and father of a child born with severe brain injuries have filed a personal injury lawsuit arising from the truck accident where their unborn child sustained serious injuries. Both parents were severely injured in the accident but they did not know that their daughter would continue to suffer until she was born. The child was born with severe brain injuries that impede her ability to breath, swallow, and also to see. This devastating car and truck accident involved a stolen truck that police chased at speed. The truck crashed into the family’s car and resulted in serious auto accident injuries. The mother and father are seeking $14 Million in damages for the truck accident.

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Posted In: Injuries to Minors and Children, Truck Accident

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Posted On: May 6, 2008

Parents Sue Truck Driver for Daughter’s Wrongful Death Following CTA Accident

The Parents of Delisia Brown have filed a personal injury lawsuit in Chicago against Donald Wells, the driver of the semi truck that crashed into the CTA Red Line platform at Cermak on April 25. Ms. Brown’s parents claim in the personal injury lawsuit that Wells ran a red light and failed to use his horn to signal before the truck crash happened. Ms. Brown’s wrongful death lawsuit will likely be followed by other personal injury lawsuits: two people died in the truck accident and 21 were injured.

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Posted In: Truck Accident

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Posted On: May 6, 2008

Jury Awards $15 Million to Teen Injured in a Semi Truck Accident

A jury awarded $15 Million in a truck accident case to a teenager who was hit by a truck in a car accident at age 14. The jury found that the correct compensation for the teenager included $3.57 million for future medical expenses, $1.07 million for future lost earnings, and $10 million for past and future pain and suffering. The trucking company’s parent company accepted full responsibility for the incident.

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Posted On: May 5, 2008

Southern Illinois Student Killed in a Truck Accident in a Construction Zone

A Southern Illinois University senior was killed recently when his car was hit from behind by a semi truck in a semi truck accident. The student’s car was stopped behind another truck in a construction zone when the driver of the semi failed to stop, slamming into the back of his car and killing him. The driver of the semi truck was ticketed for failing to reduce speed and admitted that he did not see the car because he was adjusting the radio. There is no word yet if a wrongful death lawsuit will be filed in this case.

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Posted On: May 2, 2008

Levin & Perconti Files a Personal Injury Lawsuit Naming an Employee of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority

Levin & Perconti filed a personal injury lawsuit in Chicago for their client’s personal injuries in an automobile accident. The injured woman was driving towards an exit ramp on an expressway when an Illinois State Toll Highway Authority vehicle failed to exercise due care and caused an automobile accident. The woman sustained personal injures as a result of the accident. Levin & Perconti filed the car accident lawsuit in Chicago, Cook County.

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