June 12, 2009 – Rapoport Law Offices, P.C. today completed a $1.9 million personal injury settlement on behalf of two men injured in the crash of a defective television news satellite van. The van manufacturer equipped the vehicle with the wrong type of tire and sold it in that condition, creating a danger that led to a tire blowout and caused the van to crash head-on into oncoming traffic. The driver of the van and his passenger are television news cameramen who were driving the van on their way to cover a story when the crash occurred. Both men suffered serious injuries in the crash. They brought personal injury claims against the van manufacturer, the tire supplier and other companies involved in maintaining the van. Rapoport Law Offices, P.C. obtained $700,000.00 in settlements with the non-manufacturer defendants and was prepared to go to trial against the manufacturer. On the day before trial was to begin the manufacturer agreed to pay the injured men an additional $1.2 million. The lead trial attorney on the case was Michael L. Teich.
Rapoport Law Offices, P.C. is a personal injury law firm based in Chicago, Illinois. The personal injury attorneys at Rapoport Law Offices have achieved multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements for individuals with lawsuits arising from medical malpractice, product liability, semi truck and motor vehicle accidents, workplace injuries and construction accidents in Illinois and Wisconsin. Rapoport Law Offices' premier aviation negligence lawyers represent victims of commercial and general aviation disasters nationwide.
If you feel you may be in need of legal services, personally email an attorney from Rapoport Law Offices for a free case evaluation or telephone our Chicago office toll free at 877-216-4213.
Rapoport Law Offices, P.C. is a personal injury law firm based in Chicago, Illinois. The personal injury attorneys at Rapoport Law Offices have achieved multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements for individuals with lawsuits arising from medical malpractice, product liability, semi truck and motor vehicle accidents, workplace injuries and construction accidents in Illinois and Wisconsin. Rapoport Law Offices' premier aviation negligence lawyers represent victims of commercial and general aviation disasters nationwide.
If you feel you may be in need of legal services, personally email an attorney from Rapoport Law Offices for a free case evaluation or telephone our Chicago office toll free at 877-216-4213.
