Motor vehicle deaths rose one percent from 2010 to 2012, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association. During that same time period, bicyclist fatalities rose 16 percent. The troubling trend is largely the result of accidents affecting a specific demographic...
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Illinois semi accident leaves two dead
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Apr 26, 2011 | Department Of Transportation, Illinois, Personal Injury
Two Illinois women were killed on Wednesday when they collided with a semi-truck just south of I-80. The mother and daughter pair were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The truck driver was taken to an area hospital for treatment.The fatal accident...
United States District Court Issues Payments to Victims of Contaminated Heparin Syringes
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Mar 24, 2011 | Dangerous Or Defective Products, Illinois, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Wisconsin, Workplace Health And Safety
In 2007 Illinois-based pharmaceutical company AM2 PAT, Inc. manufactured heparin-filled syringes contaminated with the dangerous bacteria serratia marcescens then sold the dangerous syringes to various distributors who provided them to unsuspecting patients. Many of...
CTA Bus passengers, motorists stuck on Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Feb 3, 2011 | Illinois
This week's blizzard that swept across the nation hit Chicago especially hard. Heavy snow and icy conditions on Lake Shore Drive had initially rendered it very slow although passable. But bus riders and motorists found themselves stranded after a series of crashes,...
Two Illinois Grain Operators Cited For Willfully Violating OSHA Labor Laws Resulting in Workers’ Deaths
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Jan 30, 2011 | Construction Negligence, Department Of Labor (DOL), Illinois, Occupational Safety And Health Administration (OSHA), Workplace Health And Safety
The U.S. Department of Labor has fined two Illinois grain operators nearly $1.4 million following the deaths of three workers, including two teenagers, who were killed when they suffocated after being engulfed by grain.Haasbach LLC was issued 24 citations following an...
Jury awards $2M to injured factory worker
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Dec 9, 2010 | Illinois, Legal News, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Workplace Health And Safety
On December 6, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago, an eight member jury returned a verdict of $2,003,002.58 in favor of Rita Thakore, a 54 year old woman from Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Ms. Thakore was...
Recent Highway Construction Worker Fatalities Underscore The Importance Of Increasing Driver Awareness And Safety In Illinois
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Sep 27, 2010 | Distracted Driving, Illinois, Personal Injury, Trucking Negligence, Wrongful Death
A 33-year-old construction worker who was killed September 17th when he was struck by a semi-truck in an Interstate 55 construction zone became the 22nd person - and third construction worker - to die in a work zone crash this year, according to the Illinois...
One Of Chicago’s Most Dangerous Railroad Crossings Gets A Safety Facelift In Effort To Prevent Accidents
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Aug 10, 2010 | Illinois, Personal Injury
In the past five years, the railroad crossing between Nagle Avenue, Avondale Avenue and the Northwest Highway has seen six accidents involving trains and automobiles, and in the wake of several such collisions in Chicago this year, steps are being taken to make...
New Data Reveals That Chicagoland Is Becoming A Safer Place To Drive
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Jul 26, 2010 | Illinois, Personal Injury
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) issued a report this month detailing the analysis of highway safety and crash data for the years 2002, 2005 and 2008, and the results show a promising decrease in the number of vehicle-related injuries and deaths.The...
University of Illinois At Chicago’s Institute For Patient Safety Granted $3 Million To Evaluate Patient-Safety Policies And Procedures At Chicagoland Hospitals
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Jun 18, 2010 | Illinois, Legal News, Medical Malpractice
The University of Illinois at Chicago's Institute for Patient Safety Excellent has received $3 million of a $23.2 million dollar federal grant given to local governments and aimed at improving safety standards and procedures at medical facilities in an effort to...
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