Legal News for Illinois Train Accident Attorneys. A CTA train derailed leaving 4 workers unemployed and 14 passengers with minor injuries. CTA derailment results in 14 minor injuries and termination of employment for crew. Chicago, ILA CTA train derailed on December 12, 2009, which resulted in the loss of employment for the four workers who were in charge of operating the train at the time of the derailment, according to the Chicago Tribune. Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) officials reported that the front wheels on the first train car out of six others jumped the tracks at the 59th Street intersection before 12 p.m., Saturday morning. A missed stop signal is the alleged reasoning behind the derailment, which resulted in the termination of employment for the four workers on the CTA train at the time of the incident. Transit authority investigators allegedly explained that when the operator went past the stop signal, the track switch was not aligned for passage, subsequently causing the first train car to derail. CTA investigators noted that the cause of the derailment was most likely due to an error by one of the workers because all train equipment was functioning properly when checked. According to a report from the Chicago Sun-Times, emergency medical services (EMS) crews responded to the scene of the derailment around 12:20 p.m., with approximately twelve ambulances to transport the injured. Of the 48 passengers aboard the green line CTA train, 14 were transported to local hospitals for the treatment of their very minor injuries. The 34 remaining passengers allegedly refused treatment for bumps and bruises acquired in the incident. Legal News Reporter: Sandra Quinlan- Legal News for Illinois Train
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Brooklyn Lawyers, Reibman and Weiner Helps Personal Injury Victims Obtain Compensation. Source: Brooklyn Lawyers, Reibman and Weiner Helps Personal Injury Victims Obtain Compensation. | Business & Finance News | Stock Market | equity | Investment
Brooklyn Lawyers Marc Reibman and Steven Weiner have helped injured victims involved in slip and fall accidents, injuries caused by defective curbs, roadways and injuries that involve bus, truck and subway accidents. One of many cases Reibman & Weiner has acquired is a $867,000.00 verdict in Elam vs. New York City Transit Authority. Mrs. Elam slipped and fell on a defective step in the defendant’s subway station. Her personal injuries included two broken bones in her right foot. Although the jury’s verdict was sustained by the Court of Appeals, Reibman & Weiner had to execute on the Transit Authority’s bank accounts to attain the client’s judgment. “Our mission is to seek justice for all the damages that our clients sustained” according to Reibman & Weiner. Victims of personal injury are advised to first seek medical attention then contact a good Brooklyn lawyers firm. Clients who choose Reibman & Weiner are given a one-on-one consultation at their Brooklyn law office. During consultation, an attorney takes a detailed statement from the client in order to gather as much factual information about the incident. Based on the facts the client has provided, the attorney then discusses the type of lawsuit that may be possible and answer any questions the client may have. Reibman & Weiner has helped their clients to seek the right compensation that they deserve. Most of all, they are loyal to their clients and they keep everything involving their personal injury case confidential in order to protect their client’s interest. About Brooklyn Lawyers Reibman & Weiner Reibman & Weiner have 50 years of combined experience in law. Marc Reibman & Steven Weiner take pride in the fact that they provide their clients with friendly personal attention in the following areas of law: Personal Injury Defective Products Medical Malpractice Civil Rights Violations Motorcycle Accidents Defective & Dangerous Drugs Drug Recalls Police Brutality Plane & Helicopter Crashes Nursing Home Abuse Car & Truck Accidents Wrongful Death Birth Injuries Brain Injuries Construction Accidents Cerebral Palsy Erb’s Palsy Lawsuits against the City of New York Brooklyn Law Firm, Reibman & Weiner are located on 26 Court Street in Brooklyn, New York. They recently launched two new websites that can be found online that showcase their verdicts, transactions and other fascinating information about the firm.
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Friday, January 15, 2010
Illinois personal injury - Five-alarm fire broke out in Chicago high-rise; 12 people injured
Legal news for Illinois personal injury attorneys. A high-rise apartment building fire killed 1 and left seven residents and five firefighters injured.
Illinois personal injury attorneys alerts- An apartment building fire injured seven residents and five firefighters.
Chicago, IL—A five-alarm fired broke out in a high-rise apartment building in Streeterville. The 12: 45 a.m. blaze caused one fatal injury as well as 12 other injuries, which included five firefighters and seven residents. Over 200 residents of the 44-floor building at 260 E. Chestnut St., evacuated into streets in the single-digit weather, on Thursday, December 10, 2009, as reported by Chicago Breaking News Center.
Three hundred firefighters rushed to the scene in the bitter cold to extinguish the five-alarm blaze. The intense inferno ignited in Apartment 3601, where it grew so intense that it broke glass and shot out the side of the 37th floor of the building, and made its way to the back of the building. The blaze is still under investigation, and it is still unknown what set the fire. Besides an unfortunate fatal injury acquired by an elderly woman who made the 911 call reporting the fire, a man in his 50’s was the most seriously injured. He was transported via ambulance to Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. A 105-year-old woman was also amongst the injured and was carried by firefighters to safety. Northwestern Memorial Hospital reportedly treated 10 of the 12 injured victims. The residents appeared to be suffering from injuries related to smoke inhalation. It was not disclosed what types of injuries the brave firefighters sustained. The fire unfortunately displaced ten residents. The American Red Cross is currently providing assistance to the displaced residents. Fire officials are reportedly conducting a full investigation into the five-alarm inferno.
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Illinois personal injury attorneys alerts- An apartment building fire injured seven residents and five firefighters.
Chicago, IL—A five-alarm fired broke out in a high-rise apartment building in Streeterville. The 12: 45 a.m. blaze caused one fatal injury as well as 12 other injuries, which included five firefighters and seven residents. Over 200 residents of the 44-floor building at 260 E. Chestnut St., evacuated into streets in the single-digit weather, on Thursday, December 10, 2009, as reported by Chicago Breaking News Center.
Three hundred firefighters rushed to the scene in the bitter cold to extinguish the five-alarm blaze. The intense inferno ignited in Apartment 3601, where it grew so intense that it broke glass and shot out the side of the 37th floor of the building, and made its way to the back of the building. The blaze is still under investigation, and it is still unknown what set the fire. Besides an unfortunate fatal injury acquired by an elderly woman who made the 911 call reporting the fire, a man in his 50’s was the most seriously injured. He was transported via ambulance to Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. A 105-year-old woman was also amongst the injured and was carried by firefighters to safety. Northwestern Memorial Hospital reportedly treated 10 of the 12 injured victims. The residents appeared to be suffering from injuries related to smoke inhalation. It was not disclosed what types of injuries the brave firefighters sustained. The fire unfortunately displaced ten residents. The American Red Cross is currently providing assistance to the displaced residents. Fire officials are reportedly conducting a full investigation into the five-alarm inferno.
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Monday, December 28, 2009
Chicago Terror Suspects Go Before Judge
CHICAGO -- Prosecutors urged a federal judge Wednesday to deny bond to one of two Chicago men charged with plotting a terrorist attack against a Danish newspaper, while the man's lawyer argued that his client could have been the innocent dupe of an alleged coconspirator.
Tahawwur Hussain Rana, 48, was a danger to the community and a flight risk and therefore shouldn't be released on bond, Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Collins told federal Magistrate Judge Nan Nolan.
Judge Nolan said she needed more information and set another hearing in the case for Tuesday, although she said she wouldn't decide the matter then, either.
The husky, full-bearded Mr. Rana appeared at the hearing wearing the bright orange jumpsuit of a federal prisoner but didn't say anything to the judge.
Hours before the hearing, prosecutors amended the complaint against Mr. Rana, adding a charge of providing material support to terrorism. He already had been charged with conspiring to provide material support to terrorism.
The new charge didn't add major factual allegations against Mr. Rana.
The complaint says Mr. Rana -- a Canadian national who was born in Pakistan and owns a grocery store and immigration service in Chicago -- provided travel services and other help to another man charged in the case, David Coleman Headley, as Mr. Headley scouted out the offices of Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper for a possible terrorist attack.
The newspaper published 12 cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad in 2005 that triggered outrage throughout the Muslim world. One cartoon showed Muhammad wearing a bomb-shaped turban. Any depiction of the prophet, even a favorable one, is forbidden by Islamic law as likely to lead to idolatry.
The cartoonist, 74-year-old Kurt Westergaard, said in an interview Tuesday with Jyllands-Posten that threats from the Islamic world drove him underground, living under the protection of the Danish intelligence service.
"For my wife and I, it's like a kind of dark depression has descended on us," he said. But he said that he doesn't regret drawing the cartoons.
"I am an old man, so I am not afraid anymore," he said.
Mr. Rana's attorney, Patrick Blegen, told Judge Nolan the evidence in an FBI affidavit outlining allegations against his client could easily support the notion that he was merely an innocent dupe of Mr. Headley's and knew nothing about any plan to attack the Danish newspaper.
"The weight of the evidence here is not as much as the government has told you," Mr. Blegen said in urging Judge Nolan to free his client on bond.
Prosecutors say Mr. Headley, whose former name was Daood Gilani, envisioned a plan to murder the cartoonist and the newspaper's former cultural editor.
Mr. Headley's attorney, John Theis, has said he would have comment. Mr. Headley's bond hearing is set for Dec. 4 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Arlander Keys.
Mr. Blegen told the judge that prosecutors had added a charge against his client just hours before the hearing to bolster their argument that he should not be released. He said the new charge upped the possible sentence from 15 years to 30 years in prison, adding weight to prosecutors' argument that Mr. Rana might try to flee to avoid going to prison.
Mr. Blegen scoffed at that notion, saying Mr. Rana lacks the money "to play an international game of cat and mouse with the government."
Mr. Rana will remain at the Metropolitan Correctional Center. Mr. Blegen said Mr. Rana suffers from an old shoulder injury that makes it hard for him to press a button that works the water faucet in his cell, and that Mr. Rana needs to see a doctor.
Mr. Blegen said two of Mr. Rana's brothers in New Jersey were willing to post their homes as bond and relatives in Canada would post "what amounts to their life savings" to get him out of federal custody pending resolution of the case.
Judge Nolan said requiring numerous relatives to post their homes and savings would be helpful because it "puts more eyes on the street" to watch Mr. Rana and make certain he would not flee and leave them without their assets.
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Tahawwur Hussain Rana, 48, was a danger to the community and a flight risk and therefore shouldn't be released on bond, Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Collins told federal Magistrate Judge Nan Nolan.
Judge Nolan said she needed more information and set another hearing in the case for Tuesday, although she said she wouldn't decide the matter then, either.
The husky, full-bearded Mr. Rana appeared at the hearing wearing the bright orange jumpsuit of a federal prisoner but didn't say anything to the judge.
Hours before the hearing, prosecutors amended the complaint against Mr. Rana, adding a charge of providing material support to terrorism. He already had been charged with conspiring to provide material support to terrorism.
The new charge didn't add major factual allegations against Mr. Rana.
The complaint says Mr. Rana -- a Canadian national who was born in Pakistan and owns a grocery store and immigration service in Chicago -- provided travel services and other help to another man charged in the case, David Coleman Headley, as Mr. Headley scouted out the offices of Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper for a possible terrorist attack.
The newspaper published 12 cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad in 2005 that triggered outrage throughout the Muslim world. One cartoon showed Muhammad wearing a bomb-shaped turban. Any depiction of the prophet, even a favorable one, is forbidden by Islamic law as likely to lead to idolatry.
The cartoonist, 74-year-old Kurt Westergaard, said in an interview Tuesday with Jyllands-Posten that threats from the Islamic world drove him underground, living under the protection of the Danish intelligence service.
"For my wife and I, it's like a kind of dark depression has descended on us," he said. But he said that he doesn't regret drawing the cartoons.
"I am an old man, so I am not afraid anymore," he said.
Mr. Rana's attorney, Patrick Blegen, told Judge Nolan the evidence in an FBI affidavit outlining allegations against his client could easily support the notion that he was merely an innocent dupe of Mr. Headley's and knew nothing about any plan to attack the Danish newspaper.
"The weight of the evidence here is not as much as the government has told you," Mr. Blegen said in urging Judge Nolan to free his client on bond.
Prosecutors say Mr. Headley, whose former name was Daood Gilani, envisioned a plan to murder the cartoonist and the newspaper's former cultural editor.
Mr. Headley's attorney, John Theis, has said he would have comment. Mr. Headley's bond hearing is set for Dec. 4 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Arlander Keys.
Mr. Blegen told the judge that prosecutors had added a charge against his client just hours before the hearing to bolster their argument that he should not be released. He said the new charge upped the possible sentence from 15 years to 30 years in prison, adding weight to prosecutors' argument that Mr. Rana might try to flee to avoid going to prison.
Mr. Blegen scoffed at that notion, saying Mr. Rana lacks the money "to play an international game of cat and mouse with the government."
Mr. Rana will remain at the Metropolitan Correctional Center. Mr. Blegen said Mr. Rana suffers from an old shoulder injury that makes it hard for him to press a button that works the water faucet in his cell, and that Mr. Rana needs to see a doctor.
Mr. Blegen said two of Mr. Rana's brothers in New Jersey were willing to post their homes as bond and relatives in Canada would post "what amounts to their life savings" to get him out of federal custody pending resolution of the case.
Judge Nolan said requiring numerous relatives to post their homes and savings would be helpful because it "puts more eyes on the street" to watch Mr. Rana and make certain he would not flee and leave them without their assets.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Second Chicago law school receives biggest gift ever
Chicago personal injury lawyers are loading up the city's lesser known law schools with donations, hoping their contributions will prime the pump for more gifts.
Philip Corboy, a founding partner of Corboy & Demetrio, and his wife Mary Dempsey, a lawyer who chairs the board of trustees for DePaul University, this week gave an unspecified seven-figure endowment to her alma mater, DePaul University College of Law. In September the couple gave more than $5 million to his alma mater, Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Both gifts were the largest the law schools had ever received. Also in September, Joseph Power and Todd Smith of Power Rogers & Smith gave $2 million to Loyola's law school.
"There's more need, and not as many people are stepping up because of the bad economy," Power said. "We're hoping to encourage people to give money."
DePaul is kicking off a fund-raising campaign next year, and Loyola is about half way through a seven-year bid to raise $40 million, of which $30 million has already come in. The two Catholic-founded schools can sometimes be overshadowed in the public eye by their city neighbors, the University of Chicago Law School and Northwestern University School of Law.
Dempsey said that the Corboy-Dempsey contributions will be used for scholarships at both schools and also for faculty hiring at Loyola. The donation from Power and Smith will go to endowed chairs, program support and scholarships, said David Yellen, dean of Loyola's law school.
While Loyola has received fewer gifts amid the financial stress, overall fund-raising is "way up," Yellen said. "It really is true that big gifts attract more big gifts."
Despite the wave of associate cutbacks at law firms, neither Dempsey nor Power had any qualms about encouraging students to enroll in law school. The economy will improve and a law degree is useful in any profession, they said.
"I use my legal training and law degree every day even though one would not call me a practicing lawyer," said Dempsey, who serves as commissioner of the Chicago Public Library and keeps her law license current.
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Philip Corboy, a founding partner of Corboy & Demetrio, and his wife Mary Dempsey, a lawyer who chairs the board of trustees for DePaul University, this week gave an unspecified seven-figure endowment to her alma mater, DePaul University College of Law. In September the couple gave more than $5 million to his alma mater, Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Both gifts were the largest the law schools had ever received. Also in September, Joseph Power and Todd Smith of Power Rogers & Smith gave $2 million to Loyola's law school.
"There's more need, and not as many people are stepping up because of the bad economy," Power said. "We're hoping to encourage people to give money."
DePaul is kicking off a fund-raising campaign next year, and Loyola is about half way through a seven-year bid to raise $40 million, of which $30 million has already come in. The two Catholic-founded schools can sometimes be overshadowed in the public eye by their city neighbors, the University of Chicago Law School and Northwestern University School of Law.
Dempsey said that the Corboy-Dempsey contributions will be used for scholarships at both schools and also for faculty hiring at Loyola. The donation from Power and Smith will go to endowed chairs, program support and scholarships, said David Yellen, dean of Loyola's law school.
While Loyola has received fewer gifts amid the financial stress, overall fund-raising is "way up," Yellen said. "It really is true that big gifts attract more big gifts."
Despite the wave of associate cutbacks at law firms, neither Dempsey nor Power had any qualms about encouraging students to enroll in law school. The economy will improve and a law degree is useful in any profession, they said.
"I use my legal training and law degree every day even though one would not call me a practicing lawyer," said Dempsey, who serves as commissioner of the Chicago Public Library and keeps her law license current.
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Saturday, November 28, 2009
Fatal CTA bus wreck injures 10 people
Illinois personal injury attorneys alerts- One person was left dead after a Chicago Transit Authority bus and a van crashed.
Chicago, IL—A two-vehicle crash involving a van and a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus left one woman dead, and 9 others injured. According to police officials, the fatal crash happened on Tuesday afternoon, around 4:40 p.m., in the South Side Chatham neighborhood, as reported by the Chicago Sun-Times.
A southbound No. 4 Cottage Grove bus was reportedly stopped at the intersection of 83rd Street and Cottage Grove, when a van slammed into the CTA bus from behind. Area emergency medical services (EMS) teams were alerted of the crash, who then launched an EMS Plan 1 to respond to the wreck. A total of 10 people were apparently injured in the crash initially. A passenger inside the van, Patricia Blackburn, 62, was tragically killed in the crash.
Blackburn was pronounced dead by medical professionals shortly after arriving at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County by EMS teams. Three injured victims were transported to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital, and Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. Two people were rushed to Jackson Park Hospital, and another was taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers in Evergreen Park. Another victim was transported to South Shore Hospital for treatment. Three other victims were treated at Jackson Park Hospital for their injuries. A total of five of the injured victims were traveling inside the van when the collision occurred. Police officials have not issued any citations at this time in connection with the fatal wreck.
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Chicago, IL—A two-vehicle crash involving a van and a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus left one woman dead, and 9 others injured. According to police officials, the fatal crash happened on Tuesday afternoon, around 4:40 p.m., in the South Side Chatham neighborhood, as reported by the Chicago Sun-Times.
A southbound No. 4 Cottage Grove bus was reportedly stopped at the intersection of 83rd Street and Cottage Grove, when a van slammed into the CTA bus from behind. Area emergency medical services (EMS) teams were alerted of the crash, who then launched an EMS Plan 1 to respond to the wreck. A total of 10 people were apparently injured in the crash initially. A passenger inside the van, Patricia Blackburn, 62, was tragically killed in the crash.
Blackburn was pronounced dead by medical professionals shortly after arriving at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County by EMS teams. Three injured victims were transported to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital, and Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. Two people were rushed to Jackson Park Hospital, and another was taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers in Evergreen Park. Another victim was transported to South Shore Hospital for treatment. Three other victims were treated at Jackson Park Hospital for their injuries. A total of five of the injured victims were traveling inside the van when the collision occurred. Police officials have not issued any citations at this time in connection with the fatal wreck.
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Sunday, November 15, 2009
Dallas Truck accident lawyers request the attention of accident victims
Dallas, Texas (CaymanMama.com) – Following a Colorado truck accident, wherein a fire truck collided with an SUV while responding to an emergency call, accident attorneys typically call for the surrounding parties involved to exercise restraint, as exercising care would save them from injuries and loss of property.
The driver of the SUV rammed into the fire truck, injuring the SUV driver, who was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. No firefighters were injured. The car was totaled. The authorities explained: “accidents do happen, even though we exercise so much care. We are responsible for the firefighters as well as for the citizen’s lives.”
Truck accident attorneys and the legal community have always advised citizens to exercise extra caution while driving, as accidents in the U.S. are one of the main causes of death and catastrophic injuries. Personal injury lawyers explain that people involved in accidents are forced to lead an altered life and even are forced to remain away from their work, thus facing loss of wages, which makes their lives difficult.
Truck accident injury attorneys are the people who help the injured in claiming the compensation for their injuries resulting from such accidents. The victims of truck accidents must contact a personal injury lawyer who can help them in recovering compensation for their injuries and losses that they have suffered due to the truck accident.
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The driver of the SUV rammed into the fire truck, injuring the SUV driver, who was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. No firefighters were injured. The car was totaled. The authorities explained: “accidents do happen, even though we exercise so much care. We are responsible for the firefighters as well as for the citizen’s lives.”
Truck accident attorneys and the legal community have always advised citizens to exercise extra caution while driving, as accidents in the U.S. are one of the main causes of death and catastrophic injuries. Personal injury lawyers explain that people involved in accidents are forced to lead an altered life and even are forced to remain away from their work, thus facing loss of wages, which makes their lives difficult.
Truck accident injury attorneys are the people who help the injured in claiming the compensation for their injuries resulting from such accidents. The victims of truck accidents must contact a personal injury lawyer who can help them in recovering compensation for their injuries and losses that they have suffered due to the truck accident.
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