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Toyota settles wrongful death lawsuit

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Jeffrey Friedman, P.C.

By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press January 18, 2013 2:28AM LOS ANGELES — Toyota Motor Corp. has settled what was to be the first in a group of hundreds of pending wrongful death and injury lawsuits involving sudden, unintended acceleration by … Continue reading →

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Lawsuit: Girl forced to urinate in cup on school bus

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Jeffrey Friedman, P.C.

January 09, 2013|By Steve Schmadeke | Tribune reporter The parents of a Wilmington middle-school student are suing the school district after their daughter was allegedly made to urinate in a cup on the front steps of a moving school bus … Continue reading →

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Lawsuit: Chuck E. Cheese’s employee stabbed customer over plate

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Jeffrey Friedman, P.C.

BY JORDAN OWEN Staff Reporter January 4, 2013 A Chuck E. Cheese’s customer is suing the restaurant chain, alleging she was stabbed by a waitress at one of the pizzeria’s Southwest Side outlets. LaNasia Randle claims Shardonnae Pruitt threw a … Continue reading →

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Nursing home blamed in wrongful death lawsuit

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Jeffrey Friedman, P.C.

By Jennifer Delgado Tribune reporter 6:14 p.m. CST, January 2, 2013 A South Side nursing home is being sued for wrongful death after one of its patients died from an alleged overdose of medication prescribed by her doctors. In a … Continue reading →

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Whistleblower Lawsuit: Chicago Cops Retaliated Against for Investigating Officer Who Was Robbing Drug Couriers

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Jeffrey Friedman, P.C.

By: Kevin Gosztola Friday November 2, 2012 5:53 pm A whistleblower lawsuit on behalf of two Chicago police officers has been filed in federal court. The suit alleges the officers faced retaliation after they discovered one of their fellow officers, … Continue reading →

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High school student’s mom sues CPS over alleged assault

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Jeffrey Friedman, P.C.

Dean and security guard at Wells accused of slamming boy onto floor December 14, 2012|By Jennifer Delgado, Chicago Tribune reporter A Chicago woman is suing the Chicago Board of Education and Wells Community Academy High School, saying the school’s dean … Continue reading →

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Chicago City Council approves $6.25M DUI settlement

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Jeffrey Friedman, P.C.

December 12, 2012 (CHICAGO) — The Chicago City Council has agreed to pay $6.25 million to a man who suffered brain damage when an intoxicated city worker plowed his city truck into a crowd of pedestrians. The aldermen on Wednesday … Continue reading →

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National Medical Device Attorneys File Lawsuit Alleging Injuries from Transvaginal Mesh Manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, Ethicon

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Jeffrey Friedman, P.C.

Published 10:01 p.m., Tuesday, November 20, 2012 Parker Waichman LLP has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Colorado woman who suffered painful injuries, allegedly due to the TVT transvaginal mesh. The device is manufactured by Ethicon, a subsidiary of … Continue reading →

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Nursing home sued after maggots found in patient’s ear

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Jeffrey Friedman, P.C.

Facility denies wrongdoing, calling incident a ‘freak occurrence’ December 06, 2012, By Sally Ho, Chicago Tribune reporter The family of a 90-year-old Alzheimer’s patient claims poor care by a suburban nursing home allowed 57 maggots to grow in her ear, … Continue reading →

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Woman sues Bedford Park go-kart facility

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Jeffrey Friedman, P.C.

Lawsuit alleges Chicago Race Factory gave her a vehicle with broken seat belt, resulting in injuries By Jennifer Delgado, Chicago Tribune reporter November 29, 2012 A customer at a Bedford Park go-kart racing facility is suing the company and its … Continue reading →

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