Month: March 2019

CHICAGO (March 26, 2019) – During flight simulations recreating problems encountered by the Lion Air plane that crashed in Indonesia last fall, pilots discovered they had less than 40 seconds to override an automated system on Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft. The pilots tested the software, known as MCAS, by putting themselves in…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (March 25, 2019) – Officials have opened an investigation into why a luxury cruise ship carrying more than 1,300 people set sail despite storm warnings, forcing a major evacuation off the coast of Norway. Hospital officials say one person is in critical condition and eight others are still…

CHICAGO (March 19, 2019) – About three dozen lawsuits have been filed following the fatal crash of a Boeing 737 Max 8 in Indonesia that killed 189 people last year. Now that a second Boeing aircraft has crashed in Ethiopia, plaintiffs lawyers are looking into whether there could be a…

A New York man was recently dragged into a subway tunnel after a train caught hold of his clothing, according to a report from The Washington Post. The New York Police Department is investigating to determine the exact cause of the accident, which occurred on Feb. 19 at the Grand…

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. (March 15, 2019) – On Friday, March 15, 2019, Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard Partners Tara R. Devine and Jennifer L. Ashley presented at Butterfield Grade School’s Career Day. Ms. Devine and Ms. Ashley taught the elementary school students what it is like to be a lawyer and helped…

HARTFORD, Conn. (March 15, 2019) –  The Connecticut Supreme Court has reinstated a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting against Remington Arms, the manufacturer of the rifle used in the shooting. An eventual ruling against Remington could establish legal precedent, opening…

CHICAGO (March 14, 2019) – On Thursday, March 14, 2019, Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C. Partner Patrick Salvi II hosted a phone-a-thon at the firm’s Chicago headquarters to recruit new members to AAJ’s New Lawyers Division. A number of attorneys from Plaintiff’s law firms nationwide attended the phone drive. The…

CHICAGO (March 13, 2019) – Last weekend, Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard attorneys volunteered as judges at the 2019 regional AAJ Student Trial Advocacy Competition, where law schools competed in the hopes of making it to the National Finals in Philadelphia in April. This year, Loyola University Chicago Law School took home…

CHICAGO (March 11, 2019) – Hundreds of veterans are filing lawsuits against a government contractor that manufactured and sold defective combat earplugs to the military. 3M’s trademarked, dual-ended Combat Arms earplugs were touted as a mechanism to block out damaging combat sounds such as explosions and gunfire while allowing soldiers…

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C., has released an infographic on the 10 deadliest counties for Illinois drivers. A car accident is among the primary causes of death of people all over the world and is a common issue in the Illinois area. Almost every day, people die and suffer from…