By: Julia Braham CHICAGO (July 26, 2018) – As motor vehicle accident fatalities continue to climb across the United States, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released a video demonstrating the consequences of crashes caused by running a red light. According to a 2016 study from the IIHS, fatalities caused…

By: Julia Braham KANSAS CITY (July 17, 2017) – The Verruckt Water Slide at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City that killed 10-year-old Caleb Schwab in 2016 will be taken down after Labor Day. The 168-foot-high water slide is the tallest in the world and can reach speeds up to 70…

ATLANTA (June 12, 2018) – A dermatologist who was seen on video dancing to music while performing a surgical procedure has been suspended by the Georgia medical board, which claimed her continued practice “poses a threat to the public health, safety and welfare.” Dr. Windell Davis-Boutte is a dermatologist and director…

CHICAGO (June 7, 2018) – On Thursday, June 7, 2018, Patrick Salvi Jr. of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C., hosted a phone-a-thon to recruit American Association for Justice members to the organization’s Political Action Committee. AAJ’s Political Action Committee is dedicated to preserving the civil justice system. All AAJ PAC…

JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY (May 23, 2018) – New details were released this week about the driving record of the bus driver involved in the tragic school bus crash in New Jersey last week. Reports reveal 77-year-old Hudy Muldrow Sr.has had his driver’s license suspended a total of 14 times since…

CHICAGO (May 16, 2018) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., is proud to once again support contemporary dance company Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.’s donation, along with the support of many other Chicago organizations, keeps Hubbard Street’s dancers onstage, brings teaching artists into Chicago classrooms, provides scholarships…

INDIANAPOLIS (May 14, 2018) – An Indiana woman died after her family says she was infected by flesh-eating bacteria while on vacation and did not get the right treatment from her hospital. Richard Martin says his 50-year-old wife, Carol, returned home from Florida in February with an infection on her buttocks…

LOS ANGELES (May 4, 2018) – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the surgeon who operated on Bill Paxton are denying responsibility for the 61-year-old actor’s sudden death after the family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against them in February. Paxton, best known for his roles in Apollo 13 and Titanic, suffered…

CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. (May 1, 2018) – On Monday, April 30, 2018, Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., Attorney Rob L. Kohen gave advice to aspiring lawyers at Marian Catholic High School’s Career Day. Mr. Kohen’s speech informed freshman and sophomore students at the Chicago Heights school of some actions they can…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (April 17, 2018) – On Tuesday, April 17, 2018, Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., attorneys Patrick A. Salvi II, Matthew L. Williams, and Brian L. Salvi joined other attorneys from throughout the state to take part in the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s Lobby Day in Springfield. We are very…