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Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: Families settle for combined $20M in fatal Jaguar crash
CHICAGO (May 4, 2022) – The families of two victims of a car crash in Wheeling, who were killed by a man transporting a Jaguar and driving more than 150 miles an hour, were granted two separate settlement awards totaling $20 million. The family of a 62-year-old mail carrier who was…
PR Director Marcie Mangan interviewed on “How’s Your ePresence” podcast
CHICAGO – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard’s Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Marcie Mangan, was recently interviewed on the “How’s Your ePresence” podcast about the conceptualization and production of a podcast and how small and medium-sized businesses can best execute public relations and marketing efforts internally. During the episode, Marcie…
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: Former truck driver gets $1.1M after injury at warehouse
CHICAGO – An Illinois truck driver who was injured while he was waiting for his truck to be loaded at a Calumet City warehouse received a $1.1 million settlement one month before the case was set to go to trial. Please click here to read the full story from the…
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: Cook jury awards $3.7M to pedestrian hit by construction vehicle on sidewalk
CHICAGO – A Cook County jury awarded $3.7 million to a man whose arm was severely injured when a construction company’s vehicle veered onto the sidewalk and hit him. The jury returned a verdict Feb. 24 after a nearly two-week trial before Cook County Circuit Court Associate Judge Mary R….
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: Cook jury awards $1.8M in hotel sex assault
CHICAGO – A Cook County jury awarded $1.8 million to a Texas woman who was raped while unconscious by a security guard at a Skokie hotel. The jury returned a verdict on Feb. 24 after a three-week trial before Cook County Circuit Court Associate Judge Robert Senechalle Jr., compensating Karla…
Law 360: Ill. Jury Awards $3.73M To Man Hit By Construction Co. Vehicle
CHICAGO – A Cook County jury handed a $3.73 million award Thursday to a man injured when a vehicle owned by an Illinois construction company drifted onto the sidewalk where he was walking. After a seven-day trial in Illinois state court, jurors found Aspen Service Construction & Repair negligent and liable…
ABC 7: Woman allegedly raped by Skokie hotel security guard awarded $1.8M
CHICAGO – A Texas woman who was raped in her Skokie hotel room by a worker nearly 10 years ago has been awarded nearly $2 million by a Cook County jury. Please click here to read the full story from ABC 7 Chicago.
Law 360: Chicago Jury Awards $1.8M To Woman In Hotel Sex Assault
CHICAGO (February 25, 2022) – A Cook County jury awarded $1.8 million to a Texas woman who was sexually assaulted by a security guard while staying at a Chicago-area Holiday Inn and claimed that the hotel’s negligence allowed the assault to take place. Counsel for plaintiff Karla Gress had asked…
FOX 32: Texas woman raped by Skokie hotel security guard awarded $1.8 million by jury
CHICAGO (February 25, 2022) – A Texas woman who traveled to the Chicago area on business has been awarded $1.8 million after she was raped by an on-duty security guard of the Skokie hotel she was staying at. “This attack was completely avoidable and stems from the Defendants’ failure…
FOX 32: New Illinois Driving Laws take effect in 2022
CHICAGO – Attorney Lance Northcutt of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard joined FOX 32’s Good Day Chicago live on New Years Eve to break down 4 new Illinois laws that drivers should know heading into in 2022. Please click here to watch the full interview.