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CHICAGO – The Chicago Transit Authority has agreed to pay a $20 million settlement to a 59-year-old woman who was hit and dragged by a bus in Streeterville more than three years ago. Plaintiff Diane Schachner’s lawsuit against the agency had been scheduled for trial in March until a settlement…

CHICAGO – The families of three women who were found dead in a senior living center in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood will share a $16 million settlement more than seven months after the women died from heat-related issues, attorneys representing the families said on Monday. Several local media outlets reported…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill (January 5, 2022) – Two new laws for nursing homes requiring more oversight in order to prevent abuse have gone into effect at the start of the year. Two new laws for nursing homes requiring more oversight in order to prevent abuse have gone into effect at the…

Over 250,000 people lost their lives to medical malpractice in the past year. Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard attorney Aaron D. Boeder was recently interviewed on the “Words With Walner” podcast about the ins and outs of this very important subtopic within personal injury law. Listen to the full interview for…

CHICAGO – Taking on roles as courtroom Davids battling Goliaths, small firms this year notched dozens of multimillion-dollar verdicts on behalf of their clients. Among them, a record-breaking $363 million jury verdict obtained by Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard in the first trial against medical sterilization plant Sterigenics. Law 360 recently…

CHICAGO – Patrick A. Salvi II was interviewed by Law360 about Illinois legislation to watch and new laws taking effect in 2023. Please click here to read the full story.   

More than 180 new laws took effect in Illinois at the start of 2023, including a number of traffic-related changes drivers might want to learn about. Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard Partner Lance D. Northcutt was interviewed by a few local media outlets about the new laws that will affect drivers…

CHICAGO – A $363 million verdict awarded to a woman who alleged that emissions from medical device sterilization company Sterigenics caused her to develop cancer will remain intact, a Cook County Circuit Court judge ruled. Judge Marguerite A. Quinn denied Sterigenics’ post-trial motions seeking a defense judgment, a new trial…

CHICAGO – An Illinois judge on Monday refused to overturn a jury’s award of $363 million to a woman who accused industrial sterilization company Sterigenics of recklessly polluting the Willowbrook, Illinois community with ethylene oxide. Please click here to read the full story from Law360. 

CHICAGO (December 16, 2022) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard announced the creation of two awards named in honor of late attorneys from the firm. The firm announced its first winners Dec. 8. Patrick A. Salvi II, a Chicago managing partner, earned the Michael P. Schostok Excellence Award, and associate Heidi…