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Lawsuit filed on behalf of 35-year-old woman who died after contracting Legionnaires’ disease at Northwestern Hospital

Press Conference TODAY Friday, October 18, 2019 10:30 a.m. The Law Offices of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard 161 N. Clark St. Suite 4700 Chicago, IL 60601 CHICAGO (October 18, 2019) – The family of a 35-year-old woman who died after contracting Legionnaires’ disease at Northwestern Memorial Hospital has filed a…

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard listed among top three Illinois law firms in 2019 Settlement Survey

CHICAGO (October 15, 2019) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. is pleased to announce the firm was highlighted in Chicago Lawyer Magazine’s 2019 Settlement Survey as one of the top three law firms in the state of Illinois. Each year, Chicago Lawyer and the Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter — a…

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard donates funds to assist Antioch Police Department in combatting opioid epidemic

ANTIOCH, Ill. (October 8, 2019) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C. has donated $1,000 to the Antioch Police Department to go towards purchasing the drug Narcan, a medication that can save a person’s life after a drug overdose. Ninety-seven deaths were classified as overdoses in Lake County last year, 70 of which…

Sterigenics announces it will close Willowbrook plant

WILLOWBROOK, Ill. (September 30, 2019) – Sterigenics will permanently close its facility in southwest suburban Willowbrook despite a recent agreement allowing it to reopen months after it was shut down by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The company announced its plans Monday in a press release, saying it “could not reach an agreement…

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard adds in-house nursing consultant to firm’s growing legal team

CHICAGO (September 23, 2019) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard is pleased to announce Samantha Glon, R.N. has been hired as the firm’s in-house nursing consultant. Ms. Glon holds certifications as a Registered Nurse, Advanced Legal Nurse Consultant, Forensic Criminal Evidence Analyst, and Certified for Aging Services Risk Management. “Sam’s broad…

Brian L. Salvi named to Law Bulletin Media’s 40 Under 40 list

CHICAGO (September 20, 2019) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C. is pleased to announce Partner Brian L. Salvi  has been named one of Law Bulletin Media’s 40 Lawyers Under Forty to watch in the state of Illinois for 2019. This year’s 40 Under 40 honorees were selected from a group…

DuPage County judge approves proposal to allow Sterigenics plant to reopen

WILLOWBROOK, Ill. (September 6, 2019) – A DuPage County judge ruled Friday that the Sterigenics plant in Willowbrook can reopen after it was shut down by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in February. Friday’s hearing was held nearly two months after Sterigenics reached an agreement with Attorney General Kwame Raoul and…

$1.5 million settlement for family of 40-year-old woman who died of brain bleed at Peoria Hospital

PEORIA, Ill. (August 26, 2019) – A Peoria hospital has agreed to pay $1.5 million to the family of a 40-year-old woman who died after her symptoms of an intracranial brain bleed were misdiagnosed by medical staff on multiple occasions. The settlement was reached one week before a jury trial…

32 victims sickened by ethylene oxide file new lawsuits against Sterigenics

CHICAGO (August 20, 2019)–Victims filed 32 new lawsuits against Sterigenics over exposure to cancer causing chemical ethylene oxide on Monday. The suits add to the 11 that have already been filed in Cook County Circuit Court. “Sterigenics has been emitting ethylene oxide into the air near Willowbrook for decades, knowing…

Press conference: New Sterigenics victims file suit, join others seeking justice after being sickened by ethylene oxide

WHO: Plaintiffs and attorneys filing lawsuits against Sterigenics, a Willowbrook medical equipment sterilization company that has been emitting cancer-causing chemical ethylene oxide into the atmosphere WHAT: Victims and their attorneys will speak out about their lawsuits against Sterigenics. Victims will be filing new cases this week, and others were remanded…