On October 31, 2008, in Mujtaba Aidroos, et. al v. Vance Uniformed Protection Servs., Inc., et. al, the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, affirmed summary judgment in favor of defendants Vance Uniformed Protection Services, Inc. (“Vance”) and LatessaDiamond, in a consolidated action involving claims for negligence, wrongful death, and survival damages. The case arose from… Read More
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Train Crash Lawsuit
According to recent news reports, a settlement was recently approved in two railroad accident wrongful death lawsuits arising from a 2005 Metra train derailment in Chicago that killed two women and injured 117 other passengers. Two passengers were killed on Sept. 17, 2005, when the Metra engineer sped a double-decker, five-car, morning rush-hour Rock Island Line… Read More
Medical Malpractice Jury Instruction Called Into Question
Illinois appellate court, in Matrese v. Buka, No. 1-06-2276 (1st Dist. Oct. 31, 2008), recently held that the trial court did not commit error in instructing the jury using a 2005 Illinois Pattern Jury Instruction (“IPI”) defining “professional negligence”, rather than the revised 2006 IPI. The plaintiff filed an Illinois medical malpractice lawsuit action against the… Read More
Supreme Court Considers Caps on Non-Economic Damages in Medical Malpractice Cases
The Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Abigaile Lebron v. Gottlieb Memorial Hospital et al., the case challenging the medical malpractice law passed by the legislature in 2005, which included caps on non-economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits. The caps limited non-economic damages against individual physicians to $500,000, and damages against hospitals to $1,000,000…. Read More
Record Verdict for Elderly Truck Accident Victims
Passen & Powell Secures Largest Soft Tissue Injury Award Ever Record in Illinois on Behalf of Elderly Couple Injured in Semi Tractor-Trailer Truck Accident On March 25, 2008, a Cook County, Illinois jury returned a verdict yesterday of $610,000. The case was brought by a husband and wife, ages 80 and 76, respectively, against a… Read More
Crain’s Chicago Business – Record Verdict
Crain’s Chicago Business Highlights Passen $19 Million Verdict Case: Estate of Mariano Hernandez v. the Catholic Bishop of Chicago Court: Circuit Court of Cook County Date: September 2007 Lead plaintiffs’ lawyer: Stephen M. Passen of Passen & Powell The family of Mariano Hernandez was awarded $19.0 million in a verdict against the Archdiocese of Chicago… Read More
Daily Herald – $15 Million Settlement
The Daily Herald discusses Stephen Passen’s $15 million settlement on behalf of a wife who was paralyzed, and the Estate of a husband who was killed, in a Chicago Tractor-Trailer Accident. Click to read the Daily Herald’s full story, “Itasca Woman Paralyzed in Crash Settles for $15 Million” For a free consultation with one of… Read More
Associated Press – $19 Million Verdict
Click to read the AP article discusing Stephen Passen’s record verdict, “Boy Injured By Falling TV Awarded $19 Million”
Chicago Sun-Times – $19 Million Verdict
Stephen Passen’s record $19 Million verdict on behalf of Mario Hernandez, a 9-year-old boy who sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury when a TV fell on his head in his Chicago Catholic school classroom, was discussed by the Chicago Sun-Times. Click to read the full Chicago Sun-Times Article, “$19 Mil. Award for Boy Hit by TV”
Chicago Tribune – $19 Million Verdict
Mr. Passen’s record $19 Million verdict on behalf of a 9-year-old student who suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury when a TV fell on his head at a private Catholic school in Chicago. Click to see the full Chicago Tribune article discussing Stephen Passen’s record verdict titled, “Boy gets $19 million after TV fell on him”
