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The consequences of an automobile accident can be far-reaching and devastating. Determining whether factors such as human error, weather, road conditions or an automobile defect caused the accident – or even played a part in the plaintiff’s injury – is a difficult process. The experienced attorneys of Burke, Wise and Morrissey have the knowledge and resources to investigate and reconstruct automobile accidents to determine liability and recover compensation.
Eufracio v. Pace
A minor bicyclist was struck and injured by a PACE bus.
Settlement Date: 10/07. Settlement Amount: $2,500,000.
Kandemir v. The Village of LaGrange
A 13-year-old girl was struck and killed by a truck when she was walking her bicycle across the street.
Settlement date: 11/05. Settlement amount: $2,010,000.
Smedley v. Limos R US et al.
A limousine struck and killed a cab driver whose vehicle was disabled on the Kennedy Expressway.
Verdict date: 10/05. Verdict amount: $2,500,000 (Settled $2,000,000).
Herrera v. City of Chicago
A woman’s car hit a pothole, causing her to lose control and strike another vehicle head-on, killing a 47-year old man. The city had received motorists’ complaints in the weeks prior to the incident.
Settlement date: 09/02/04. Settlement amount: $2,150,000.
Jones v. Elliot
The family of an 18-year-old boy received the insurance policy limit for his wrongful death in an automobile accident.
Settlement Date: 02/03/04. Settlement amount: $662,500.
Lecat v. Wilmette School District No. 39
A 69-year-old mother of four was walking northbound on a residential
street in Wilmette, Illinois when she was struck from the rear and killed
by a school district van.
Verdict Date: 4/01/03. Verdict Amount: $3,200,000.
Bolin v. Schroeder
A teenage boy was a passenger in a vehicle heading to a hockey tournament
in Darien, Illinois. He died as a result of injuries he sustained when
the car he was riding in left the roadway and collided with a guardrail.
Settlement Date: 04/03/03. Settlement Amount: $1,250,000.
Munoz v. Mayfield Transfer
A 37-year-old machine operator was severely injured after he was hit
by a semi-tractor trailer truck while crossing the street. He suffered
soft tissue injuries to his right arm and pelvis, and required amputation
of his right leg above the knee.
Settlement date: 9/10/02. Settlement amount: $5,500,000.
Betts v. Pace
An elderly woman was walking across the street when a bus driver attempted
to make a left-hand turn. The bus ran-over the woman, resulting in her
death.
Settlement date: 09/12/02. Settlement amount: $1,500,000.
Connell v. Green Touch
While a man was crossing the parking lot of a gas station, a pick-up
truck backed-up and struck him, causing severe injuries.
Settlement date: 03/08/02. Settlement amount: $500,000.
Murphy v. Chicago Ridge Cab
A woman became a quadriplegic following a car accident in which her car’s
automatic shoulder restraint and manual lap belt failed to function
properly.
Settlement date: 06/00. Settlement amount: $1,700,000.
Zolo v. Uniroyal
A family was returning from a Florida vacation when their 1985 Ford
Econoline van went out of control and rolled over after the tread on
the van’s right rear tire separated from the carcass. The 40-year-old
father of 4 and his 62-year-old mother Charlotte were killed in the
accident. The 38-yr-old mother sustained multiple fractures plus severe
emotional trauma. A 14-yr-old son suffered a severe cerebral contusion
and compound skull fractures resulting in physical and cognitive limitations.
The three other sons in the vehicle also sustained injuries.
Settlement date: 02/00. Settlement amount: $12,000,000.
Koslow v. Plote Construction
A college student sustained multiple facial injuries when the car in
which he was a passenger crashed into cones and he was thrown through
the windshield.
Settlement date: 08/01/99. Settlement amount: $915,000.
Schonauer v. CTA
A 24-year-old woman was struck and killed by a Chicago Transit Authority
bus while she was riding her bike.
Settlement date: 07/15/99. Settlement amount: $3,000,000.
Dehlinger v. Caldwell Freightliners
A 64-year-old mother of 5 died from massive head trauma when a truck
struck the car in which she was a passenger.
Verdict date: 05/18/99. Verdict amount: $1,250,000.
Long v. Yellow Cab Company
A man and his wife sustained injuries after the taxicab in which they
were passengers collided with another taxicab. The 36-year-old man had
to have his right knee reconstructed. The female sustained left and
right arm fractures. She also required sutures on her forehead and left
shin.
Settlement date: 11/10/97. Settlement amount: $700,000.
Spangler v. Pepsi Cola General Bottlers
A 45-year-old woman was killed when she crashed into a Pepsi-Cola delivery
truck that had jack-knifed in front of her.
Settlement date: 11/18/96. Settlement amount: $3,500,000.
Metoyer v. Dakota Lines
A college freshman sustained permanent nerve damage to her right arm,
a lacerated liver and multiple fractures when a truck started to make
a lane change into her lane. The woman drove into the median to avoid
being hit, then lost control of her car and subsequently collided with
the truck.
Settlement date: 10/28/96. Settlement amount: $1,000,000.
Schaefer v. Wehrle
An 18-year-old boy was fatally injured when a truck driver entered an
intersection on a green light and turned left in front of the boy’s
car.
Verdict date: 02/21/95. Verdict amount: $1,200,000.
Long v. Pelton
A 78-year-old woman died as a result of injuries she sustained while
riding in a car with her husband. Their car collided with a trailer
which was backing into a construction site.
Settlement date: 09/20/93. Settlement amount: $800,000.
Phillips v. Chubb Insurance
A woman and her daughter were injured in a head on automobile collision.
The mother suffered broken legs, a collapsed lung and other injuries.
The daughter suffered cuts, bruises and bruised ribs.
Settlement date: 08/19/96. Settlement amount: $3,340,000.