A landowner, landlord or other users of land and buildings have a duty to keep the premises reasonably safe. If hazardous conditions exist, then the landowner or others can be subject to premises liability. If you or a loved one has been injured in a transportation related accident, then the attorneys at the Lloyd Law Group, Ltd. can help you. We can help you recover the compensation that you need to pay for injuries and wages or the loss of a loved one. Our attorneys have obtained a number of record setting verdicts and settlements in the transportation negligence field.
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Wheeler v. Newburg Construction Co, et. al.
$18 Million Settlement
The plaintiff, age 20, who worked for a drilling subcontractor on the I-355 Toll way Project Extension, was directed by the general contractor to drill caisson holes for a concrete bridge support. The site of the drilling was immediately beneath high power lines owned by Commonwealth Edison Co. As a result of a failure to coordinate the work schedule between the general contractor and the Commonwealth Edison, the plaintiff believed that the power lines had been disconnected. When the plaintiff raised the boom of his drill rig electricity arced from the power lines to the boom electrocuting him. He suffered disfiguring third degree burns to ninety percent of his body, and amputation of an arm and leg.
Hruby v. FCB, Ltd.et. al.
$1.4 Million Settlement
The plaintiff, age 42, who was working as a temporary secretary in a commercial office building existed the rear door to the building, where she slipped and fell on a "sloped" concrete stoop and fractured her right heal. The Plaintiff was a diabetic and developed "Charcot's foot" resulting in amputation of her foot above the ankle. Plaintiff's counsel alleged that stoop had excessive slope in violation of local building codes making it hazardous.
Jones, a minor v. Travelers Insurance Co.
$700,000 Settlement
The defendant had taken over management of a large, multi-unit apartment building complex. The plaintiff's mother was bathing the two year old plaintiff in their bathtub, one day after moving into the apartment. The mother did not know that maintenance staff had raised the temperature on the water heaters to above 160 degrees Fahrenheit. After she had drained the bathtub, she stepped out of the bathroom to retrieve a towel to dry her two year old son who then reached up and turned on the hot water valve scalding his feet and legs and causing third degree burns to his feet.
Van Til v. City of Chicago
$200,000 Settlement
The plaintiff, a legal secretary, tripped and fell in a hole in the sidewalk on Randolph Street at lunch time near the State Street Mall fracturing her hip. Plaintiff counsel learned that the City had street sweepers, who were part of the City's Streets and Sanitation Department, specially assigned to clean and maintain the State Street Mall on a daily basis. Plaintiff's counsel argued that the hole should have been seen, reported and repaired by the City personnel during routine street cleaning.
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