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In Chicago, Illinois workers' compensation attorneys from David Abels & Associates, P.C. have settled a case for a worker who injured himself on the job in April of 2006. He injured his low back carrying heavy buckets of chemicals up a flight of stairs. He had a herniated disc in his lumbar spine and had to undergo surgical intervention. AIG Insurance paid on the claim.

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In Kane County, Illinois David Abels & Associates, P.C., working in conjunction with the firm of Karchmar and Lambert, have filed a lawsuit against a resort in St. Charles, Illinois due to injuries sustained by our client when she bit into and swallowed pieces of glass that were in her dinner salad.

Our client was attending a business conference when the food was being served. The glass lacerated her throat, which later became infected. The plaintiff incurred around $15,000 in medical bills as a result of the infection.

The case gives knew meaning to the phrase "watch what you eat".

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In Chicago, Illinois a teenager riding a skateboard was hit in a crosswalk by a vehicle that failed to yield the right of way. The teen's parents have retained David Abels & Associates, P.C. to prosecute the claim.

The accident took place at 117th and Avenue J on the South Side on April 17th. Our client was on 117th crossing Ave. J in a crosswalk and he had no stop sign. The driver of the car was on Avenue J, had a stop sign, and did not see the plaintiff when she pulled out of the stop.

Our client sustained a fractured nose and two fractured teeth. He had to undergo an emergency root canal shortly after the accident and he is also being treated by a medical doctor for his broken nose. He was also treated in the emergency room at St. Margaret's Hospital in Hammond, Indiana.

The Chicago Police Department ticketed the driver with failure to yield. The defendant is insured by State Farm.

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Posted In: Auto Accident , Injuries to Children & Minors , Pedestrian Accident , Personal Injury

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Abogados de choque de camion en Chicago, Illinois de David Abels & Associate, P.C. han alcanzado un arreglo corporal con USA Truck, Inc. viniendo de un accidente de coche vs. camion que ocurrio en Julio de 2007. Nuestro clienteestaba en el Interestatal 294 en el Condado de Cook cuando ella fue golpeada por un medio camión que cambió de carril y golpeó a nuestro cliente.

El demandante fue llevada a Hinsdale Hospital con heridas de espalda. Ella también tuvo tratamiento con medico en Oak Lawn, Illinois. El caso fue asentado sin tener un pleito.

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Posted In: Auto Accident , Settlements & Verdicts , Truck Accident

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In Chicago, Illinois a semi truck crashed into a CTA Red Line train station at Cermak Road on the South Side during Friday's evening rush hour. Two women were killed and twenty one others were injured.

The truck had reportedly just come off the Dan Ryan Expressway exit ramp near Chinatown when it crashed into the train station and traveled several steps up an escalator used to take people to the train platform. Some witnesses on the scene stated the truck was moving at 40 - 50 mph when it plowed into the station. Chicago Police Department officials state that the two women killed may have been pedestrians walking near the CTA station.

The cause of the truck crash is still unknown. The truck driver was taken to Stroger Hospital where he tested negative for alcohol, but then refused a urine test and asked to be discharged from the hospital, giving the reason that he had no insurance to cover his treatment. He was released into the custody of the Chicago Police Department.

A Chicago Fire Department official stated that twenty one injured people have been taken to area hospitals, and eleven of those were in critical condition. Four people had to be cut out of the escalators at the station by rescue workers. Family members searching for loved ones who may have been injured can call the Red Cross at 312-729-6200 to find out what hospitals they may have been taken to.

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Posted In: Pedestrian Accident , Personal Injury , Truck Accident , Wrongful Death

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Chicago, Illinois car crash lawyers from David Abels & Associates, P.C. have reached a bodily injury settlement with Victoria Insurance as a result of an auto accident that occurred at 95th and Stoney Island in Chicago, Illinois in December of 2007. Our client was hit from the rear by a car being driven too fast for conditions. The force of the impact knocked the plaintiff's car into the vehicle in front of him.

Our client was taken to Trinity Hospital in Chicago back and neck injuries. He also had follow up treatment with an osteopathic physician in Chicago. The Cook County accident case was resolved without having to file a lawsuit against the the at fault driver.

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In Chicago, Illinois work comp attorneys from David Abels & Associates, P.C. have reached a settlement for a client who was injured at work in June, 2006. He knelt down on a floor at a job site and lacerated his knee on glass. The wound later became infected. The bodily injury portion of our client's work injury case settled for just over $13,300. Our client also received disability pay while off work and his medical bills have been paid for by the employer's insurance carrier. Allied Insurance Company paid on the claim for the employer.

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Chicago, Illinois truck crash attorneys from David Abels & Associates, P.C. have reached a bodily injury settlement with USA Truck, Inc. stemming from a car vs. truck accident that occurred in July of 2007. Our client was Northbound on Interstate 294 in Cook County when she was hit by a semi truck that changed lanes and struck our client.

The plaintiff was taken to Hinsdale Hospital with low back injuries. She also had follow up treatment with a medical doctor in Oak Lawn, Illinois. The case was settled without having to file a lawsuit.

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In Chicago, Illinois a bicycle rider has been killed as a result of a collision with a motor vehicle in the Logan Square neighborhood, according to the Chicago Tribune and several other news sources. The accident happened early Sunday morning when the bicyclist was turning left from westbound Logan Blvd. to proceed south on Western Avenue.

The bike rider was hit by an eastbound car that was traveling through the intersection on a yellow light that was turning red. The driver, a 29 year old woman, was given a ticket for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. The bicyclist, a Logan Square resident, was later pronounced dead at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center on the North Side.

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Posted In: Bicycle Accident , Personal Injury , Wrongful Death

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Chicago, Illinois car crash attorneys from David Abels & Associates, P.C. have reached a bodily injury settlement with the United States Post Office. Our client was injured in a collision that occurred at 86th and Racine, Chicago, Illinois in February of 2007. Our client was Northbound on Racine when she was hit by a postal truck that failed to yield when pulling out from a stop sign at 86th Street.

Our client was taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park with wrist and back injuries. She also had follow up treatment with an osteopathic physician in Chicago. The case was settled for $10,718.

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In Chicago, Illinois five people were hurt in an auto accident on Saturday just before 12:00 p.m., according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The accident happened on the North Side in Bucktown at the intersection of Armatige and Hermatige. Five people were injured, and three reportedly sustained critical injuries.

Two in critical condition were taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, and the other critical was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The other two injured people were taken to Illinois Masonic.

How the accident occurred and who was at fault has not been reported.

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Chicago, Illinois auto accident lawyers from David Abels & Associates, P.C. have reached a bodily injury settlement with a taxicab company as a result of a car crash that occurred on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois in January of 2008. Our client was hit by a cab driver that failed to yield when pulling out of an alley.

Our client was taken to Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston with soft tissue back and neck injuries. She also had follow up treatment with an orthopaedic physician and a physical therapist in Chicago. The case was resolved without having to file a lawsuit against the taxi driver.

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In Chicago, Illinois on the far South Side, an auto accident has claimed the life of a woman, and two others were sent to the hospital this afternoon, according to NBC 5 News. The accident is being described as a pin-in crash.

The car accident happened around 3:25 p.m. in the 11200 block of South Ewing Avenue in Chicago. The woman was reportedly dead on arrival at an area hospital. Two others injured in the crash were taken to local hospitals, one to Trinity Hospital and the other to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. The severity of their injuries has not yet been reported.

The crash involved two vehicles, and one of the cars may have rolled over. The cause of the car accident is still not known.

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En Chicago, abogados de la compensación de trabajadores de David Abels & Associates, P.C. han alcanzado un arreglo para un empleado del Chicago Trbune quien fue herida en el trabajo en Junio, 2004. Ella trabajaba como un operario de prensa y se golpeo cuando ella caminó en una caja con orillas agudas. Ella contrajo síndrome traumático de compartimiento con cirugías a la pierna izquierda, y otras heridas de pierna también. La porción corporal de la herida del trabajo se asentó para $105,000

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Earlier this month an 88 year old woman crashed her car on the North Side of Chicago and in the process pinned two female pedestrians, ages 19 and 20, against a building, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The twenty year old pedestrian was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition. The driver and the 19 year old pedestrian were taken to Weiss Memorial Hospital.

The pedestrians injured in the Chicago accident reportedly suffered multiple broken bones. The accident happened in the 3900 block of North Ashland at its intersection with Byron. The two women were walking on Byron when they were hit.

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Posted In: Auto Accident , Fractures / Broken Bones , Pedestrian Accident , Personal Injury

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In Chicago, Illinois workers' compensation attorneys from David Abels & Associates, P.C. have reached a settlement for an employee of the Chicago Tribune who was injured on the job in June, 2004. She was working as a press operator and hurt herself when she walked into a box with sharp edges. She incurred traumatic compartment syndrome with surgeries to her left leg, and other leg injuries as well. The bodily injury portion of her work injury case settled for $105,000.

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Three people were hurt in a multiple vehicle crash in North Suburban Round Lake Beach on Monday afternoon, according to the Chicago Tribune. The auto accident occurred at Rollins Road and Illinois Highway 83 when a driver traveling west on Rollins lost control, hit a lightpole, and then struck two cars on 83.

The driver that caused the crash and a person from one of the cars hit on 83 were taken to Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. A person from another car struck on Illinois 83 was airlifted to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois. The severity of the injuries has not been reported, however a helicopter flight is usually reserved for more significant injuries.

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In LaSalle County, Illinois a construction worker flagging traffic was injured on Friday morning along an Illinois 351 construction site, according to the Bloomington Pantagraph. The flagger, Eliseo Escatel, 38, of Peru, Illinois was hit by a car and taken to Illinois Valley Community Hospital.

Escatel reportedly attempted to jump out of the way of a Jeep Liberty that did not slow down in the contruction zone. The driver, a Peru resident, was charged with driving with a suspended license, failure to stop for a flagger, and reckless conduct.

The accident took place on the same day that workers in other parts of the state were handing out saftey information for National Work Zone Awareness Week. WJBC News Radio reports that "twenty-one people were killed in work-zone related crashes in Illinois last year".

The law firm of David Abels & Associates, P.C. currently represents a flagger who has been hit and injured twice over the past several years while flagging in Chicago area construction zones. The first case settled a few years ago, and the second case is currently pending in the Circuit Court of Cook