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Chicago Injury Lawyers from Abels & Annes, P.C. have reached a settlement for a client stemming from a February, 2008 car accident that occurred on Interstate 294. It was snowing at the time of the accident and our client had lost control of her car and spun out onto the shoulder of the highway. As she was waiting for help to arrive, there was a second car crash and one of the vehicles in the second crash rear ended the plaintiff. The accident occurred in the Southbound lanes somewhere between 95th and 127th Streets.

Our client was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Illinois for abdominal and neck pain. She had no follow up treatment after the initial ER visit. The case settled for just over $20,000. Farmers Insurance paid on the claim.

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In Chicago, Illinois four people were injured on Sunday when a car drove into a Starbucks Coffee Shop, according to the Chicago Tribune and several other news sources. The car vs. pedestrian accident happened in the 6000 block of Lincoln Avenue on the far North Side.

Reportedly, the driver of a blue Lexus who was turning into Starbucks lost control, jumped a curb, hit a stop sign, hit a tree, and then smashed through a glass window hitting customers inside the coffee shop.

There was no evidence that the driver, a 56 year old Chicago woman, was intoxicated. The Chicago Police Department issued her a ticket for negligent driving.

The driver and her passenger, and one injured customer were taken to Swedish Covenant Hospital on the North Side. Another person injured in the coffee shop was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston.

The Steve Dahl Radio Show, 104.3 Jack FM, reported that customers who went to the coffee shop the rest of the day were given free drink coupons to take to other Starbucks locations.

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In Chicago, Illinois car crash attorneys from Abels & Annes, P.C. have reached a settlement for a South Side resident. She was a passenger in a car that was rear ended at the 79th Street entrance ramp to Interstate 94 in Chicago. The car she was riding in and the vehicle behind her slowed for traffic, and the third vehicle in line struck the 2nd vehicle, who in turn hit our client's car.

She was taken by ambulance to Saint Bernard Hospital in Chicago, Illinois for neck and back injuries. She also followed up with a medical doctor and a physical therapist for her injuries. The car accident case settled for $30,000. AAA Insurance is paying on the claim.

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A car crash on the West Side of Chicago has injured eight people, including four children, early Sunday morning, according to the Chicago Tribune. One person was reportedly in critical condition and taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital. The other injured were taken to Norwegian Hospital and Loretto Hospital in Chicago, and West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park.

The auto accident is still being investigated by the Chicago Police Department, and it has not yet been reported what caused the collision.

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DuPage County, Illinois car accident lawyers from Abels & Annes, P.C. have reached a bodily injury settlement with Geico Insurance as a result of an auto accident that occurred on Ogden Road in Naperville, Illinois in January of 2008. Our client was traveling westbound and was hit by a car that failed to yield while pulling out of a parking lot.

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

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Chicago, Illinois car crash lawyers from Abels & Annes, P.C. have reached a bodily injury settlement with 1st Acceptance Insurance as a result of an auto accident that occurred on Central Avenue at 19th Street in Cicero, Illinois in January of 2008. Our client was traveling southbound on Central when the defendant failed to yield when coming out of a stop sign for northbound traffic on 19th Street.

Our client was taken to MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn with back injuries. She also had follow up treatment with a Chiropractor 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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