Penn State was hit with $60 million in fines, a four-year suspension from post-season play and was forced to vacate 112 victories over the 14 years since officials first failed to act on allegations that convicted child molester Gary Sandusky was a pedophile. Many are calling it the most severe…
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Chicago Sex Abuse Attorneys Urge Lessons From Penn State Case
If the Jerry Sandusky travesty of justice at Penn State teaches us anything, it must be that allegations of child sex abuse must always be taken with the utmost seriousness. Chicago sex abuse attorneys know failure to stop abuse only perpetuates the abuse of more child victims. In this case,…
Major Train Derailment in Northbrook Causes One Fatality
UPDATED STORY: Tribune Local is now reporting that a vehicle has been found buried in the train wreckage and one person has been killed. Officials said yesterday that no one had been injured, but today the work crew noticed part of a vehicle sticking out of the debris and started…
Chicago car accident lawyer representing North Side mother and daughters
Car accident lawyers at Abels & Annes are working on a case for a Chicago woman and her two teenage daughters who were injured by a negligent motorist. The collision occurred back on September 11, 2011 around noon. The plaintiff and her daughters were driving westbound on Ridge in Chicago,…
Settlement reached by Illinois auto accident attorney
A Chicago personal injury lawyer at Abels & Annes has resolved a claim stemming from a June, 2011 car crash. The plaintiff was driving to work just after 8 AM and was traveling southwest on Ogden Avenue approaching Oak Park Avenue in Berwyn, Illinois. The defendant was driving northeast on…
Chicago school bus accident lawyer set to file a lawsuit
Illinois car accident attorneys at Abels & Annes are heading to court for a teenage client who was hurt in a school bus accident. The automobile vs. school bus collision took place in the area of Oakwood Avenue and 197th Street in Lynwood, Illinois, in December of 2010 at approximately…
Chicago premises liability lawyer moving ahead with injury case
An Illinois trip and fall attorney at Abels & Annes are currently working on a claim for a woman who was injured from an incident that occurred on August 18, 2010. The plaintiff was a resident at a mobile home park in the northern suburbs of Cook County. At that…
Chicago auto accident lawyer helping injured pedestrian
Illinois pedestrian accident attorneys at our office are in the process of trying to resolve a case for a woman that was struck by a car crossing the street in a crosswalk. The claim arises out of an automobile vs. pedestrian collision which took place on September 18, 2011 at…
Chicago motorcycle accident lawyer working on deadly left turn case
Illinois motorcycle crash attorneys at Abels & Annes are currently representing the family of an accident victim who was tragically killed in a September, 2011 collision. The motorcyclist, a wife and mother of two small children, was driving her bike eastbound on Montrose approaching its intersection with Kostner in Chicago,…
Auto accident lawyer representing Chicago woman on uninsured claim
Illinois injury lawyers at Abels & Annes are hard at work on a car crash claim for a local resident. The case arises out of a collision which took place on August 23, 2011 at approximately 9:07 a.m. The plaintiff was injured when the automobile she was riding in was…