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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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In Joliet, Illinois work injury attorneys from Abels & Annes, P.C. have reached a settlement for a client who was injured on the job in December, 2006. She slipped and fell on a bathroom floor and fractured her right tibia. The client recovered well and did not undergo surgery. The bodily injury portion of our client’s work injury case settled for just over $14,000. Our client also received disability pay of $8,000 and her medical bills have been paid for by the employer’s insurance carrier. GAB Robins North America, Inc. paid on the claim for the employer.

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On January 3, 2008 in the southwestern suburbs of Chicago a client of Abels & Annes, P.C. was injured when a semi truck lost control and rolled over shortly after it entered the Southbound lanes of the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) at LaGrange Road. The plaintiff was driving in the far left lane and her vehicle was struck by a Ford Taurus that had been forced into her lane by the semi truck. The truck driver reportedly was not sure was caused him to lose control of the vehicle, but thought that he may have hit a patch of black ice. The Cook County truck crash blocked all South lanes of the highway.

Our client was taken to Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital by ambulance for back and neck injuries. She also had follow up treatment with a chiropractor in Chicago.

The truck driver was insured by Indiana Insurance. The injury case settled for $13,300.

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In west suburban Downers Grove, Illinois several passengers were injured yesterday when a PACE bus was rear ended by a school bus. The accident took place at the intersection of 63rd and Woodward. The Pace bus was stopped at a red light for southbound Woodward traffic when the school bus failed to stop and hit the PACE bus. Over ten passengers on the PACE bus were injured and taken to area hospitals such as Hinsdale Hospital, Edwards Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital by ambulance.

David Abels & Associates, P.C. has agreed to represent one of the injured PACE bus passengers in a claim against the school bus company. Our client was taken to Hinsdale Hospital with back and neck injuries. She is still complaining of severe pain and plans on seeking follow up treatment with a physician in Bolingbrook, Illinois.

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In Chicago, Illinois it is now being reported that twenty-four people were injured today when a Chicago Transit Authority train derailed, this according to NBC News and several other news sources. The accident involved a Green Line train at a junction on the elevated tracks located at 319 E. Garfield Ave. on the South Side. At least two train cars reportedly derailed.

Train service was temporarily suspended in the area of the accident and shuttle buses are being used to transport passengers. The injured were taken to area hospitals for treatment with non-life-threatening injuries.


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In Chicago, Illinois ten people were injured today when a Chicago Transit Authority train derailed, according to WQAD.COM. The accident involved a Green Line train at a junction on the elevated tracks. At least two train cars reportedly derailed.

Train service is temporarily suspended in the area of the accident and shuttle buses are being used to transport passengers. The ten injured were taken to area hospitals for treatment.

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Illinois Auto Accident Attorneys from David Abels & Associates, P.C. have reached an uninsured motorist claim settlement with Erie Insurance for a client who was injured in August, 2007. The accident took place at Grand Avenue and Dileys Road in Waukegan, Illinois. The plaintiff was stopped at a red light for Eastbound traffic on Grand when the defendant hit her on the passenger side.

The defendant fled the scene after the impact, but then pulled into a nearby gas station. Our client followed the driver to the gas station where there happened to be a Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy. The plaintiff approached the Deputy, and when the defendant observed this he fled the gas station at a high rate of speed. The Sheriff’s Deputy jumped into his squad car, chased the defendant and caught him. The defendant was ticketed with no insurance and several other moving violations.

Our client sustained back, neck and shoulder injuries. She was treated that day at Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Zion, Illinois. She later had follow up treatment with a chiropractor in Riverwoods, Illinois.

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