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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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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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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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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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