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Boy Receives $14.5M Settlement Arising Out of Traumatic Injuries Sustained in Little League Baseball Game

A New Jersey boy, now 18, received a $14.5M settlement arising out of injuries and brain damage sustained during a little league baseball game in 2006.  While pitching, Steven Domalewski, was struck in the chest by a line drive hit Read more

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APPELLATE COURT AFFIRMS DEFENSE COUNSEL’S BAR FROM REJECTING ARBITRATION AWARD

May 3, 2012 – In the case of Jordan v. Bangloria, the First District Appellate Court affirmed the trial court’s decision to bar Defense Counsel’s rejection of an arbitration award. During the course of the litigation, arising out of a Read more

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INJURED PASSENGER SUES METRA

A lawsuit was recently filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County against Metra arising out of injuries sustained in May 2011, by a Metra passenger in a train v. passenger vehicle collision. The lawsuit alleges, among other things, that Read more

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