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Aviation Club Plane Crash Caused by Overloading, Improper Balance: NTSB

Federal investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have determined that overloading and improper balancing are to blame for a 2009 plane crash in West Virginia that killed six people, including four pilots who were members of a Chicago-area aviation club.

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Illinois Motorcycle Accident Lawsuit Results in $6M Settlement

A $6 million settlement has been reached in a motorcycle accident lawsuit filed by an Illinois man and his 15 year-old daughter, in what is reportedly a record for any personal injury case in the county where the complaint was filed.

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Illinois Nursing Home Problems Lead to State Senate Hearings

State Senators in Illinois are preparing to hold hearings on how to fix a growing nursing home problem in the state, where elderly and disabled residents have been attacked by younger, mentally ill residents in the same facility.

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Chicago Car Accident Lawsuit Results in $25M Jury Verdict for Paraplegic

A jury has awarded $25 million to a man who was permanently disabled in a car accident at a red light, where each driver claimed they had a green light.

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Fatal Plane Crash Lawsuit Results in $15M Settlement

A wrongful death lawsuit against Morgan Stanley has resulted in a $15 million settlement for the family of one of the victims of a 2006 plane crash that killed all four people onboard.

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Wrong Site Surgery Lawsuit Filed Over Operation on Wrong Knee

An orthopedic surgery lawsuit has been filed over medical mistakes at a Chicago-area hospital where doctors operated on the wrong knee, causing permanent injury for the plaintiff.

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Illinois Burr Oak Cemetery Lawsuits Filed Over Dug Up and Resold Graves

At least seven lawsuits have been filed against the owners and employees of Burr Oak Cemetery, a well-known Chicago cemetery, where police say buried bodies were dug up and disposed of so that the burial plots could be resold.

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Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Over Failure to Diagnose Cancer

A medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed against two Chicago dentists after they allegedly failed to diagnose cancer on the tongue and mouth of a patient.

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BPA Plastic Baby Bottles Banned in Chicago

Since the FDA has failed to take steps to protect the public from the potential harm posed by the use bisphenol A, or BPA, the city of Chicago has issued a ban on the sale of baby bottles and sippy cups that contain the chemical.

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Chicago Car Accident Wrongful Death Lawsuit Results in $13.7 M Verdict

A Chicago jury has awarded $13.7 million in a car accident lawsuit filed by the family of a BMW salesman who was killed in a high-speed crash that occurred while the defendant was traveling over 90 miles per hour during a test drive.