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$4.9 MILLION SETTLEMENT FOR REFINERY ACCIDENT

Wednesday, 9 December 2009 14:55 by Admin
$4.9 Million Settlement James J. Morici, Jr. negotiated a 4.9 million dollar settlement on behalf of a Lockport area union pipe fitter. The Plaintiff was injured while working at a refinery facility... [More]

$2.5 MILLION VERDICT FOR A CONSTRUCTION SITE ACCIDENT

Wednesday, 9 December 2009 14:48 by Admin
$2,500,000 VERDICT MILLWRIGHT STUMBLES ON DEBRIS Trial counsel James J. Morici, Jr., obtained a jury verdict for a 29 year old millwright. The plaintiff stepped off of a sloped settling tank wall on... [More]

$2.15 MILLION VERDICT FOR LAKE COUNTY BRICKLAYER

Tuesday, 8 December 2009 15:20 by Admin
$2.15 MILLION FOR LAKE COUNTY BRICKLAYER WHO FELL THROUGH GAP BETWEEN SCAFFOLDS A 28 year old apprentice bricklayer fell through a two- to three-foot gap between two scaffolds. He travelled eight f... [More]

$2.1 MILLION SETTLEMENT FOR STONE MASON IN A SCAFOLD ACCIDENT

Saturday, 5 December 2009 14:38 by Admin
An experienced stone mason fell approximately 8-12 feet from the scaffolding his company had erected.  The Plaintiff landed in a ditch on the ground and sustained serious injuries to his back and... [More]

$1.8 MILLION VERDICT FOR A LOCAL 137 PIPEFITTER

Tuesday, 8 December 2009 15:15 by Admin
LOCAL 137 PIPEFITTER'S FALL YIELDS $1,800,000 VERDICT Plaintiff, a 56 year old pipefitter working for a subcontractor to General Electric at Commowealth Edison's Nuclear Power Plant during outage m... [More]

$1.78 MILLION FOR BRICKLAYER INJURED ON CONSTRUCTION SITE

Tuesday, 8 December 2009 14:40 by Admin
$1.78 Million Verdict In a case presented by attorneys James J. Morici, Jr., a Cook County jury returned a verdict for a bricklayer totaling $1.78 million for injuries sustained when a scaffold he wa... [More]

$1.5 MILLION FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKER INJURED AT McCORMICK PLACE EXPANSION

Tuesday, 8 December 2009 14:16 by Admin
$1.5 Million for Construction Worker Injured at McCormick Place Expansion In a case presented by attorney James J. Morici, Jr., a Cook County jury returned a verdict for a construction worker totalin... [More]

$1.1 Million Verdict for a 66 year-old Women in Shopping Cart Accident

Tuesday, 8 December 2009 13:58 by Admin
$1.1 Million Verdict Trial attorney, James J. Morici, Jr., obtained a $1.1 million verdict on behalf of a Crystal Lake women who was injured in a shopping-cart accident at a big box store. The c... [More]

$1 MILLION VERDICT FOR INJURED TRUCK DRIVER

Tuesday, 1 June 2010 15:46 by Admin
A $1 million verdict was obtained by attorney David Schwaner on behalf of a seriously injured delivery truck driver. The driver was picking up a a delivery and slipped on a wet concrete floor. The pla... [More]

$1 MILLION SETTLEMENT IRONWORKER

Tuesday, 8 December 2009 14:19 by Admin
Rockford Area Ironworker gets $1 Million Settlement in Crane Accident Trial attorney, James J. Morici, Jr., began this year off with a million dollar settlement on behalf of a Rockford area structura... [More]

$1 MILLION VERDICT FOR AN INJURED PREGNANT MOTORIST

Tuesday, 8 December 2009 14:09 by Admin
Pregnant motorist recovers $982k for fractured neck in expressway rollover A Cook County jury returned a verdict in favor of a Berwyn couple totaling $982,000 for injuries sustained to a seven-mon... [More]

$1 MILLION AWARDED TO A CHICAGO AREA IRONWORKER

Saturday, 5 December 2009 14:37 by Admin
A Local #1 Ironworker who sustained work-induced injuries to his back was awarded $1 million.  Due to the severity of his injuries, the Plaintiff was unable to work for a number of years and was ... [More]

$950,000 SETTLEMENT FOR INJURED MILLWRIGHT

Tuesday, 8 December 2009 14:44 by Admin
$950,000 SETTLEMENT FOR MILLWRIGHT INJURED AT METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT SITE Walsh Construction Company of Illinois agreed to pay $950,000 to a millwright injured in a May, 2000 fall ... [More]

$900,000 FOR AN INJURED JOURNEY IRONWORKER/FORMEN

Saturday, 5 December 2009 14:39 by Admin
Attorneys Charles Wallace and Mitchell Friedman obtained a favorable verdict for a Chicago Heights construction worker.  The Plaintiff suffered injuries to the left arm and elbow resulting in ten... [More]

$450,000 SETTLEMENT FOR CARPENTER BURNED BY HEATER

Tuesday, 8 December 2009 15:18 by Admin
$450,000 SETTLEMENT FOR CARPENTER Morici, Figlioli & Associates' attorneys Charles A. Wallace and James J. Morici, Jr. worked together to effectuate a $450,000 settlement in addition to the waiv... [More]

$380,000 SETTLEMENT FOR MOTORIST WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES

Saturday, 5 December 2009 14:35 by Admin
Attorney Mitchell Friedman negotiated a $380,000 settlement on behalf of a Flossmoor woman.  The Plaintiff sustained multiple injuries from a two car collision. Injuries included head trauma, and... [More]

$355,000 SETTLEMENT FOR PLAINTIFF INJURED BY DANGEROUS PRODUCT

Saturday, 5 December 2009 10:12 by Admin
Morici Figlioli and Associates aquired a favorable settlement for a couple injured by a dangerous product. The accident occurred due to a tire failure during optimal driving conditions. The rear drive... [More]

$190,000 Settlement for an injured Cement Finisher

Friday, 4 December 2009 15:57 by Admin
$190,000 workers' compensation settlement was awarded to a cement finisher who fell into an open hole aftrer standing on a wooden frame which was erected by the employer. The petitioner suffered injur... [More]

News on Brain Health

Tuesday, 14 June 2011 11:49 by Admin
In a recent article in the June 2011 issue of Media Planet, University of Virgina doctors discuss the severity of traumatic brain injuries and the difference it causes in men and women. The article s... [More]

Father gets sentenced for shaking baby

Tuesday, 14 June 2011 11:01 by Admin
An unemployed Aurora man who admitted he became frustrated when his 5-month-old daughter wouldn’t stop crying and refused to drink from a bottle was sentenced Monday to 28 years in prison for ... [More]

Freight train accident in Elmwood Park

Tuesday, 14 June 2011 10:16 by Admin
Freight train, car collide in Elmwood Park Site of a crash in Elmwood Park involving a freight train. Staff report 6:11 a.m. CDT, June 14, 2011 A collision between a freight train and a car... [More]

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Ethics and Professionalism Seminar- SCOPE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO THE INJURY CLIENT

Monday, 2 May 2011 14:25 by Admin
ITLA Seminar on Ethics & Professionalism.docx (24.24 kb) (Please click above link)

Head Injuries in National League Organized Sports

Wednesday, 27 April 2011 09:29 by Admin
Head injuries in organized sports, such as footbal are becoming a topic of concern, and even heading towards Congressional hearings in the United States. A recent study showed that 60% of N.F.L player... [More]

Man Killed in Tractor Accident

Wednesday, 20 April 2011 14:47 by Admin
A man was crushed to death by a tractor being driven by his son at a train station in Be'er Yaakov. The man that was driving the tractor was the son of the victim. The engine instantly turned off at t... [More]

Planes undergo extensive checkups for structural failure

Friday, 15 April 2011 16:22 by Admin
Since the recent accident with a structural failure to one of Southwest's Boeing 737-300 jets, Southwest has been in debate about how to go about testing other jets and the best way to prevent somethi... [More]

TORT NOTES BY: JIM MORICI, JR.

Thursday, 14 April 2011 09:51 by Admin
SUMMARY JUDGEMENT REVERSED WHERE THREE-QUARTER INCH RISE IN CONCRETE WAS NOT OPEN AND OBVIOUS DUE TO LIGHTING CONDITIONS AND DE MINIMUS RULE DID NOT APPLY   In Alqadhi v. Standard Parking, Inc... [More]

Traffic Accident Leaves Four Dead

Wednesday, 13 April 2011 09:11 by Admin
  Join the Conversation Popular EMS Tweets ENeitzel The SACC AM Report provides a good deal of detailed information on the Southern fire activity. http://ow.ly/... [More]

Elgin man gets prison for violating probation in fatal DUI case

Wednesday, 20 October 2010 09:51 by Admin
Elgin man gets prison for violating probation in fatal DUI case October 19, 2010 5:45 PM  A man given probation in 2008 after pleading guilty to driving drunk and causing a crash tha... [More]

Suits files in bus crash on Lake Shore Drive

Wednesday, 20 October 2010 09:33 by Admin
2 more suits filed in bus crash on Lake Shore Drive October 19, 2010 10:09 PM |  Two passengers on a CTA bus that careened off Lake Shore Drive and smashed into a tree filed lawsuit... [More]

One dead, one injured in Barrington Hills crash

Friday, 15 October 2010 15:21 by Admin
One dead, one injured in Barrington Hills crash By Joel Ebert O'Hare flight information Metra service advisories Why Not the Best Web site Why Not the Best Web site Why Not the Best One person ... [More]