Two large recalls in the past month by the Consumer Product Safety Commission are serving as important reminders to product manufacturers of how necessary it is that they make defect-free products that do not cause . Earlier this week, the

Yesterday, a Cook County jury awarded the parents of Jake Tinman $22.3 million for involving injuries to a minor. Doctors amputated Jake's leg a couple of weeks after his birth because it wasn't properly dressed following a surgical procedure. Jake,

In Illinois, a federal judge has upheld an $8.2 million award. The defendants in the case are St. Louis University and the United States. The plaintiffs are Ronald Arpin's family members. Arpin was a patient who died from abscess complications

An Eastern Illinois University student who was riding on the double-decker bus that was involved in the head injury deaths of two men is suing Graywood Foundation, Lincoln Springs Resort, and other parties for . Michael McKenna, an Eastern student,

A man who says he sustained ilioinguinal neuralgia and experienced blood clotting and swelling in his left testicle is suing St. Elizabeth's Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, Lincoln Surgical Group, and Dr. Scott

In a confidential agreement, the estate of Phil Kuntz and his widow have settled a wrongful death lawsuit over Kuntz's tragic railroad accident in Du Quoin with Canadian National/Illinois Central. Kuntz was in his pickup truck when he was struck

In Cook County Circuit Court, the family of Karen Graham is suing Northwestern Memorial Hospital for . Graham committed suicide while under the hospital's care. In their , the family contends that since Graham had tried killing herself before being

The family of a man who was stabbed to death in Hoffman Estates is suing the person acquitted of murdering him for . The defendant, 30-year-old Joseph Biedermann, says that he stabbed Terrance Michael Hauser out of self-defense after the

According to the Illinois Public Interest Research Group, there are a number of kids products, including toys, available for sale in the Chicago area that either contain illegal chemicals or violate safety standards. Researchers from the group tested 87 kids'

42 people are now suing Chicago police Officer Richard Fiorito for making . The plaintiffs are accusing the Chicago cop of targeting gay and disabled people and abusing and harassing them while falsely arresting them for drunk driving.A Cook County

On Monday, Ebere Ozonwu experienced a horrifying moment when the doors of a Red Line train shut on her 22-month-old daughter's stroller, dragging the toddler and the carriage down the platform as it left the station. The little girl, Rachel,

The Independent Police Review Authority is reporting a nearly 19% increase in the number of complaints alleging. The rise began in March when the number of complaints went up from about 2,300 complaints every three months to 2,600 complaints and

A $1.2 million civil settlement was paid to a man who sued Catholic Diocese of Belleville for . The plaintiff had accused Rev. Raymond Kownacki of molesting him when he was an altar boy at a parish in Salem, Illinois.This

The family of a former jail inmate is suing McHenry County, the county jail, two of its medical employees, and medical provider Correct Care Solutions for and . 35-year-old Steven Crook died from heart disease on May 29. His family

A jury has awarded a Chicago Traffic Management Authority supervisor over $1.5 million for police brutality. Jacqueline Fegan had accused four Chicago cops of causing her permanent injury on May 18, 2006 when she was handcuffed and thrown into a

A 26-year-old motorcyclist died last night for injuries he sustained during a Con the Dan Ryan Expessway. Illinois State Police say Stefan Stave encountered a minivan that was stopped in traffic. He was unable to avoid the vehicle and rear-ended

A sweat lodge ceremony that turned deadly has claimed the life of a third participant. Liz Neuman died of Saturday. The 49-year-old was in a coma and suffered multiple organ damage after she and more than 50 other people attended

The family of one of the men who fatally struck his head on an overpass while standing on the top level of a double-decker bus has filed an . Cameron Chana was 22. The tragic happened on May 30 as

A woman has filed a against Sears, Roebuck, and Co. for inadequate security. In her Chicago premises liability complaint, Christine Granberry is seeking over $100,000.Granberry says that after shopping at the Sears on 1334 E. 795h Street, she went back

Last week, McHenry resident Bret Wilkinson sued a Ringwood manufacturer for . In his, the 46-year-old accused Rohm and Haas of being responsible for the groundwater and air pollution that caused his inoperable grade 3 astrocytoma brain cancer. Wilkinson is