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One would assume that safe work practices on construction sites would be the top priority of everyone involved in the industry Few occupations pose the risks and hazards of those encountered by...

In a decision that is good news for governmental employees, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that local governments are not immune from lawsuits from employees claiming retaliatory discharge for...

Today Chicago area citizens have to be asking themselves, “Is our drinking water safe?” In today's Chicago Tribune it was reported that "Chicago officials have never tested the city and suburban...

Although wildly popular across the country, BMG carried one of its stunts too far. Romanucci & Blandin, LLC filed a lawsuit against BMG for its esphogeal camera stunt gone wrong. The Chicago Tribune reported yesterday as follows: If you haven't seen the act that's mentioned in the suit, it goes something like this: A rhythmic thump of rock music serves as the soundtrack to the commotion near...

Four years after Illinois passed two groundbreaking laws designed to shed light on hospital safety and performance, patients are still in the dark.The Illinois Hospital Report Card -- at the time, the nation's first effort to document hospital-acquired infections -- has not been published."It's disappointing because Illinois was the leader, the model state that everyone was looking to," said...

A Cook County, Illinois Appellate Court decided that the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it denied the City of Chicago's motion for new trial after a jury awarded $17.7 Million to a Romanucci & Blandin client who was severely injured when a police vehicle struck him from rear. There was sufficient evidence for jury to conclude that the officer, who testified that she entered...

In one of the largest awards ever in a Chicago Police shooting, a Cook County jury Thursday said the city must pay $12 million to the family of a 23-year-old unarmed man whose death was caught on a CTA station security video now heavily viewed on YouTube. That tops the 2003 award of $9.6 million in the police shooting of Northwestern University student Robert Russ, but is less than the 2001...

An Amtrak passenger train traveling from Grand Rapids struck the rear of a parked Norfolk Southern Freight train earlier this morning on Chicago's south side. As a result of the crash, some 45 passengers were taken to area hospitals, among whom six were seriously injured.According to media reports, there were 187 passengers on the train. The six passengers suffering from critical injuries...

A lawsuit was filed today in the Circuit Court of Cook County against the Chicago Police Department by the eldest son of the late rapper Freddie Wilson, who was shot and killed by police on November 13, 2007 (case no. 2007 P 008169).Wilson's eldest child, a 13-year-old son who resides with his mother in Madison, Wis., is represented by the Chicago law firm of Romanucci & Blandin, LLC. Antonio...

During a single game or practice in the 2005-06 school year, here's how many concussions occurred for every 100,000 high school athletes in the following nine sports: Football (boys) 47 Soccer (girls) 36 Soccer (boys) 22 Basketball (girls) 21 Wrestling (boys) 18 Basketball (boys) 7 Softball (girls) 7 Baseball (boys) 5 Volleyball (girls) 5* It is our sincere hope, that, you as parents, take every...