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• Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed in Chicago

  Tony Romanucci | November 29, 2007 9:39 AM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL

  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...

• Traumatic Brain Injury; High school sports and concussions

  Tony Romanucci | November 08, 2007 10:27 AM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL

  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...

• R&B Settles Gastric Bypass Medical Malpractice Suit in Chicago

  Tony Romanucci | November 06, 2007 10:57 AM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL

  Michael Cabay entered Loyola University Medical Center in March 2001 for a routine gastric bypass surgery. According to WebMD:More than 177,000 people in the U.S. had weight loss surgery in 2006."Roux-en-Y" gastric bypass surgery -- where most of the stomach is bypassed and a small stomach pouch is made -- is the most commonly performed weight loss surgery today, accounting for about 80% of all...

• Woman Suing Winchester House for Negligence

  Chrissie Cole | October 08, 2007 1:28 AM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL

  A former Wildwood resident is suing Winchester House for negligence that she claims led to her sexual abuse.The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday in Lake County Court on behalf of an 82-year-old Alzheimer's patient that lives at the county-run nursing home.from her family, fondling and sexually abusing her on several occasions before October 15, 2006The man, 64, was charged and pled guilty on...

• Dump Truck Overturns, Driver Uninjured

  Chrissie Cole | October 05, 2007 11:47 PM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL

  A truck accident in Wayne County, on Thursday afternoon left a man uninjured but shaken up.The man, of Mt. Erie, was driving a Kenworth tandem dump truck when the truck brakes failed on Pounds Hollow Road next to the intersection of Illinois 1, in Gallatin County.He told police he was able to gear down enough to avoid going through the T-intersection, but still needed to avoid traffic. His dump...

• Ilinois Supreme Court Approves Malpractice Case Rules

  Chrissie Cole | September 27, 2007 10:54 PM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL

  Madison County Court adopted new rules this year for handling medical malpractice cases, approved by the Illinois Supreme Court, according to Chief Judge Ann Callis. The new rules require anytime a medical malpractice case is filed that the persons filing the case and the doctor meet and talk of settling.A few years ago, Doctors saw their insurance premiums increase and dozens closed up shop in...

• NTSB Blames Chicago Transit Authority for Subway Delrailment

  Chrissie Cole | September 11, 2007 12:56 PM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL

  A faulty maintenance operation and track inspection were both main factors in last year's Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) subway derailment that was responsible for injuring over 150 people, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).A report released today states, the NTSB also determined insufficient time was allowed for inspections and limited training of inspectors also...

• DeKalb Teenager Killed in Car Accident

  Chrissie Cole | August 24, 2007 3:46 PM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL

  A 17-year-old girl was killed and three others were injured (one critically) in a car accident on the Ronald Reagan Memorial Toll way in DeKalb, according to State Police.They were traveling west on the Reagan Toll way when the driver lost control of the vehicle for reasons still unknown at 11 p.m., on Tuesday. The vehicle went through a center median and crossed into eastbound traffic before...

• Capron & Avgerinos, P.C.

  Staff Writer | July 04, 2007 7:19 PM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL

  We founded Capron & Avgerinos on the principle of providing outstanding legal assistance to the seriously injured in Illinois and Iowa. We have devoted our entire practice to representing individuals in workers' compensation, personal injury and wrongful death claims. Over the years, we have helped thousands of clients receive the compensation they deserve and need in order to move forward with...

• Nick Avgerinos, Dan Capron & Mike Rom, Attorneys at Law

  Staff Writer | July 04, 2007 7:11 PM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL

  Nick AvgerinosEducationUNIVERSITY OF KANSASBachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science DRAKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Des Moines, IowaJuris Doctor 1981 Area(s) of PracticeAdmitted to practice before the Courts of Illinois and Iowa Trials and Appeals of Workers' Compensation Claims in Illinois and Iowa MembershipsIowa Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association Illinois Workers'...