Miscellaneous

• $1 Billion Workers' Compensation Lawsuit Against AIG Dismissed

  Margaret Embry | August 31, 2009 4:43 PM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL

  Judge Robert Gettleman of the U.S. District Court in Chicago dismissed a federal lawsuit against American International Group Inc (AIG) on August 20th, according to Reuters. The lawsuit accused AIG...

• Privacy Please: Your Intimate Details Hit the Internet

  Nick Avgerinos | June 09, 2008 10:05 AM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL

  In a time where reality television is now the norm, rather than the exception, privacy is a rare commodity. We want to know everything about our next door neighbor. It seems we’ve realized that...

• Lawsuit filed against Blue Man Group

  Tony Romanucci | February 04, 2008 10:15 AM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL

  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...

• Illinois Hospital safety reports past due

  Tony Romanucci | January 08, 2008 9:23 AM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL

  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...

• $12 Million Police Shooting Verdict Against Chicago Police department

  Tony Romanucci | December 17, 2007 9:09 AM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL

  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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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'...