Eleven people were injured after a porch railing gave way overnight in Calumet Park in the second serious case this month of a Chicago porch collapse. In this incident, four people plunged 15 feet after the railing collpased about 10 p.m. Monday in the 12400 block of South Ashland Avenue,…
Six surviving victims of sexual abuse by priests will receive portions of a $3.9 million settlement paid by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, the New York Times reported. As part of this latest settlement, the archdiocese also released a bishop’s deposition, which detailed the church’s failure to report the…
Chicago authorities have scaled back inspections aimed at preventing deadly porch collapses, according to an article today in the Chicago Tribune. The Chicago premise liability attorneys and personal injury and wrongful death lawyers at Abels & Annes have handled a number of cases in which clients have been seriously injured…
Bridge collapse at fireworks show sends at least 16 to the hospital At least 16 people were hospitalized after a wooden footbridge collapsed at the conclusion of a fireworks celebration at Hidden Lake Park in Merrillville, about 45 minutes south of Chicago. Media reports were unclear about whether it was…
The Chicago personal injury lawyers at the Abels & Annes wish you a safe and happy holiday weekend and we urge you to stay safe around fireworks displays this Fourth of July. While some types of small fireworks are permitted in Illinois, it depends on the regulations in your village…
A Naperville, Illinois couple has been seriously injured in a bizarre accident at a McDonald’s in Eastern Arizona, according to the Daily Herald. A giant set of golden arches fell and crushed their SUV. They were reportedly just sitting in the parking lot in a Chevy Trailblazer when high winds…
Chicago accident attorneys from Abels & Annes, P.C. have settled a trip and fall claim against a Jewel Food Store in Highland Park, Illinois for a fall down injury that occurred on June 22, 2008. Our client had just parked her car and was about to walk into the store…
Injury attorneys from Abels & Annes, P.C. have resolved a premises liability case against a Chicago, Illinois building management company for a slip and fall injury. The accident is a little different than most premises liability cases we handle, in that the plaintiff was injured in her own residence, and…
In June of 2008, a 3 year old boy was crushed to death by an iron gate that fell on him at a Cabrini Green CHA property. It is now being reported by the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune that the Chicago Housing Authority and the property management firm…
In Chicago personal injury attorneys from Abels & Annes, P.C.have reached a premises liability settlement with a Calumet Park, Illinois grocery store stemming from a August, 2007 trip and fall injury. The plaintiff was walking down a grocery store aisle when her foot got caught in a rope protruding from…