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$1.25 Million Jury Verdict for State Trooper Whose Left Leg Was Partially Amputated in Motorcycle Accident

A Mississippi jury has signed a verdict for $1,250,000 in favor of a highway patrolman whose left leg was partially amputated in a motorcycle accident that was alleged to have been caused by two construction companies that left a low ramp across a road. Highway Patrolman Marvin Henderson filed a…

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Zoo’s Immunity Order Reversed by Illinois Appellate Court

A lawsuit was filed against the Chicago Zoological Society, which operates Brookfield Zoo, on land owned by the Cook County Forest Preserve District. The case was filed by Kristine O’Toole for injuries that she suffered when she fell because of an alleged defect in the pavement. The defendant, the Chicago…

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Poorly Resurfaced Road Leads to $13 Million Settlement for Injury to Bicyclist

Walter Rutland, 49, was riding his bike in the right lane of a state road that had recently been resurfaced. He moved to the right to avoid a car approaching from behind him. The bicycle’s front tire came on to a drop-off between the newly resurfaced road and a fringe…

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