{"id":5322,"date":"2015-06-10T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T15:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=5322"},"modified":"2015-06-08T07:08:11","modified_gmt":"2015-06-08T12:08:11","slug":"162500-cook-county-jury-verdict-when-two-cabs-collide-in-chicagos-loop-injuring-passenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/162500-cook-county-jury-verdict-when-two-cabs-collide-in-chicagos-loop-injuring-passenger\/","title":{"rendered":"$162,500 Cook County Jury Verdict when Two Cabs Collide in Chicago\u2019s Loop, Injuring Passenger"},"content":{"rendered":"

On March 11, 2011, Veronica Thomas was a passenger in a taxi cab heading eastbound on Jackson Boulevard in Chicago\u2019s Loop<\/a> when the defendant cab ran a red light on southbound State Street and struck the plaintiff\u2019s cab, which she was riding in.<\/p>\n

As a result of the crash, Thomas, 39 at the time, sustained a neck injury, which was claimed to require a future 3-level cervical fusion<\/a>, a shoulder injury, right arm numbness, thumb injury and memory problems. She spent $24,177 in medical expenses related to her injuries.<\/p>\n

The defendant driver, Tony C. Piattoni, also a cab driver, said he was stopped at the red light at Jackson Boulevard when he saw the light a block ahead at Van Buren Street turn green and mistook it for his traffic signal. The defendant cab driver admitted negligence but contested the extent of the injuries claimed by Thomas. The defense also denied that Thomas will require a future fusion surgery.<\/p>\n

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On March 11, 2011, Veronica Thomas was a passenger in a taxi cab heading eastbound on Jackson Boulevard in Chicago\u2019s Loop when the defendant cab ran a red light on southbound State Street and struck the plaintiff\u2019s cab, which she was riding in. 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