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A Cook County jury signed a $150,600 jury verdict for injuries suffered by Ruth Ratowitz on Oct. 17, 2011. She was wheelchair-bound and was being transported by Rich Township<\/a> to and from her healthcare appointment at Ingalls Memorial Hospital\u2019s Professional Office Building<\/a> in Harvey<\/a>, Ill. She was 67 years old at the time. The transportation program was sponsored by the Rich Township Dial-A-Ride Program <\/a>for Rich Township residents.<\/p>\n

The township provided the transportation in a van specifically outfitted with a Q\u2019Straint Restraint System for the purpose of keeping passengers secure in wheelchairs.<\/p>\n

The plaintiff filed this lawsuit against the Rich Township and its driver, Horace Morgan, claiming that they chose not to properly secure her wheelchair in the van for the return trip and was speeding and making sharp turns during the transit causing her to fall from her wheelchair inside the van where she suffered a fractured tibia.<\/p>\n

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A Cook County jury signed a $150,600 jury verdict for injuries suffered by Ruth Ratowitz on Oct. 17, 2011. She was wheelchair-bound and was being transported by Rich Township to and from her healthcare appointment at Ingalls Memorial Hospital\u2019s Professional Office Building in Harvey, Ill. She was 67 years old at the time. 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