Spiros Law, P.C. Blog

Pilot Josh Pavia was charged with violating the Illinois Pesticide Act after spraying pesticide on around 70 teens as they detasseled corn. The teens were sprayed by the overhead plane, which was crop-dusting a nearby field as they worked. According to Carle’s emergency department director, Allen Rinehart, the teens were decontaminated immediately. Pavia faces administrative… Read More

Thousands of former National Football League (NFL) players who suffered brain-related injuries will receive a share of the $765 million the league agreed to pay on Thursday, August 29. Court records state that the compensation agreement was the result of the NFL’s neglect of safety regarding its players and the dangers of head impacts during… Read More

A man died after crashing his van into a median on I-74 near Danville on Wednesday, August 14th, 2013. The man was said to have fallen asleep at the wheel, causing him to enter the median and lose control of his vehicle. Two men were thrown from the van and another had to be cut… Read More

The fire that broke out on a Boeing Dreamliner was said to have originated from distress beacons, according to Boeing and Airbus officials. No one was hurt in the fire that took place on an Ethiopian Airlines plane while parked at London’s Heathrow airport on July 12. However, as a result, British officials suggested immobilizing… Read More

An accident at a northbound I-57 construction work site hospitalized Brent Harris, 20, on Friday afternoon, August 2, 2013. Harris, a construction worker, was reported to have been pinned against a barricade by an excavator that turned and struck Harris just as he was walking past. Kevin Delmore, 43, was operating the John Deere excavator… Read More

On Thursday, 79 teens were admitted to the Carle Foundation Hospital after exposure to fungicide. The teens were detasseling corn in southern Champaign County when they were inadvertently hit with fungicide being sprayed by an aerial crop duster in an adjacent field. Emergency services were notified immediately in order to block off roads and allow… Read More

On Friday morning, a two-car accident on US 150 killed one man and injured another woman. According to Illinois State Police, at 7:23 AM as James Davis II, 58, was approaching the Glover overpass in his Smart Car, he veered into oncoming traffic and hit Colleen Shields, 55, in her Ford Escape. A source reports… Read More

A jury verdict has fined Hyundai Motor America $14 million in a faulty airbag claim that was filed after teenage driver Zachary Duncan suffered traumatic brain damage in a car accident in 2010. Records show that on February 27, 2010, a personal injury lawsuit was filed by the parents of Duncan against the auto manufacturer… Read More

According to Hoopeston Fire Chief Cliff Crabtree, a fire that started at J&R Used Tire Service Inc. early Wednesday morning was begun by engine sparks that ignited rubber dust. The fire, which began at 5:20 a.m. is predicted to burn for a few days, as Crabtree stated around noon on Wednesday that he “expect[s] to… Read More

Toyota recently announced a global recall of almost 250,000 of its Hybrid series vehicles due to brake system defects on Wednesday, June 5. 117,000 cars located in Japan,  91,000 in North America, 30,000 in Europe, and a few hundred more scattered around the world are being recalled. Toyota officials said that manufacturing flaws in the brake… Read More