Spiros Law, P.C. Blog

An Illinois man was rescued after a workplace accident that caused him to fall into a grain bin full of corn. According to the fire chief of the Danville Fire Department, the man was trapped up to his chest in a 100-foot bin that was full of corn. Rescue crews had to use ropes in… Read More

At this time, the Listeria outbreak from cantaloupe has killed up to 16 people and sickened 72, but health officials think that this number will increase within the next few weeks. The illnesses have been reported in 18 different states and the FDA and CDC are urging anyone who has cantaloupe that was produced from… Read More

A federal appeals court has upheld a medical malpractice verdict that awarded a Gurnee boy $29 million after suffering from brain damage. The lawsuit stated that government-employed doctors were guilty of negligence with their neonatal and obstetric care and the boy was awarded $29.1 million. The decision was then taken to an appeals court where… Read More

An Illinois-based company, Vita Food Products, has now announced the voluntary recall of smoked salmon products after it was determined that the batch could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The number of recalled packages totals to 8,088 packs of the “Premium Sliced Smoked Atlantic Nova Salmon” that have the recall date of Dec. 15, 2011.… Read More

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the family of a young man that was killed in “car surfing” stunt earlier this year. According to the lawsuit, the man was killed on June 30 as he was sitting on top of a car while in a Wal-Mart parking lot and the driver of the… Read More

One woman was killed after being involved in a pedestrian accident in Granite City. According to Illinois State Police, the accident occurred around 6:27 p.m. when the 32-year-old woman was walking across Chain of Rocks Road and she was struck by a tractor-trailer. As a result of the accident, the pedestrian was taken to St.… Read More

Five people were killed Saturday night at the Indiana State Fair when a stage collapsed on to them while they waited for the band, Sugarland to perform. There were nearly 12,000 people surrounding the stage even though a storm with a 60 to 70 mph winds was going on around them. Organizers at the state… Read More

A collision involving three vehicles on Interstate 74 sent six people to the hospital on Wednesday night. The collision occurred when a 23-year-old driver lost control of her Jeep while running over tire debris on the road. The Jeep then went through the median and hit an on-coming vehicle. This collision caused the on-coming vehicle… Read More

Three teens were injured in a car accident just south of Dewey on Monday. According to officials, the accident occurred just south of U.S. 136  when the 16-year-old driver ran off the side of the road. She then over-corrected and went across the other side of the road before the vehicle overturned into a corn… Read More

Seven people have become ill in Illinois after it was found that there is a national outbreak of salmonella that officials may have tied to ground turkey. Across the country, there have been 77 cases reported in 26 states. There has also  been one death due to the outbreak, but it was not in Illinois.… Read More