Spiros Law, P.C. Blog

Two people from Champaign were injured after an accident when the van they were riding in collided with a train. The accident occurred Monday night when the 18-year-old driver of the van approached the train tracks as the crossing arm began to go up. The lights were still on, but the driver began to go… Read More

State lawmakers have announced that they have passed a bill that will hike taxes currently levied on nursing homes in order to raise money for safety reform. After raising the estimated $145 million, the government health care will match the amount with money collected for Medicaid. Nursing home executives have said that the funds will… Read More

A 56-year-old truck driver has been charged with reckless homicide after a nine-vehicle crash in Illinois killed three people last year. The Louisiana man was charged with reckless homicide, aggravated reckless driving and other driving charges. Authorities have said that the man was  too fatigued to be driving when he collided with slowed vehicles on… Read More

Workers at the Menard Correctional Center located in southern Illinois have received more that $1.5 million after a settlement for injuries that were suffered to their hands, wrists and elbows. The guards at the facility have said that the injuries were caused from the repetitive action of unlocking and locking cells. Fifty-five workers have applied… Read More

An Illinois manufacturing company has issued the recall of over 72,000 pounds of Bumble Bee chicken salad after customers complained of finding hard plastic pieces in the food. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service, the Suter Company, which is based in Sycamore, Ill., has recalled the “Bumble Bee Lunch… Read More

A three-vehicle crash on Saturday afternoon left nine people injured. According to a state police report, the accident occurred when a 25-year-old man was driving westbound down Lincoln Avenue in Urbana and he lost control of his vehicle and struck the concrete wall. The car was then disabled in one of the lanes on Interstate… Read More

A 25-year-old woman from San Jose was killed in a one-car accident on Saturday. According to Illinois State Police, the accident occurred on U.S. 136 when the woman went off the south side of the road and tried to over-correct her vehicle, but this made it flip and roll over. The car finally came to… Read More

The University of Illinois Board of Trustees has agreed to a settlement over a medical malpractice claim that was filed by a man that suffered a brain injury while under the care of the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center. The man, a former police officer, sustained a brain stem herniation after the hospital… Read More

A 20-year-old Burbonnais man was killed in a drunken driving accident in Iroquois County last week. The accident occurred on 4:13 a.m. on Route 52 as the 19-year-old driver of the car lost control and went off the roadway striking a tree on the passenger side. The 20-year-old passenger was killed in the accident and… Read More

A nursing home in southern Illinois will be closing its doors in 90 days after the state Department of Public Health ordered them to surrender their license for failing to comply to the standards of safety. The Orchard Court Nursing Home, that houses 15 residents, will also have to pay $12,000 as a part of… Read More