Los Angeles lawmakers agreed Tuesday to pay nearly $950,000 in settlement payments and attorney fees in two cases involving homeless people and their advocates, adding to the mounting sum that the city has shelled out in such legal battles.
Source: L.A. agrees to pay nearly $950,000 in two cases involving the homeless – LA Times
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Shows that even homeless people have rights to their property. The law is there to protect people, including those who may have no power.
CHAMPAIGN — A Champaign nursing home has been fined $16,250 by the state in connection with a safety violation that involved a patient suffering a spinal fracture.I
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Nursing Home violations that result in injuries may also be subject to a civil lawsuit for damages. Consult with a personal injury lawyer.
OSHA is investigating after a worker was killed and three others injured when a 45-ton steel beam fell at a construction site in Des Plaines.
Source: Worker killed, 3 injured when beam falls in Des Plaines | Chicago Sun-Times
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Horrific accident. Multiple lawsuits may result. A workers’ compensation claim, negligence lawsuit and OSHA fines.
A 33-year-old man was hit by a vehicle early Friday in Belleville and died a few hours later at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. The man was identified Monday by the St. Louis medical examiner’s office.
Source: East St. Louis man killed in Belleville accident | Belleville News-Democrat
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A pedestrian may file a claim against the driver of vehicle who injures her. The pedestrian must prove the driver was negligent in observing the rules of the road and observing safety standards. A defense to these cases may be that the pedestrian contributed to her injuries through failure to observe safe conduct on her own part. Make sure to discuss these matters with an experienced personal injury lawyer.
Another lawsuit has been filed against the Archdiocese of Chicago over alleged abuses committed by convicted child molester and defrocked priest
Source: Archdiocese faces new lawsuit over alleged McCormack abuses | Chicago Sun-Times
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This type of behavior is certainly subject to civil damages. Check with an experienced lawyer regarding the timelines for filing lawsuits in these sexual abuse cases.