Blog Posts in July, 2013

• 7 29 / 2013

  Power Rogers & Smith Settles Lawsuit for $750,000 on Behalf of Tinley Park Couple Injured in Porch Collapse

  Posted By Power Rogers & Smith, P.C.

  Recently, Todd A. Smith and Brian LaCien of the Chicago personal injury law firm of Power Rogers & Smith, L.L.P. settled a lawsuit for $750,000.00 as compensation for the for the injuries of a Tinley Park couple who was injured when a porch collapsed ...

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• 7 25 / 2013

  Todd A. Smith Elected to Serve on the Board of the National Center for State Courts

  Posted By Power Rogers & Smith, P.C.

  Recently, Todd A. Smith , founding Partner of Power Rogers & Smith, L.L.P. in Chicago was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Center for State Courts (NCSC). Mr. Smith begins his 3 year term at the Annual Meeting of the NCSC in ...

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• 7 16 / 2013

  Joseph A. Power, Jr. and Joseph W. Balesteri Obtain $7,250,000 Verdict in Cook County Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

  Posted By Power Rogers & Smith, P.C.

  Joseph A. Power, Jr. and Joseph W. Balesteri , partners at Power Rogers & Smith, L.L.P., obtained a $7,250,000 verdict for Plaintiff’s decedent. Plaintiff’s decedent was diagnosed with breast cancer; during a biopsy of her breast she experienced a ...

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• 7 11 / 2013

  New Evidence Leads To New Allegations In The Dixon, Illinois Banking Malpractice Lawsuit

  Posted By Power Rogers & Smith, P.C.

  After the February article entitled “How Dixon’s auditors missed the biggest embezzler of all time” was published in Crain’s Chicago Business , Devon C. Bruce , partner at the Chicago personal injury law firm Power Rogers & Smith, filed an amended ...

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• 7 10 / 2013

  Largest Personal Injury Verdict In Ogle County History Of $5.5 Million

  Posted By Power Rogers & Smith, P.C.

  Ogle County Jury Awards Second Largest Personal Injury Verdict In Ogle County History Of $5.5 Million For The Injuries Sustained By A 58 Year Old Female And The Death Of Her 60 Year Old Husband In A Trucking Accident An Ogle County jury returned a ...

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• 7 8 / 2013

  Why Malpractice Insurer Hasn't Faced Doomsday

  Posted By Power Rogers & Smith, P.C.

  Illinois’ biggest medical liability insurer, ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company, was expected to falter after the Illinois Supreme Court denied a proposed law to cap damages that can be recovered in jury verdicts. This didn’t happen. Rather, ISMIE saw ...

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