Earlier this month, a school bus crash in Chattanooga, TN claimed the lives of five elementary school children and seriously injured twenty-three others. The driver of the school bus was evidently speeding when he lost control of the bus and crashed. He was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide. Passen Law Group’s commercial vehicle accident… Read More
$655,000 CTA Bus Accident Jury Verdict
Passen Law Group represented a man who was driving past a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus, when the bus abruptly pulled out and struck our driver’s car. By all accounts, it was a low-speed impact. Nevertheless, our client — who had pre-existing degeneration of his cervical spine — suffered a substantial injury to his cervical… Read More
Passen Accepts Award for Distracted Driving Program
Matthew Passen of Passen Law Group recently completed his year-long term as Chair of the Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section (YLS) comprised of over 9,000 attorney-members in the greater Chicagoland community. During his term, Mr. Passen implemented a new public service program, End Distracted Driving (EndDD.org), to combat the growing epidemic of distracted driving accidents resulting in… Read More
Technology Contibuting to Distracted Driving Accidents
We live in an age of constantly divided attention. Multitasking is a modern mandatory when it comes to getting everything done on our daily to-do lists. From walking and talking to eating on the run (quite literally), our society’s emphasis on effectiveness and productivity has made every minute matter in terms of efficiency. Technology and… Read More
Medical Malpractice: The View From the Other Side
Doctors no doubt worry about lawsuits, and may fear they will fall victim to a “frivolous” or trivial claim. However, a good malpractice attorney will not waste time if there is no evidence of negligence, which resulted in severe injury or death to the patient. Such cases are simply too expensive and difficult to pursue without… Read More
Train Derailments: Cause & Prevention
A recent train derailment in Chicago demonstrates just how dangerous these accidents can be. A commuter train car climbed up the escalator at the O’Hare airport stop, injuring 30 people. A federal investigator said that he had never seen an accident quite like this one. Arriving in the station just before 3 A.M., the train… Read More
CTA Train Crash Into O’Hare Leaves Unanswered Questions
Yesterday’s CTA train crash at O’Hare International Airport station calls serious question to the policies, procedures and safeguards in place to protect passengers and other members of the public from catastrophic injury or death. This extremely violent crash would likely have killed or seriously injured many more people had it not occurred in the middle… Read More
$3 Million – Pedestrian / CTA Bus Accident
$3 Million Settlement for Pedestrian Struck by a CTA Bus in Front of the United Center in Chicago, Resulting in Traumatic Brain Injury After a week of trial, Passen Law Group was able to secure a $3 million settlement for a man struck by a CTA bus while attempting to cross the street in front… Read More
$1.3 Million – CTA Bus Accident
$1.3 Million Jury Verdict for Chicago Passenger who Crushed her Foot in a CTA Bus Accident The case invovled a 59-year-old retired women from Chicago who crushed her foot when the CTA Bus, on which she was a passenger, lost control and struck a tree. Top Chicago Bus Accident Lawyers, Passen Law Group, secured a… Read More
New Rules To Protect Motorcoach Passengers
The National Highway Traffic Safety made its final ruling on November 25th, amending the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) on occupant crash protection. The amendment requires all passenger seats on the following motorcoach vehicles to possess lap/shoulder seat belts for each passenger seating position in the following vehicles: All new over-the-road buses and other… Read More
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