Chicago Injury Blog

Romanucci & Blandin continues to fight for the causes of those who have been afflicted with traumatic brain injury. To that effect, Tom Young, my good friend from Florida and the founder of InjuryBoard, has produced videos to further educate the public on issues such as traumatic brain injury, civil rights and the importance of a democratic society. Antonio Romanucci was a featured speaker on the topic of brain injury. Please take a moment to view these productions and learn a little bit more how important it is to support the right candidates for the right causes.

Please click on the link above and also play on the video below to learn more about traumatic brain injury.

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A Chicago area monster truck giving a demonstration at a local NAPA Auto Parts store lost control and plowed through a crowd, injuring at least a dozen people.

DeKalb residents Mary Kate Sibley, James Vesely and Romanucci & Blandin client, Gregory Hessler, were among some 100 people standing on the sidewalk Thursday afternoon in the 100 block of North Sixth Street, watching a monster truck crush a row of four cars. Stephan Blandin, principal of Romanucci & Blandin, filed a transportation negligence lawsuit on August 15th seeking damages to our client for the negligent and wilful conduct of NAPA.

Read more news accounts about the lawsuit.

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The family of a Chicago North Lawndale man fatally shot by police last week filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Monday against the City of Chicago and the Police Department.

This shooting is the latest in a continuous string of public embarrassments for the Chicago Police Department. Mayor Daley has had to react to the recent rash of deaths and shootings and tasers by instituting a national search for a leader to the department that can restore the public's confidence in knowing that Chicago is, indeed, protected by the nation's finest. Romanucci & Blandin has successfully prosecuted and brought to trial cases where the Chicago Police Department has been accused of misconduct.

The lawsuit alleges Aaron Harrison, 18, was unarmed and running from police officers when he was shot by an officer. Police have said the teen, who had a lengthy arrest record and one drug conviction, was shot once after an officer told him to drop his weapon but instead he pointed a 9mm handgun at them as he ran during a chase. Harrison died of a gunshot wound to his upper left rear shoulder, with the bullet exiting through his neck, the Cook County medical examiner's office said.

The family's lawyer said at least two video cameras near the scene may have captured the shooting, which sparked heated protests in the neighborhood in the days that followed.

Continue reading "Chicago Police Under Investigation for Suspicious Death" »

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In yet another a blow to the families of those killed and injured in the 2003 Lincoln Park porch collapse in Chicago, the Illinois Appellate Court ruled Wednesday that the City of Chicago cannot be held liable for negligence that the families say led to the tragedy.

Families of the 13 people killed and dozens of others injured had sued the city, among others, after records showed city officials inspected the porch at 713 W. Wrightwood but failed to cite property owners for obvious defects that experts said caused the collapse.

The Appellate Court said that, under state law, the city is immune from lawsuits unless there is proof the city showed "an utter indifference to, or conscious disregard for, the safety of others."

Romanucci and Blandin is involved in a police chase with the City of Chicago where we were able to proceed to trial after the trial court ruled that the police officers involved were both negligent and willful and wanton. a jury returned a verdict of $17.6 million. the City of Chicago appealed and the matter is awaiting resolution by the Appellate Court.

Continue reading "Chicago Off the Hook for Deadly Porch Collapse" »

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