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Shopping Cart Dangers
While it may seem that cart associates are at the bottom of the retailer totem pole, cart associates play an important role for the retailers and their customers. Cart associates are the "outside" ambassadors for the retailers. Read more >
Daniel S. Kirschner Interviewed by National Media about Daytona Crash Legal Fallout
Corboy & Demetrio partner, Daniel S. Kirschner, was quoted today by Reuters in a national story weighing the pending legal fallout of the recent crash at Daytona Speedway. Read more >
Thank the Lord for Phil Corboy
While the world lost a great man and our firm lost a founder, partner, mentor and dear friend with Phil Corboy’s passing on June 12, 2012, his spirit and legacy live on at the firm. Read more >
The Passing of Philip H. Corboy
Corboy & Demetrio announces with profound sadness that its founding partner, Philip H. Corboy, died this morning in his home in Chicago, Illinois, with his wife, Mary Dempsey, at his side. Phil was 87 years old. Read more >
A Power of Attorney for Healthcare
When meeting potential clients to explore whether a medical malpractice case should be investigated, common issues arise which confront families in providing necessary health care to their loved ones. Read more >
"STF"
In the negligence litigation arena, “STF” are initials used to designate a specific genre of a case: slip or trip and fall. These cases may not have the panache of a medical malpractice case or the complexity of a product liability trial, but the injuries suffered in falls can be just as debilitating and life altering as any other case. Read more >
Seeing in the Dark
When my children were little, one of my pet peeves was that they would not turn off the lights when they left a room. If it was dark and they were going upstairs to get something from their rooms, they would turn on the upstairs hall light; stop in and use the bathroom leaving the lights on; go to their room; grab what they needed and come back downstairs leaving their room, bathroom and hallway lights on. I always saw it as an unnecessary waste of energy and money lighting an area that did not need it. A compromise was achieved: I installed presence detectors. They had light when needed; I had lights turned off when not needed. Read more >
Costa Concordia Cruise Disaster News
Italian cruise ship will be removed whole from the water, according to news reports. Read more >
$2.5 Million Settlement for Patient Who Dies After Surgery
The family of a woman who went into the hospital for a one-day surgery has settled a wrongful death claim filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County on behalf of her estate for $2,500,000. An order approving the settlement was entered by the Honorable Kathy M. Flanagan.
Corboy & Demetrio Files Civil Lawsuit in Death of Pedestrian Killed by Bus
Chicago Lawsuit Claims Charter Bus Company Negligent in Hiring Driver Read more >
