The Law Offices of Richard L. Pullano secured an $800,000 settlement for a Chicago woman who was involved in a “dooring” incident while riding her bicycle on the city’s north side. In the spring of 2010, Chicago resident Bridgid Mullen was riding in the southbound bike lane of Southport Avenue when a woman in a… Continue reading $800,000 SETTLEMENT FOR WOMAN HIT BY CAR DOOR WHILE BIKING TO WORK
The Law Offices of Richard L. Pullano obtained $900,000 in an out-of-court settlement for the victim of a bizarre accident at Palm Beach Tan in Wilmette, Illinois in October 2009. The 23-year-old woman was visiting the tanning salon when a vehicle crashed through the front window of the store. Obviously unaware that she was in… Continue reading $900,000 SETTLEMENT FOR WOMAN HIT BY CAR IN TANNING SALON
A Melrose Park woman who was hit by a speeding police vehicle will receive $1 million from the Village of Melrose Park and a former part-time village police officer. The settlement was secured on January 4, 2011 by Richard Pullano and Mathew Siporin of the law firm Pullano & Karnezis. On September 15, 2006, part-time… Continue reading $1 MILLION SETTLEMENT FOR WOMAN STRUCK BY SPEEDING POLICE CAR IN MELROSE PARK
Five years ago, a Chicago-area teenager was severely injured when a high-powered firework exploded in a fire pit at a summer home in Michigan. The child was visiting family friends at the time. It’s a horrible situation, one that has torn friends apart in addition to devastating a family and maiming a young man. Earlier… Continue reading FIREWORKS SAFETY OVER THE HOLIDAY
A union pipefitter suffered severe burns across much of his body when the oil pipestill he was working on vented huge amounts of steam. In 2009, Steve Pasek was among a group of pipefitters contracted to perform “deblinding” work on pipestills for an international oil producer’s refinery. This process required the pipefitters to remove blinds… Continue reading $1.75 MILLION AWARD FOR PIPEFITTER INJURED AT REFINERY OF INTERNATIONAL OIL PRODUCER
Attorney Richard Pullano secured a $14 million settlement for a Lynwood, Illinois resident for injuries he sustained in a multi-car accident caused by a local tow truck company. Jerry Powers was a passenger in a van driven by a co-worker when they were rear-ended by a tow truck near the 63rd Street exit of the… Continue reading RECORD BREAKING $14 MILLION FOR VICTIM OF 2009 TOW-TRUCK ACCIDENT ON DAN RYAN EXPRESSWAY