Press Releases
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard issues safety reminder for drivers ahead of legalization of marijuana
CHICAGO (December 3, 2019) – On January 1, 2020, Illinois will join a handful of other states that legally allow recreational use of marijuana. In states where marijuana is already legal, data has shown a significant rise in impaired driving and fatal accidents. As the marijuana laws relax in the…
Man injured in crash with tow truck settles case for $5.5 million at trial
CHICAGO (November 25, 2019) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard obtained a $5.5 million settlement on behalf of a 43-year-old man who was injured when he was a passenger in a semi-truck that was involved in a crash with a tow truck on I-294. On December 26, 2016, Plaintiff was sleeping…
$20.65 million for woman who was left with permanent stoma after two car accidents, surgery
CHICAGO (November 21, 2019) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard won a $20.65 million settlement on behalf of a woman who sustained a life-changing injury after being involved in two car accidents and a surgical complication following the crashes. On June 16, 2013, a 48-year-old woman was rear-ended in Lyons, Illinois….
Salvi, Schostok & Prichard P.C. Announces Michael J. Schostok as New Associate
CHICAGO (November 7, 2019) – Salvi Schostok & Pritchard P.C. is pleased to announce Michael J. Schostok has joined the firm as an Associate Attorney. Mr. Schostok concentrates his legal practice on cases involving medical malpractice, personal injury and products liability. Mr. Schostok received his Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College…
Tara Devine honored with Daily Herald Business Ledger’s Influential Women in Business Award
OAK BROOK, Ill. (November 5, 2019) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C. is pleased to announce Lake County Managing Partner Tara R. Devine has been honored by the Daily Herald Business Ledger as a 2019 Influential Women in Business. This year’s Influential Women in Business list includes 21 women who…
LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE APPOINTED IN STERIGENICS CASES
CHICAGO (October 28, 2019)—The Honorable Christopher E. Lawler of the Circuit Court of Cook County entered an order Friday appointing a Lead Counsel, Co-Lead Counsels, an Executive Committee, and a Liaison Counsel to advance discovery and manage pre-trial proceedings in the cases against Sterigenics: Willowbrook’s embattled and recently-shuttered medical sterilization…
Lawsuit filed on behalf of 35-year-old woman who died after contracting Legionnaires’ disease at Northwestern Hospital
Press Conference TODAY Friday, October 18, 2019 10:30 a.m. The Law Offices of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard 161 N. Clark St. Suite 4700 Chicago, IL 60601 CHICAGO (October 18, 2019) – The family of a 35-year-old woman who died after contracting Legionnaires’ disease at Northwestern Memorial Hospital has filed a…
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard listed among top three Illinois law firms in 2019 Settlement Survey
CHICAGO (October 15, 2019) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. is pleased to announce the firm was highlighted in Chicago Lawyer Magazine’s 2019 Settlement Survey as one of the top three law firms in the state of Illinois. Each year, Chicago Lawyer and the Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter — a…
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard donates funds to assist Antioch Police Department in combatting opioid epidemic
ANTIOCH, Ill. (October 8, 2019) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C. has donated $1,000 to the Antioch Police Department to go towards purchasing the drug Narcan, a medication that can save a person’s life after a drug overdose. Ninety-seven deaths were classified as overdoses in Lake County last year, 70 of which…
Sterigenics announces it will close Willowbrook plant
WILLOWBROOK, Ill. (September 30, 2019) – Sterigenics will permanently close its facility in southwest suburban Willowbrook despite a recent agreement allowing it to reopen months after it was shut down by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The company announced its plans Monday in a press release, saying it “could not reach an agreement…
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard adds in-house nursing consultant to firm’s growing legal team
CHICAGO (September 23, 2019) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard is pleased to announce Samantha Glon, R.N. has been hired as the firm’s in-house nursing consultant. Ms. Glon holds certifications as a Registered Nurse, Advanced Legal Nurse Consultant, Forensic Criminal Evidence Analyst, and Certified for Aging Services Risk Management. “Sam’s broad…
Brian L. Salvi named to Law Bulletin Media’s 40 Under 40 list
CHICAGO (September 20, 2019) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C. is pleased to announce Partner Brian L. Salvi  has been named one of Law Bulletin Media’s 40 Lawyers Under Forty to watch in the state of Illinois for 2019. This year’s 40 Under 40 honorees were selected from a group…
DuPage County judge approves proposal to allow Sterigenics plant to reopen
WILLOWBROOK, Ill. (September 6, 2019) –Â A DuPage County judge ruled Friday that the Sterigenics plant in Willowbrook can reopen after it was shut down by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in February. Friday’s hearing was held nearly two months after Sterigenics reached an agreement with Attorney General Kwame Raoul and…
$1.5 million settlement for family of 40-year-old woman who died of brain bleed at Peoria Hospital
PEORIA, Ill. (August 26, 2019) – A Peoria hospital has agreed to pay $1.5 million to the family of a 40-year-old woman who died after her symptoms of an intracranial brain bleed were misdiagnosed by medical staff on multiple occasions. The settlement was reached one week before a jury trial…
32 victims sickened by ethylene oxide file new lawsuits against Sterigenics
CHICAGO (August 20, 2019)–Victims filed 32 new lawsuits against Sterigenics over exposure to cancer causing chemical ethylene oxide on Monday. The suits add to the 11 that have already been filed in Cook County Circuit Court. “Sterigenics has been emitting ethylene oxide into the air near Willowbrook for decades, knowing…
