VERDICT OBTAINED BY LAW OFFICES OF JEFFREY J. KROLL ON BEHALF OF CHICAGO MAN INJURED IN CTA DERAILMENT
December 14, 2009, by Jeffrey J. Kroll
An $135,000 verdict was awarded by a Cook County jury in the first case to go to trial arising out of the July 11, 2006 CTA Blue Line derailment. The plaintiff, who was represented by the Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Kroll, suffered psychological injuries after riding in the eighth car of the train that derailed in the tunnel between the Clark and Lake Street station and the Grand and Milwaukee station in Chicago. The plaintiff's medical bills were approximately $13,000.
Judge Susan Zwick entered the judgment order today in the Circuit Court of Cook County.
