VERDICT IN CTA DERAILMENT CASE INCLUDED IN "2010-2011 ILLINOIS JURY VERDICTS" MAGAZINE PUBLISHED BY LAW BULLETIN
A verdict received by trial attorneys, Jeffrey J. Kroll and Heather A. Begley was featured in the "2010-2011 Illinois Jury Verdicts" magazine published by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company. John Kirkton, the editor of the Cook County Jury Verdict Reporter explained that the verdict summaries in the magazine were "selected by the staff of the Cook County Jury Verdict Reporter for maximum reader interest."
The verdict selected for inclusion in the publication was the $135,000 award received in the matter of Martinez v. Chicago Transit Authority. This case was the first to go to trial of the 65 pending lawsuits stemming from the CTA Blue Line Subway Train derailment and fire.
Jeff Kroll's verdict for $1.3 Million in a slip-and-fall case was included in last year's 2009- 2010 Illinois Jury Verdicts" magazine.
