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$210K Settlement for T-Boned Passenger
MILWAUKEE, WI Attorney Richard Kalkhoff, of Pitman, Kalkhoff & Sicula S.C., won a $210,000 settlement on behalf of Milwaukee woman involved in an auto accident that occurred in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The plaintiff, a 77-year-old female, was in the passenger seat of a friends car, with her seat belt fastened, when…
Read MoreFederal Program Misses Problem Nursing Homes
By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON – A government program that brings extra scrutiny to poorly performing nursing homes leaves out hundreds of troubled facilities, investigators report. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services identifies up to 136 nursing homes as “special focus facilities” subject to more frequent inspections…
Read MorePKS Wins Settlement For Toddler Strangled by Blind Cord
Injury attorney Richard Kalkhoff, of Pitman, Kalkhoff & Sicula S.C., won a settlement on behalf of a Sheboygan family whose toddler was strangled by a defective mini-blind cord sold at a Menards hardware store. On April 16, 2003, the Plaintiffs mother had just laid the 14-month-old toddler down for his…
Read More$1.8 Million Judgment Awarded to Carbon Monoxide Victim
FOND DU LAC, WI A Fond du Lac County judge awarded a $1.8 million judgment to a Fond du Lac woman who suffered acute carbon monoxide poisoning while staying at the home of a friend. Emergency personnel were called to a Rosendale home in western Fond du Lac County after…
Read MoreAbsent Safety Railing Leads to Death of Elderly Woman
Richard Kalkhoff, an accident lawyer at the law offices of Pitman, Kalkhoff & Sicula S.C., won a settlement on behalf of a Stevens Point woman who died at a long term care facility after her wheelchair fell off a handicapped accessible ramp. The Plaintiff exited the main doorway of the…
Read MorePassenger Ejected From Car Wins Settlement
Injury attorney Richard Kalkhoff, of Pitman, Kalkhoff & Sicula S.C., won a $250,000 settlement on behalf of Wild Rose teenager involved in an auto accident that occurred near Waushara, Wisconsin. The Plaintiff and two other friends were traveling on County Highway MM one mile east of Hwy. 22 when the…
Read MoreSubsantial Settlement in Nursing Home Case
Milwaukee personal injury attorney Jeffrey Pitman of Pitman, Kalkhoff & Sicula S.C. settled a nursing home neglect case on behalf of an 82-year-old New Berlin woman who suffered a significant injury to her lower leg while at Mitchell Manor, a Milwaukee area nursing home. The resident was admitted to Mitchell…
Read MoreTruck Barrels Into Oncoming Traffic
WAUSAUKEE, WI Attorney Richard Kalkhoff, of Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice, S.C., won a $125,000 settlement on behalf of Wausaukee man involved in a truck accident in Marinette County. On November 18, 2005, the Plaintiff, a 42-year-old male, was navigating a curve on Highway 180 in Marinette County when the…
Read MorePKS Wins Settlement for Victim of Head-on Collision
BRILLION, WI Personal injury attorney Richard Kalkhoff, of Pitman, Kalkhoff & Sicula S.C., won a $310,000 settlement on behalf of a Brillion woman involved in a head-on car accident that left her with a fractured leg. On February 2, 2003, the Plaintiff, a 26-year-old female, was a passenger in her…
Read More$450K Settlement for Janesville Man Injured by Three-time DUI Offender
A Racine County jury slapped a 3-time drunk driver with a $457,000 guilty verdict for rear-ending and injuring a Janesville man while driving under the influence near Burlington, Wis. According to police reports, Kevin Armstrong, 49, of Delavan, Wis.crashed his Ford F-150 into the rear of Todd Needhams pick-up truck…
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