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May 13th, 2022 user

Andrew S. Kryder, Esq.

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$7.5M

$7.5 Million Recovered for a Construction Worker Injured on Site

$3M

$3 Million Recovered for the Family of a Person Struck by a Garbage Truck

$2.2M

$2.2 Million Recovered for a Salesperson Injured in an Automobile Collision

$2M

$2 Million Recovered for a Person Struck by a Speeding Vehicle While Waiting for the CTA Bus

$1.4M

$1.4 Million Recovered for a Computer Programmer Injured in a Slip and Fall

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