This action arose out of an incident that occurred on February 6, 2013, at the intersection of West Fullerton Avenue and North Artesian Avenue. Plaintiff, Kevin Girard (DOB: 8/2/1983) was driving home on his motor scooter after having dinner with his wife, Plaintiff, Lindsey Girard (DOB: 12/17/1980) Mr. Girard was driving, with a helmet on, and was traveling westbound on West Fullerton Avenue in the right lane.
Defendant, Sharif Umar, is a taxi cab driver who leased his taxi from Defendants, Chicago Elite Cab Corporation, Chicago Carriage Cab Corporation, and the Medallion Funding Chicago Corporation. On February 6, 2013, Mr. Umar was driving his taxi southbound on North Artesian Avenue. When he reached West Fullerton Avenue, he attempted to make a right turn onto West Fullerton Avenue. As Mr. Umar made the right turn, he steered his taxi cab in front of Mr. Girard. When this occurred, Mr. Girard attempted to avoid a head-on collision with the taxi cab; however, the front end of the taxi cab …show more content…
Girard also suffered a loss as a result of her husbands injury. When Mr. Girard was injured, Mrs. Girard was sixteen weeks pregnant with their daughter Lilian. Because of Mr. Girard’s severe injuries, Mrs. Girard was forced to take care of herself and her husband during her pregnancy. In addition, she was unable to travel for work because she could not leave her husband by himself, she was not able to sleep in the same bed or the same room as her husband, and she was not able to have relations with her husband during his recovery. Furthermore, Mrs. Girard would often feel exhausted from being pregnant, working, and taking care of Mr. Girard. Moreover, she admitted that during her pregnancy she often felt alone and depressed. Because of his injury, Mr. Girard was unable to care, comfort, and show companionship towards his wife while she was pregnant. Therefore, it is clear that Mrs. Girard also suffered a loss while Mr. Girard was recovering from his
Defendant, Sharif Umar, is a taxi cab driver who leased his taxi from Defendants, Chicago Elite Cab Corporation, Chicago Carriage Cab Corporation, and the Medallion Funding Chicago Corporation. On February 6, 2013, Mr. Umar was driving his taxi southbound on North Artesian Avenue. When he reached West Fullerton Avenue, he attempted to make a right turn onto West Fullerton Avenue. As Mr. Umar made the right turn, he steered his taxi cab in front of Mr. Girard. When this occurred, Mr. Girard attempted to avoid a head-on collision with the taxi cab; however, the front end of the taxi cab …show more content…
Girard also suffered a loss as a result of her husbands injury. When Mr. Girard was injured, Mrs. Girard was sixteen weeks pregnant with their daughter Lilian. Because of Mr. Girard’s severe injuries, Mrs. Girard was forced to take care of herself and her husband during her pregnancy. In addition, she was unable to travel for work because she could not leave her husband by himself, she was not able to sleep in the same bed or the same room as her husband, and she was not able to have relations with her husband during his recovery. Furthermore, Mrs. Girard would often feel exhausted from being pregnant, working, and taking care of Mr. Girard. Moreover, she admitted that during her pregnancy she often felt alone and depressed. Because of his injury, Mr. Girard was unable to care, comfort, and show companionship towards his wife while she was pregnant. Therefore, it is clear that Mrs. Girard also suffered a loss while Mr. Girard was recovering from his