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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on March 20, 2013 at 3:21am

Wow!!!!!! 

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Permalink Reply by blair on March 20, 2013 at 3:34am

!!!

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Permalink Reply by TehDoak on March 20, 2013 at 3:48am

brb getting doored

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Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on March 20, 2013 at 4:09am

Good for Bridgid!  The money will go a long way toward her medical care.  Can any of our Chainlink lawyers here take credit for this successful outcome?

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Permalink Reply by Sue Clark on March 20, 2013 at 7:22am

I had nothing to do with the case, but I think I can easily say that Bridgid did get "get" 800K after liens are satisfied, attorneys costs and fees are paid, etc. I hope that what she does recover will help cover the original and ongoing medical costs.

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Permalink Reply by JimmyD on March 20, 2013 at 9:38am

Wow... this bit from the article (quoted below) surprised me. If those numbers are correct, that means a cyclist is doored in Chicago every 2.4 days!

"And it’s something that happens more often than most bikers realize. According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Traffic Safety, 557 doorings were reported in Chicago from the beginning of 2009 through Sept. 7, 2012, WBEZ reports."

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Permalink Reply by Mike Zumwalt on March 20, 2013 at 11:20am

Setting a precedent like this will hopefully encourage people to check before opening and driving better

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