Safety Solutions, Inc. Angelia Hopson, President Unpaid Debts Owed for Safety Consulting Services rendered in support to the Automated In-line Explosion Construction Project at the Midway International Airport, City of Chicago, IL. in 2007. Glen Ellyn,, Illinois
I am writing this report in an effort for your assistance in exposing Safety Solutions, Inc., an Environmental Health and Safety Consultant company who did contract work through the City of Chicago Midway International Airport.
I was assigned as an Independent Safety Consultant by Safety Solutions, Inc. in support to the Automated In-line Explosion Construction Project from September 2006 through September 2007.
In August of 2007, I filed a complaint through the offices of Evan, Loewenstein, Shimanovsky and Moscardini, LTD. Attorneys at Law. Regarding Safety Solutions issuing Insufficient Funds (NSF) checks to me that were consistently being returned. The Attorneys issued a letter to direct Safety Solutions, Inc. to issue a money order to me instead of their payroll checks. They indicated that if full payments is not received within thirty (30) days as of 08/15/07, a lawsuit may be filed against Safety Solutions, Inc. which would entitle me to the amount of the check(s) plus damages of three time the amount due and oweing per check plus attorney's fees and court costs.
The Prime contractor that I worked with who performed the construction installation of the conveyors and X-Ray equipment named Jervis B. Webb, Conveyor company of Farmington, MI.
The Attorney David Bloom of Evans, Loewenstein, Shimanovsky & Moscardini, LTD then referred this case to another firm who handled these type of cases: Deer & Stone, PC., Jeffery Deer. where a retainer of $2,500.00 was dispersed for that office to handle this case.
There was regular activity for about a couple of months by the Deer & Stone where they would respond to my calls concerning this case. Then there were fewer replys as I contacted their office on a weekly basis. I provided the Deer & Stone Attorneys at Law office the General Consultant who was in charge of this Project at the city of Chicago Midway International Airport, which was Avairpro Consultants in Chicago and Southwest Airlines.
As of today which this case is still pending with no response or activity, Safety Solutions owe me in the sum of $17,685.00 plus Attorney expenses.
Several months ago I complained to the City of Chicago office of Procurment and in May 2009, with the Chicago SunTimes Newspaper column called the The Fixer S. Zimmerman about Safety Solutions, Inc. practices. I recieved one call from Angelia Hopson indicating a payment plan. But to date there hasn't been any effort on her part to pay on the NSF or open invoices owed to me.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Angelia Hopson
Chicago ,Illinois,
I'm also the victim
#3UPDATE EX-employee responds
Sun, June 22, 2014
In response to this lengthy report that doesn't seem to die. First it's from 2009 - Safety Solutions, Inc. was the minority owned contractor for several City of Chicago contracts totaling over $30M. The City decided to breach our contract and continue buying from the majority firm. This caused Safety Solutions to become insolvent and fold in 2010. Safety Solutions subsequently sued the city and was awarded a nominal amount vs. the over $6M loss.
Wil Thornton
Bellwood,Illinois,
USA
Updated Report On Safety Solutions, Inc.
#3Author of original report
Mon, March 01, 2010
This report is prepared in an effort in exposing a consultant company named Safety Solutions, Inc. who does contract work through the City of Chicago airport systems; Chicago O'Hara International and Midway International. During the course of an verbal contract agreement where I worked as an Independent Safety Consultant for Safety Solutions, Inc. in support to a construction project called the Automated In-line Explosion during the course from September2006 through September 2007.
There was an initial complaint issued through the Law offices of Evan, Loewenstein, Shimanovsky and Moscardini, LTD. Attorneys at Law. Regarding Safety Solutions issuing to me Insufficient Funds (NSF) checks, that were consistently being returned. There was a request letter issued by the Attorneys office to Safety Solutions, Inc. to pay me by money order instead of their payroll checks.
The Attorney office also indicated to Safety Solutions that if full payments is not received within thirty (30) days as of 08/15/07, a lawsuit may be filed against Safety Solutions, Inc., which would entitle me to the amount of the check(s) plus damages of three time the amount due and owing per check plus attorney's fees and court costs.
The Prime Contractor who Safety Solutions, Inc. supported was Jervis B. Webb , Conveyor company of Farmington, Michigan. They had made several request to Safety Solutions, Inc. to honor their contract agreement by paying Mr. Anthony Edeh and myself as they were being paid during the course of the project.
The Attorney David Bloom of Evans, Loewenstein, Shimanovsky & Moscardini, LTD., referred the case to Deer & Stone, PC., where Jeffery Deer requested a $2,500.00 retainer to handle the case.
There was regular activity for about a couple of months by the Deer & Stone where they would responded to my calls concerning this case. Then there were fewer and fewer replies as time went on thereafter. I provided Attorney Jeffery Deer of Deer & Stone Attorneys at Law office the General Consultant who was in charge of the Project at the City of Chicago Midway International Airport, which was Avairpro Consultants in Chicago and Southwest Airlines.
Mr. Anthony Edeh who also worked on this project during the day-shift at Chicago Midway International Airport, also experience several nonpayments &(NSF checks) by Safety Solutions, Inc. In his efforts of being paid he stated that upon his several requests for payments by Safety Solutions, Inc. President Angelia Hopson requested for him not to disclose when he was being paid to me.
The following list indicate where Safety Solutions, Inc. still owes me the following to date from this project which was completed in September 2007.
This is the current list of unpaid invoices and (NSF checks) owed to me to date March 1, 2010 plus expenses:
1. (NSF) check #4467 (Reference invoice issued 05/15/2007),
dated 07/02/2007 in the amount of $4,005.00
2. Invoice 07//31/2007 ....................$4,320.00
3. Invoice 09/17/2007...................... $2,520.00
4. Invoice 09/04/2007...................... $2,880.00
5. Invoice 08/15/2007...................... $3,960.00
6. Sub-total.....................................$17,685.00
7. Transportation to Elgin, IL.
Appellate Prosecutors Office..........$24.54
8. Transportation to the
18th Judicial Circuit.......................$8.88
9. Business Lost...............................$2,500.00
10 Collection cost............................ $500.00
11. Phone calls................................. $150.00
12. Aggravation & Stress.................. $500.00
13. Attorney fees............................. $2,500.00
Total Amount owed to date............... $23,868.42