A Cook County jury entered a state record $13,000,000 verdict to the family of a 16 day old baby who died due to the negligent care rendered by a pediatrician, two nurses and Holy Cross Hospital on the south side. The verdict for the wrongful death of this child due to medical malpractice came a... Read On
This settlement of a medical malpractice case involved the failure to diagnose a child, which resulted in her death. We were able to negotiate one of the the largest settlements of a medical malpractice involving the death of a child in state history. The case settled after a full day mediation. ... Read On
A 31 year old woman was driving her car eastbound on North Ave. in Lombard, IL when she was struck head-on by a drunk driver. She was then rear-ended by a semi-truck traveling in the same direction. Both impacts caused massive damage to her car. She suffered multiple fractures of her legs, pelvis... Read On
A 36 year old man was driving on Milwaukee Avenue in Niles, IL when he was rear-ended by a Village of Niles construction vehicle. As a result of the crash, he suffered herniated discs in his neck and back, resulting in five surgical procedures. Read On
A 31 year old woman had her foot run over by a private bus which was making a right turn on a green light at the intersection of Wacker and Wells in Chicago. Our client had been crossing Wacker Drive in the crosswalk with the right of way when she was struck. Our client suffered a degloving injur... Read On
Our client, a 72-year old woman, was killed while crossing a Chicago crosswalk by a truck making a right hand turn. Read On
A 46 year old man was rear-ended by another vehicle, resulting in his injuring his neck and back. After physical therapy and injection treatments failed to relieve his symptoms, he underwent cervical and lumbar fusion surgery. Read On
A 51-year old truck driver was rearended on I-90 in Rockford, IL by another semi-truck. He injured his lower back. After physical therapy and injections failed, he underwent a lumbar laminectomy surgery. He has failed back syndrome, which required the surgical implantation of a spinal cord st... Read On
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Our client, a man in his mid-fifties, suffered severe burns over 40% of his body when a machine malfunctioned, causing scalding hot water to spray on our client. We sued the machine manufacturer, a component part manufacturer and the company that treated the Lake Michigan water used to cool th... Read On
A 31 year old man was killed at a construction site when a crane struck a power line while lifting roof trusses to a building. The man was electrocuted and died. We sued the general contractor, the crane company, the subcontractor and the building supply company. After extensive litigation, the c... Read On
A 72 year old who worked for nearly 40 years in an automotive brake manufacturing plant was diagnosed with mesothelioma. The exposure to asbestos in the plant for nearly 40 years caused the mesothelioma, a deadly disease of the lungs. He died about three months after diagnosis. A settlement of hi... Read On
A jury awarded our client $2,800,000. Our client, a 31 year old woman, was crossing a crosswalk in Chicago when a Chicago Transit Authority bus made a left hand turn and struck her in the crosswalk. She was taken to a local hospital where she spent three days. She injured her low back and su... Read On
Three 19-year old boys were in a car at a stoplight when they were rear-ended by a truck. One client had internal injuries and needed surgery. His case settled for $1,100,000. One client suffered a foot/ankle injury which required surgery. His case settled for $700,000. One client suffered f... Read On
A Cook County jury returned a verdict in favor of our client for a fall or client experienced on ice on a city of Chicago sidewalk. Although the accident occurred on the sidewalk, the at-fault party was the adjacent business owner, who engaged in poor snow removal efforts, that resulted in wate... Read On
Medical malpractice settlement. A 55 year old man went to an emergency room, had a chest x-ray done. The emergency room physician misread the chest x-ray, told our client it was negative. The next day, the hospital had a radiologist re-read the x-ray films. He correctly found a 2-3 cm mass legion... Read On
We obtained a jury verdict against the City of Chicago for the family of a 58 year old man that was killed, based upon the conduct of two Chicago police officers. The lawsuit was filed based upon the Illinois Domestic Violence Act, which requires police officers to use all reasonable means to pre... Read On
Our client, in his late 70's, had a biopsy at a central Illinois hospital. The result was that he had malignant pancreatic cancer. He underwent surgery to remove part of his pancreas and his entire spleen. When the lab results came back for the removed tissue, it was determined that he did not... Read On
Our client went to an emergency room due to constipation. He then followed up with his family doctor and a pain doctor, who failed to refer his to a gastroenterologist for care. The failed refer ultimately resulted in his colon bursting, causing him to have emergency surgery. He lost over 50... Read On
A wealthy drunk driver struck a 3 yr old girl on a bicycle ridden by her mother, fracturing the child's leg and hip. The girl required three surgeries. The drunk driver was arrested and pled guilty to aggravated DUI. The personal injury case against the drunk driver settled for $1,630,000 dollars... Read On
