Verdicts and Settlements

$25.6m gross verdict
($23.05m net verdict)
Trucker run over by co-employee. Verdict against landowner for improper traffic control

$8.1 million
Pedestrian Accident
Pedestrian accident settlement resulting from a 35-year-old man being struck by a dump truck. This settlement is the highest reported verdict or settlement for a pedestrian in the history of Lake County, Illinois.

$7.3 million
Burn Injury
Burn injury to worker from defective product

$6.75 million
Auto Accident
Death of child and injury to driver resulting from an auto accident

$6 million
Worker's Compensation
Police officer injured in the line of duty. Believed to be one of the largest, if not the largest, settlement for a workers’ compensation case in Illinois history.

$5 million
Medical Malpractice
Medical negligence to child

$3.8 million
Premises Liability
The highest legionella verdict in state history, this was a jury verdict against JW Marriott in Chicago for a 64-year-old attorney exposed to legionella bacteria from negligently maintained hotel fountain causing Legionnaire's disease and neurocognitive deficits, forcing early retirement.

$3.75 million
Wrongful Death
Death of worker

$3 million
Medical Malpractice
Medical negligence case for missed signs of infection leading to stroke

$2.7 million
Wrongful Death
Motorcycle accident resulting in wrongful death

$2.3 million
Premises Liability
Jury verdict against JW Marriott in Chicago for wrongful death of an 80 year old physician exposed to legionella bacteria from negligently maintained hotel fountain causing Legionnaires' disease and death a few weeks later

$2 million
Medical Malpractice
Medical negligence case for missed signs and symptoms of internal bleeding after stabbing, causing death

$1.9 millions
Medical Malpractice
Medical negligence resulting in death

$1.6 million
Medical Malpractice
Anesthesiology error resulting in death

$1.5 million
Truck Accident
Trucking accident resulting in personal injuries and a wrongful death

$1.4 million
Product Liability
Verdict (bench) for injury to hand from machine malfunction — product liability

$1.4 million
Pedestrian Accident
Pedestrian crossing mid-block hit by vehicle, leading to orthopedic injuries

$1.25 million
Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice for hand injury caused by blood clot (settlement while jury was deliberating)

$1.2 million
Pedestrian Accident
Pedestrian hit by car, causing cognitive damages

$975,000
Car Accident
Orthopedic injuries from car accident

$900,000
Car Accident
Vehicular accident — injury to fetus

$850,000
Worker's Compensation
Work accident

$800,000
Medical Malpractice
Medical negligence for anesthesia error, causing loss of digits on a hand

$800,00
Product Liability
Product liability — hand injury from defective machine

$785,000
Car Accident
Vehicular accident

$700,000
Premises Liability
Negligence resulting in the drowning of a child

$615,000
Worker's Compensation
Orthopedic injuries from construction accident

$500,000
Worker's Compensation
Work accident

$500,000
Medical Malpractice
Medical negligence — ER physician erroneously diagnosed miscarriage and prescribed fatal drugs to viable fetus

$500,00
Medical Malpractice
Medical negligence — wrongful death settlement for misread CT scan for chronic alcoholic

$475,000
Worker's Compensation
Work accident

$450,000
Motorcycle Accident
Motorcycle accident

$400,000
Motorcycle Accident
Motorcycle accident

$375,000
Nursing Home Negligence
Nursing home negligence

$350,000
Medical Malpractice
Medical negligence

$225,000
Premises Liability
Hip fracture in 84-year-old improperly monitored for fall risk