The following outlines recent results achieved on behalf of our clients:

$10.5 MILLION award for a woman who was sustained a broken collar bone and severe back injuries after a multiple collision car accident with an impaired driver; plaintiff’s injuries left her severely impaired and unable to return to work.

$5.85 MILLION award in a wrongful death case for the family of a 33 year old woman who died at home following a misdiagnosis in the Emergency Room. The decedent left behind her husband and young daughter.

$2.3 MILLION award for the family of a paramedic killed in a helicopter crash. The company operating the helicopter failed to provide proper dispatch, flight plans, and proper number of pilots. The helicopter subsequently struck a cell phone tower and crashed in a nearby field.

$2.9 MILLION award for a young woman who was attacked by a dog and sustained severe injuries to her forearm which caused permanent impairment to her hand.

$1.120 MILLION award for a mother and child who were severely injured in a dog attack at a friend’s home. The dog charged and attacked the young child without being provoked. The dog latched its teeth to the child’s body multiple times causing severe injuries and long-term emotional distress. The mother was also bit on the hands and arms by the dog when she tried to pull her child away. The mother’s injuries impeded her ability to perform physical labor in job.

$925 THOUSAND award for the family of a woman who succumbed to severe injuries following a multiple impact car accident with an impaired driver. The decedent’s injuries left her severely disabled before passing away.

$300 THOUSAND award at mediation for an interior designer and artist who lost her ability to work after severing the tip of her middle finger in a faulty elevator door at an apartment building. The case was successfully settled through mediation just prior to the trial.

$290 THOUSAND award at pre-trail for a 23-year-old man who sustained multiple leg and wrist fractures while riding as a passenger in a vehicle that struck a semi-truck that was improperly parked on the shoulder of a turn lane.

$5.5 MILLION Settlement for a Florida businessman who was denied coverage from his employer’s insurance company after he caused a wrongful death due to a traffic collision. The insurance company denied plaintiff was in the scope of his employment at approximately 1:30 am after a night of entertaining the decedent who was a potential client.

$3.5 MILLION Settlement through mediation for a motorcyclist who sustained a brain injury after being struck by a telephone company van being operated by one of their repair men; case was successfully settled through mediation just prior to the trial.

$10.0 MILLION Judgement for the estate of an elderly woman after her automobile was struck by a drunk driver; victim survived for one month after the occurrence but eventually succumbed to her severe injuries.

$1.8 MILLION Settlement for the Estate of a 52-year-old male who was a victim of a tour bus that rolled over causing several deaths and injuries.

$1.275 MILLION Settlement for sheet metal worker who sustained a closed head injury; plaintiff has a permanent disability as a result of the injuries.

$1.175 MILLION Settlement for three victims of a catastrophic casino tour bus that rolled over; accident caused in several deaths and injuries.

$1.250 MILLION Settlement (Policy Limits) for a Florida bicyclist who sustained a fractured neck when struck by a trailer pulled by a landscaping truck; plaintiff was required to undergo neck surgery and has a permanent disability.

$1 MILLION Settlement after a week of trial for a 20-month-old child who was burned following a fall into hot charcoals that was negligently discarded by multiple off-duty Chicago Police officers; scars required skin grafts.

$1.11 MILLION Settlement for worker who fell through a rotted, second story deck of a restaurant; plaintiff required spine surgery and was unable to return to his occupation.

$980 Thousand Settlement for a laborer’s case where a strap on a parcel of cinder broke off and fell on him; the worker’s compensation lien was waived by the employer.

$901 Thousand Jury Verdict for a woman whose ex-husband intentionally broke her nose; jury sent back a substantial award including hundreds of thousands of dollars in punitive damages.

$900 THOUSAND Settlement for a 21-year-old male who was killed as a passenger in a car that was fleeing from the police.

$630 Thousand Settlement for a man who sustained eye injuries when a rock was ejected from a lawnmower and through his windshield; suit included the lawnmower manufacturer and Illinois Dept. of Transportation.

$500 Thousand Settlement for man who sustained shoulder injury when struck in a chain reaction, rear-end collision caused by a semi-tractor trailer driver who failed to brake; plaintiff was unable to return to return to work and his workers compensation case was also settled for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

$475 THOUSAND (Policy Limits) settlement for the family of a 2 year who drowned after escaping through a defective railing on a porch and entering a nearby lake.