Firm Background
Recent Awards
Recent cases involving our Chicago personal injury lawyers:
$3.4 million
A case involving the failure to diagnosis colon cancer in a 29 year-old married mother of two. The case settled before trial.
Medical Malpractice
Case filed against doctors and a hospital on behalf of the family of a woman who was admitted to a Chicago area hospital with abdominal pains. The woman was discharged after being diagnosed with pancreatitis, and died a few days later of acute necrotizing pancreatitis.
$3.35 Million
45-yr-old man killed in an automobile collision when the driver of a pick-up truck ran a red light. Cellular phone records revealed pick-up driver was using both his personal and work cell phones within moments of the collision. The collision occurred after work hours while the pick-up driver, who was a construction site supervisor, was traveling home from work. Settlement paid by pick-up driver and his employer.
$2 Million
57-yr-old man lost his arm in a food processing machine while greasing the machine without using proper safety procedures. Evidence was discovered showing that the machine could not be fully lubricated unless it was fully energized making safety measures impractical.
$1.56 Million
26-yr-old bicyclist suffered a crushing hand injury when struck by a truck making a right-hand turn into a driveway as the bicyclist passed the truck through 2 foot gap between the truck and curb. The truck driver admitted at trial that he was not sure if he checked his side mirror before turning.
$780K
53-yr-old man with congenital stenosis of neck, unable to work after neck surgery due to rear-end collision. He had not complained of neck pain for 6 weeks after collision. Doctor testified that pain from broken ribs served as distracting injury.
$680K
21-yr-old non-documented immigrant killed when the vehicle he was riding in slammed into a semi-truck at a speed in excess of 80 mph. Evidence showed the truck driver should have seen speeding car before the truck made his left turn in front of vehicle.
$600K
40-yr-old woman with pre-existing back condition rear-ended at low speed. Medical evidence showed that new injury occurred at the same level of her prior spinal surgery worsening her condition and requiring a second surgery.
$475K
83-yr-old man died when he fell while receiving a standing chest x-ray when became dizzy. The hospital never enforced its fall risk policy even though he was suffering from dehydration and had a doctor's admitting order limiting him to bathroom privileges with assistance only. The man had said he was okay to stand for the x-ray.
$450K
69 yr-old man died when backed over by catering truck at construction site. Previous lawyer settled the case against catering truck but failed to pursue the general contractor who had taken the position that they were not in charge of the catering truck which came to the worksite on its own. Recovery was made against the law firm who failed to preserve the case against the general contractor.
$425K
43-yr-old man suffered fatal heart attack in his apartment; Paramedics were unable to immediately enter due to defective door lock that the landlord had failed to repair after several requests. Paramedics were delayed 8 to 10 minutes. Medical testimony established the man had a 50% chance of survival at a severely impaired level if paramedics had gained immediate entry.
$420K
39-yr-old man with preexisting arthritis in his back had multiple back surgeries after a low speed rear-end collision. Employment records showed he also had several subsequent back injuries at work between the collision and his first surgery. The man had never complained of back pain previously and had an exemplary work record.
$390K
85 yr-old woman suffered hip fracture from a fall at Jewel over a food pallet in the middle of the aisle used by a stockboy. Store incident reports and eye witnesses testimony were used to show the woman was likely distracted while reaching for a carton of orange juice.
$387.5K
56-yr-old painter suffered head injury when he fell from scaffolding owned by homeowner which he used despite its unsafe condition while working as a painter. The painter was instructed not to move the scaffolding by the homeowner.
$275K
56-yr-old man fractured wrist when material fell off a forklift jack onto his arm. He had been unloading his truck in a narrow lane of traffic on a loading dock. The forklift driver had not secured the material as required.
$250K
52-yr-old man in rear-end collision. Less than $10,000.00 in medical bills for non-surgical treatment of disc herniation. Neuro-surgeon testified that the man should have had surgery but that the man was fearful of a poor surgical result.