The brief case summaries below illustrate the scope of our expertise and success on behalf of our clients in recent years. The cases below have resulted in millions of dollars for our clients.
Birth Injuries
Brain Damage: Settlement of case for one-year-old child with brain damage as the result of improper dispensation of medication. At the time, this was one of the largest settlements in Illinois.
OB/GYN Error: Settlement for parents of a full-term baby who was delivered stillborn due to the doctor's failure to perform a cesarean section. The settlement in this case is believed to be the largest for a stillbirth in Illinois.
Medical Malpractice
Wrongful Death:Settlement for family of a patient who died when he was not properly monitored for sleep apnea after having surgery.
Wrongful Death:Settlement for family for delayed diagnosis of colon cancer.
Products Liability
Settlement for client who was burned over 40% of his body as a result of the explosion of a tractor at a steel plant.Handled case involving a young worker whose leg was caught in a shredder at a scrap metal plant, resulting in a permanent leg injury.
Settlement for worker who suffered permanent injuries as the result of a crane malfunction.
Nursing Home Liability
Substantial settlement of wrongful death case for nursing home resident for failure to discover and treat severe decubitus ulcers.Settlement for paraplegic nursing home resident who was injured because of the nursing home's negligence in transferring a patient from her chair to a bed.
Settlement of wrongful death case for nursing home resident suffering from Stage 4 Cancer and Alzheimer's who was not properly restrained or monitored.
Personal Injury
Truck Accident: Structured lifetime settlement for client who suffered catastrophic injuries, including brain damage, when a semitrailer ran a red light and struck our client's pickup truck.
Pedestrian: Policy limit settlement for pedestrian who suffered leg injuries when struck by a vehicle in a crosswalk.
Slip and Fall: Substantial settlement for a client who slipped and fell on a rolled-up carpet in an elementary school.
Premises Liability
Fall at Construction Site: Substantial settlement for a client who fell at a construction site.
Sex Abuse
Settlement for minors who were sexually abused by a public official.
Wrongful Insurance Coverage Denial
Improper insurance denial: Substantial settlement for family of decedent who were denied coverage because of alleged mistatement in insurance application.
