Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
$600,000 Failure to notify doctor of changes in condition leads to amputation of leg
$600,000 Death of resident due to complications from bed sores
$600,000 Dehydration leads to death of patient recovering from brain surgery
$550,000 Lack of fall prevention care plan leads to fall with multiple fractures
$475,000 Settlement following fatal choking accident
$425,000 Failure to monitor resident after fall leads to death of resident
$400,000 Fall during physical therapy leads to infection with serious complications
$400,000 Failure to use gait belt leads to fall
$350,000 Failure to follow speech therapist recommendations leads to fatal choking accident
$320,000 Improper wheelchair leads to bed sores and death of resident
$310,000 Resident chokes to death on hot dog
$300,000 Resident breaks neck in fall and dies
$250,000 Failure of nursing home to have bed alarm available leads to fall with brain bleed
$250,000 Fall from commode stool results in fractured hip
$250,000 Use of pain medication leads to dehydration and death of resident
$250,000 Fall resulting from improper admission to shelter care unit results in fractured hip and death
$225,000 Resident falls from wheelchair and suffers fractured hip
$195,000 Unmonitored resident falls and suffers fractured hip
$192,500 Malfunctioning chair alarm leads to fall and fractured hip
$185,000 Failure to respond to call lights leads to fall and hip fracture
$185,000 Failure to do fall prevention care plan leads to fall with multiple fractures
$160,000 Failure to adjust care plan leads to fall and fractured hip
$125,000 Multiple untreated bed sores
$125,000 Fall with brain bleed
$125,000 Broken bed leads to lacerated rectum in fall
$122,500 Post-operative patient suffers multiple bed sores
$120,000 Poor nutritional care and support leads to infected bed sore
$105,000 Untreated urinary tract infection leads to sepsis
$100,000 Resident suffers Stage IV bed sore to heel
Auto Accident
$850,000 Left-turn accident results in Will County settlement
$830,000 Settlement in Truck accident in Lake County
$750,000 Hip fracture from auto accident results in settlement for retiree
$400,000 Head-on crash results in settlement in excess of policy limits
$240,000 Settlement in accident against cab driver and taxi company
$230,000 Settlement for rear-end accident requiring back surgery
$205,000 Settlement for crash outside school
$195,000 Wheeling car accident results in settlement
$187,542 Settlement for McLean County auto liability, underinsured motorist claims
$160,000 Back injury from short stop on CTA bus
$155,000 Settlement by mechanic riding his motorcycle home from gas station.
$152,000 Settlement in police officer who was rear-ended on I-294
$150,000 Settlement for truck driver that was rear-ended on the highway
$150,000 Settlement for injured truck driver
$150,000 Arbitration award for California man
$150,000 Passenger secures policy limits settlements from both drivers
$150,000 Settlement in left turn failure to yield accident
$135,000 Settlement Reached on behalf of a Motorist who was rear-ended on the way to work
$120,000 Crash outside trailer park yields settlement
$117,000 Settlement on behalf of a roadway construction worker who was clipped by side view mirror
$100,000 Settlement in ATV accident in Kane County
$ 100,000 Settlement for mother that was struck with oncoming vehicle
$100,000 Settlement in drunk driving accident in Winnebago County
$100,000 Settlement reached on behalf of driver rear ended at stop light
$100,000 Left turn accident results in settlement of liability and underinsured motorist claims
$100,000 Rear-end accident results in back surgery
$100,000 Settlement for passenger that suffered fractured wrist in DuPage County
$77,821 Arbitration award in underinsured motorist claim
$75,000 Settlement for mother who stepped in a hole and broke her wrist
$70,000 Settlement in Iroquois County intersection accident
$70,000 Settlement reached on behalf of a motorcycle rider who suffered extensive blunt force trauma
$60,000 Wrist fracture results in Kane County UIM settlement
Slip and Fall Accident
$1,025,000 Fire drill accident yields settlement for post-traumatic migraines
$225,000 Kankakee sidewalk fall settlement
$225,000 Fall on exposed conduit causes shoulder injury
$200,000 Settlement reached on behalf of janitor who slipped and fell in will county
$175,000 Settlement Reached on behalf of a factory worker who slipped at a family party
$165,000 Settlement for slip-and-fall on ice
$75,000 Settlement on behalf of nurse who fell while attending professional conference
Work Related Personal Injury
$600,000 Settlement for Mechanic Injured in Will County
$200,000 Janitor suffers shoulder injury to fall caused by loose tile
$145,000 Settlement for accident on Post Office loading dock
$118,750 Settlement reached on behalf of employee at Midway Airport
$125,000 Bartender assaulted by patron secures settlement
Wrongful Death Lawsuits
$500,000 McLean County Infant Death Yields Policy Limits Settlement
Construction Accidents
$700,000 Fall from ladder on CTA construction project yields settlement
$320,000 Carpenter injured on job site secures settlement
Trucking Accidents
$855,000 Settlement in sideswipe accident
$830,000 Settlement in Red Light Truck Accident
$175,000 Truck runs car off the road
$135,000 Settlement reached on behalf of motorist who was rear-ended while on her way to work.
$100,000 Sideswipe accident results in Cook County settlement
$100,000 Settlement reached on behalf of mother who was picking up kids from school and struck by truck
Dog Bite Attacks
$120,000 Settlement for woman who was bit by her brother-in-law’s dog
$120,000 Arbitration award in DuPage County dog bite
$120,000 Settlement for accountant bitten on the hand by pit bull
$117,000 Settlement in dog bite in Cook County
$100,000 Policy limits settlement for girl bitten in face by dog at barbecue
$75,000 Settlement for Rockford boy bitten by uncle’s dog
Medical Malpractice
$1,000,000 Wrongful death settlement against oral surgeon
$500,000 Settlement in Medical Malpractice
$275,000 Settlement for fall, fractured hip in hospital
$165,000 Jury verdict for foot injury to diabetic
$120,000 Malpractice claim settled against the VA
$80,000 Prescription medication misfill results in Peoria County settlement
Dangerous and Defective Products
$875,000 Settlement reached involving dangerous stair climbing device
