Verdicts & Settlements

Key Verdicts

KAKIDAS MCDONALD & CHAKONAS V. DEAN FOODS
Death of Three Teens
Intersection Collision
$20,200,000

O'BRIEN v. YAMAHA
Paraplegia
Defective Motorcycle
$24,000,000

COLELLA v. JMS TRUCKING
Wrongful Death
Construction/Trucking
$9,264,600 (Gross)

SKELTON v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Loss of an Arm
Mass Transit Light Rail "El" Train
$7,800,000 (Gross)

KELLY v. DART TRANSIT
Wrongful Death
Truck, Bus Highway Crash
$7,500,000

DONNELLAN v. FIRST STUDENT BUS CO.
Mild Brain Injury
Bus Crash
$6,000,000

ZARAGOAZA v. ST. ANNE'S HOSPITAL
Loss of Hearing
Misdiagnosed Meningitis
$5,500,000

SWEENEY v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brain Injury
Rollover Ford Bronco II SUV
$5,000,000

SMITH v. BOARD OF EDUCATION
Loss of Vision in an Eye
Improper Educational Supervision
$4,600,000

MOSBARGER v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
Mild Brain Damage
Train Collision, Railroad Worker
$3,200,000

KELLET v. CIVIC OPERA HOUSE
Herniated Lumbar Disc
Premises Liability
$2,800,000

Key Settlements

P.S. v. CHRYSLER
Death of Child and Hemi-paresis
Chrysler Minivan Defective Fuel Pump
$21,000,000

A.O'B. v YAMAHA (after verdict)
Paraplegia
Defective Motorcycle
$22,000,000

M.A. v. PARRILLO BMW
Brain Damage
Pedestrian Collision
$7,500,000

M.G. v. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HOSPITAL
Brain Damage at Birth
$6,500,000

A.K v. MCNEAL HOSPITAL
Perforated Ulcer Resulting in Brain Damage
$5,250,000

E.G. v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
Death from Airbag Deployment
Defective Airbag
Confidential Settlement

K.B. v. YAMAHA
Arm Injury
Defective Motorcycle
$1,000,000

M.H. v. MICHAEL REESE HOSPITAL
Death from failure to diagnose Acoustic Neuroma
$2,300,000

L.G. v. VALUJET AIRLINES
Death from crash of a passenger airline jet
Florida Everglades
Confidential Settlement

D.V. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brain Damage from a Sports Utility Rollover, Bronco II
Confidential Settlement

E.H. v. SUBURBAN HOSPITAL
Death from failure to diagnose Pulmonary Embolism
$2,000,000

H.S. v. YARD HORSE TRUCKING COMPANY
Brain Damage from truck collision
$2,000,000

D.G. v. UNIQUE AIR CONDITIONING
Burn Injury
$1,200,000

T.O. v. GENERAL MOTORS
Death, Rollover Chevrolet Blazer
Stability and Seatbelt Defect
Confidential Settlement

K.K. v. YAMAHA
Defective Wave Runner (Jet Ski)
Confidential Settlement

S.O. v. ISUZU
Death
Rollover SUV-Isuzu Trooper
Confidential Settlement

T. v. MITSUBISHI
Death
Rollover Mitsubishi
Confidential Settlement

S.R. v. BUSCIO CONSTRUCTION
Mild Brain Injury
$1,500,000