Top 50 Personal Injury Settlements in Illinois in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 personal injury settlements obtained in Illinois in the year 2019. The list is comprised of cases filed either in a state or federal court, as well as those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $14,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jack M. Beam, Matthew M. Patterson, Douglas J. Raymond of Beam Legal Team LLC |
| Case: | J.R. v. Cook County Health & Hospital System |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Failure to Diagnose, Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James M. Urtis of Law Offices of James M. Urtis |
| Case: | S.V. v. VHS of Illinois, Inc. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick A. Salvi, Patrick Salvi, II , Brian L. Salvi, Carly E. Shannon of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard PC |
| Case: | Calderon v. Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident, Amputation |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $9,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd A. Smith, Brian LaCien of Smith LaCien LLP |
| Case: | Dumitrescu v. City of Chicago |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $8,605,388.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Power, Thomas H. Murphy of Cogan & Power, P.C. |
| Case: | Customer v. Retail Establishment |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $6,955,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeremy L. Geller of Trapp & Geller |
| Case: | M.R. v. Pace Suburban Bus, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Louis C. Cairo, Michael D. Fisher of GWC Injury Lawyers LLC |
| Case: | Myslinski v. Maneval Construction Co., Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Amputation |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $5,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jay P. Deratany of Deratany & Kosner |
| Case: | Baker v. County of Cook |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 9 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul M. McMahon of Costello, McMahon, Burke & Murphy Ltd. |
| Case: | Estate of Lee v. Rice, et al. |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 9 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph W. Balesteri of Power Rogers LLP |
| Case: | Kolpacki v. N. Ill. Gas Co., et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Personal Injury, Burn Injury, Gas Leak, Utility Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $3,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael P. Cogan, Sara M. Davis of Cogan & Power, P.C. |
| Case: | Bloom v. Northshore Physicians Assoc. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Erroneous Treatment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $3,103,830.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Power, Thomas H. Murphy of Cogan & Power, P.C. |
| Case: | Pick-up Truck Driver, et al. v. Truck Driver |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $2,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig D. Tobin, Paula Fuller Tobin of Tobin & Munoz, LLC; Christopher Mullen of Mullen Law Offices |
| Case: | M.B. v. Plaza on the Park, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $2,544,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephan D. Blandin of Romanucci & Blandin, LLC; Sean C. Burke of Sean Burke Law, LLC; Michael W. Rathsack of Law Office of Michael W. Rathsack |
| Case: | Delatorre v. Lake Effect Dev. III LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $1,725,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Power, Sara M. Davis of Cogan & Power, P.C. |
| Case: | Customer v. Store |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Tort |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $1,650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Power, Thomas H. Murphy of Cogan & Power, P.C. |
| Case: | Plaintiff v. Landscaping Co. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bradley Z. Schulman of Motherway & Napleton LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Nash v. Cook Cty., et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Prison Negligence, Failure to Protect, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sara M. Davis, Thomas H. Murphy of Cogan & Power, P.C. |
| Case: | Plaintiff v. Commercial Establishment |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | C. Nicholas Cronauer of Cronauer Law |
| Case: | Burke v. Kishwaukee Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Paralysis Injury |
| 17 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John D. Risvold of The Collins Law Firm PC; Barry D. Rooth, Kelly A. Sheets of Theodoros & Rooth, P.C. |
| Case: | Moss v. Braun et. al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $937,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael C. Goode of Law Office of Michael C. Goode; Zane D. Smith of Zane D. Smith & Associates, Ltd. |
| Case: | Solorsano v. Goss Press International |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product, Strict Liability |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan H. Bender of Goldstein Bender & Romanoff |
| Case: | Vargas v. Hajrasouliha, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Lack of Informed Consent, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $860,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sara M. Davis of Cogan & Power, P.C. |
| Case: | Patient v. Surgeon |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Unnecessary Surgery, Negligent Tort |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Haytham Faraj, Matthew Amarin of Law Offices of Haytham Faraj PLLC |
| Case: | Prado Gallegos v. 4 Wheels Auto Repair |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Brain Injury, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Power, Thomas H. Murphy of Cogan & Power, P.C. |
| Case: | Customer v. Chicagoland Store |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Power, Thomas H. Murphy of Cogan & Power, P.C. |
| Case: | Patel, et al. v. Tall Oaks of Hanover Park Home Owners Assoc., Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas H. Murphy, Michael J. Pullano of Cogan & Power, P.C. |
| Case: | Doherty v. Elim Baptist Church |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert D. Fink of Collison Law Office |
| Case: | Groves, et al. v. Fisher |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $450,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan I. Loevy, Arthur Loevy, Steven Art, Josh Loevy of Loevy & Loevy |
| Case: | Baskins v. Gilmore, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $380,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph G. Ryan, Lawrence G. Gordon of Gordon & Centracchio LLC |
| Case: | Ruark v. City of Chicago, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $375,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan H. Bender of Goldstein Bender & Romanoff |
| Case: | Vallecillo v. Greenberg, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Anesthesia Error, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Ophthalmology Malpractice |
| 29 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory E. Kulis, Brian M. Orozco of Gregory E. Kulis & Associates Ltd. |
| Case: | Ball v. Cortes, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 29 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ronak R. Maisuria, Michael D. Oppenheimer, Jon Erickson of Erickson & Oppenheimer, Ltd. |
| Case: | White v. Barona, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $265,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donald J. Angelini Jr., Alex D. Abate of Angelini, Ori & Abate Law |
| Case: | Sepulbeda v. City of Chicago, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Erron H. Fisher of Fisher & LaMonica P.C. |
| Case: | Charley v. The City of Chicago |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $248,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sara Garber, Tony Thedford of Thedford Garber Law |
| Case: | Griffin v. City of Chicago, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Malicious Prosecution, Personal Injury, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Failure to Supervise, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $240,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas H. Murphy of Cogan & Power, P.C. |
| Case: | Karnezis-Lloyd v. Physician, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $205,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel C. Fabbri of Fabbri Law Offices P.C. |
| Case: | Gamez v. Chaudhry, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 35 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph A. Power Jr., James I. Power, Sean M. Houlihan of Power Rogers LLP |
| Case: | Ruprecht v. Deerfield Constr. Co., Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 35 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John D. Risvold of The Collins Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Foret v. Wu |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 35 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rahsaan A. Gordon of Law Offices of Rahsaan A. Gordon |
| Case: | Williams v. City of Chicago, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Conspiracy, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Trespass, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $195,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Antonio M. Romanucci of Romanucci & Blandin, LLC |
| Case: | Delaney v. Dart, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Conspiracy, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Trespass, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $184,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sara M. Davis of Cogan & Power, P.C. |
| Case: | Henry v. Sanchez, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist, Negligent Tort |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $175,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick W. Morrissey of Thomas G. Morrissey, Ltd. |
| Case: | Chew-Harris v. Dart, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Government Negligence, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Prison Negligence, Failure to Protect, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $171,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Philip J. Berenz of Berenz Law Network Professional Corporation |
| Case: | Moore v. Sears |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Negligent Tort |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $165,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ervin B. Nevitt of Coplan & Crane Ltd. |
| Case: | Combs v. Van Horn, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Emergency Vehicle Accident |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $131,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sara M. Davis of Cogan & Power, P.C. |
| Case: | Baran v. Superdawg Drive-in, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 42 - 50 | |
| Note: | Settlements below $100,000 have not been included to the list. |