Top 20 Settlements in Illinois in 2017
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $125,387,948.00 |
| Attorneys: | Myron M. Cherry, Jacie C. Zolna, Benjamin Swetland of Myron M. Cherry & Associates LLC; Antonio M. Romanucci, Rebecca E. Neubauer of Romanucci & Blandin, LLC |
| Case: | McKenzie-Lopez v. City of Chicago |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, Due Process Violation |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $60,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Chad A. Readler of U.S. Department of Justice |
| Case: | US v. IPC The Hospitalist Inc., et al. |
| Type: | False Claims Act, Qui Tam, Healthcare Fraud |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $35,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Linda D. Friedman, Suzanne E. Bish, George S. Robot, Patricia A. Bronte of Stowell & Friedman, Ltd. |
| Case: | Slaughter, et al. v. Wells Fargo Advisors LLC |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, Race Discrimination, Labor & Employment |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $30,990,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan I. Loevy, David B. Owens of Loevy & Loevy; Stuart J. Chanen, Henry E. Turner of Valorem Law Group; Anna Benvenutti Hoffmann, Nick Brustin, Peter J. Neufeld, Alexandra Lampert of Neufeld Scheck & Brustin, LLP; John C. Benson of John C. Benson, Attorney |
| Case: | Richardson v. City of Chicago, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Conspiracy, Due Process Violation, Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Emotional Distress, Police Misconduct |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jack M. Beam, Matthew M. Patterson, Douglas J. Raymond, Ryan P. Timoney of Beam Legal Team LLC; Geoffrey N. Fieger of Fieger Law PC |
| Case: | N.B., Pro Ami v. Franciscan Alliance Inc. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth Delivery, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Failure to Inform, Failure to Monitor |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ryan E. Yagoda of Sukhman Yagoda |
| Case: | V.G., Pro Ami v. USA |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth Delivery, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Ob-Gyn Malpractice |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $10,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin G. Burke, Francis P. Morrissey, David J. Rashid of Wise Morrissey Kaveny LLC |
| Case: | A.U., Pro Ami v. West Suburban Medical Center, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth Delivery, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Failure to Monitor |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $9,559,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas A. Demetrio, Michael K. Demetrio, Robert J. Bingle, Matthew T. Jenkins of Corboy & Demetrio, PC |
| Case: | Estate of Harris v. Village of Calumet Park |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 9 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew M. Rundio, Timothy J. Cavanagh, Michael Sorich, Benjeman L. Nichols, Patrick D. McHale of Cavanagh Law Group |
| Case: | Estate of Ruffin v. Metra |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Railroad Accident, Brain Injury |
| 9 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Philip H Corboy, Jr., Edward G. Willer, William T. Gibbs of Corboy & Demetrio, PC |
| Case: | Estate of Liszkiewicz v. CRG Residential LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Wrongful Death, Fall |
| 10 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ian R. Alexander of Goldberg & Goldberg |
| Case: | Hood v. Morasch, et al. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Surgical Error |
| 10 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David C. Wise of Wise Morrissey Kaveny LLC |
| Case: | Cholipski v. Bovis Lend Lease Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $6,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David B. Nemeroff of Nemeroff Law Offices |
| Case: | Miari v. Windy City Limousine Co., et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Louis C. Cairo, Lawrence T. Ruder of Goldberg, Weisman & Cairo Ltd. |
| Case: | Koplin v. Spencer, et al. |
| Type: | Bus Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $5,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy J. Cavanagh, Michael Sorich of Cavanagh Law Group |
| Case: | Estate of Green v. Montelongo, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Failure to Warn, Pedestrian Accident, Truck Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $5,850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John L. Cantlin, Timothy B. Cantlin of The Cantlin Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Krug v. Contacessi, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $5,625,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Locke E. Bowman, Vanessa del Valle, Alexa Van Brunt of Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center; G. Flint Taylor, Jr., John L. Stainthorp, Janis M. Susler of People's Law Office; J. Samuel Tenenbaum of Bluhm Legal Clinic, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law |
| Case: | Swift v. City of Chicago |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Conspiracy, Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest, Emotional Distress, Police Misconduct |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sheldon A. Ostroff of Law Offices of Sheldon A. Ostroff; James C. Kostas, David M. Huffman of Huffman & Kosta; Douglas M. Werman, Maureen A. Salas of Werman Salas P.C. |
| Case: | Garcia, et al. v. J.C. Penney Corp. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Labor & Employment |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Clark M. Raymond of Raymond & Raymond Ltd |
| Case: | Jackson v. County of Cook |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Surgical Error, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Inform, Lack of Consent |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $4,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Amanda C. Antholt, Laura J. Miller of Equip for Equality; Richard J. Dvorak of Dvorak Law Offices, LLC |
| Case: | Borys v. Dart, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Fall, Failure to Treat, Prison Negligence, Inadequate Care |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paige Boggs of Office of the Attorney General, IL |
| Case: | Madigan v. Insys Therapeutics Inc. |
| Type: | Consumer Fraud, Pharmacy Malpractice, Kickbacks |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $4,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ann Henry, Deborah L. Hamilton, Ethan M.M. Cohen of EEOC |
| Case: | EEOC v. Mach Mining L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, Gender Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Failure to Hire |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan I. Loevy, Tara Thompson of Loevy & Loevy; G. Flint Taylor, Jr., Benjamin H. Elson of People's Law Office |
| Case: | Whirl v. Former Detective Pienta, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Conspiracy, Malicious Prosecution, Negligent Supervision, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Emotional Distress, Police Brutality, Failure to Train, Police Misconduct |