Top 50 Verdicts in Illinois in 2017
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $148,190,997.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tara R. Devine, Jeffrey J. Kroll, Patrick A. Salvi of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard PC |
| Case: | Darden v. City of Chicago |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Emotional Distress |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $140,140,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher A. Seeger, David R. Buchanan of Seeger Weiss LLP; Matthew P. Teague of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. |
| Case: | Konrad v. Abbvie Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Pharmacy Malpractice, Product Liability |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $115,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donald J. Nolan, Thomas P. Routh, Welson T. Chu of Nolan Law Group; David I. Katzman, Bruce A. Lampert of Katzman Lampert & Stoll |
| Case: | Estate of Brokaw, et al. v. National Air Cargo Inc. |
| Type: | Aviation Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $85,929,172.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph A. Power Jr., James I. Power of Power, Rogers & Smith P.C. |
| Case: | Montagano v. Metal-Matic Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Failure to Train, Crane Accident |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $54,155,900.00 |
| Attorneys: | James M. Roche, Christopher T. Theisen of Theisen & Roche, Ltd.; Robert J. Napleton of Motherway & Napleton LLP |
| Case: | Denton v. University Am-Can, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $48,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Martin A. Dolan of Dolan Law PC |
| Case: | Estate of G.F. v. Rosado |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Child Abuse, Failure to Protect, Failure to Report |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $44,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Antonio M. Romanucci, Martin D. Gould of Romanucci & Blandin, LLC; Carl Salvato of Salvato, O'Toole & Froylan |
| Case: | Laporta v. City of Chicago |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Gunshot, Failure to Protect |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $20,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher T. Hurley, Mark R. McKenna of Hurley McKenna & Mertz, P.C. |
| Case: | Ravizza v. Paccar Inc. |
| Type: | Falling Object, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Defective Product |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $15,182,083.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael P. Cogan, Thomas K. Prindable, Hadas M. Benhamou (Corey) of Cogan & Power, P.C. |
| Case: | Skorek v. Edward Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress |
| 10 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David J. Diamond, D. Greg Sakall of Goldberg & Osborne; Brandon L. Bogle, Troy A. Rafferty of Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A.; David R. Buchanan of Seeger Weiss LLP; Bill Robins, III of Robins Cloud LLP |
| Case: | Mitchell v. Abbvie Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Pharmacy Malpractice, Product Liability, Intentional Misrepresentation, Emotional Distress |
| 10 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John T. Boundas, John E. Williams, Jr. of Williams Kherkher Hart Boundas, LLP; Christopher Cueto, Michael Gras of Law Office of Christopher Cueto, Ltd. |
| Case: | E.G., Pro Ami v. Abbott Laboratories Inc. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Pharmacy Malpractice, Product Liability |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $13,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stuart J. Chanen, Nicole N. Auerbach, Daniel C. Wucherer of Valorem Law Group |
| Case: | Patrick v. City of Chicago, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Conspiracy, Malicious Prosecution, Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Emotional Distress, Police Misconduct |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $11,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick A. Salvi, Patrick Salvi, II, Eirene N. Salvi of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard PC |
| Case: | Black v. Anderson Automotive Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $9,987,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael D. Carter, Jr., Clifford W. Horwitz of Horwitz, Horwitz and Associates Ltd. |
| Case: | Russo v. Corey Steel Co. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Failure to Train, Crane Accident |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $8,960,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd D. Carcelli of Todd D. Carcelli, Esq. |
| Case: | Baez v. Vita Food Products Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Brain Injury, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Ladder Accident |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $6,654,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher M. Norem, Amanda Martin of Parente & Norem, PC |
| Case: | Montes v. Chicago Transit Authority |
| Type: | Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Railroad Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $6,450,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert M. Foote, Craig S. Mielke, Kathleen C. Chavez, Elizabeth C. Chavez, Matthew J. Herman, Kevin P. Noll, Peter L. Currie of Foote, Mielke, Chavez & O'Neil, LLC; Sean M. Hendricks of Meyers & Flowers |
| Case: | Davis v. Packer Engineering Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Gender Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $5,979,616.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul J. Skiermont, Sarah E. Spires, Sadaf R. Abdullah, Steven W. Hartsell, Steven J. Udick, Shellie R. Stephens of Skiermont Derby LLP; Philip S. Beck, Jason L. Peltz, Asha L.I. Spencer, Robert B. Tannenbaum of Bartlit Beck LLP |
| Case: | LoggerHead Tools v. Sears Holdings Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $5,745,600.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael D. Carter, Jr., Clifford W. Horwitz, Jay R. Luchsinger of Horwitz, Horwitz and Associates Ltd. |
| Case: | Markovich v. ISEC Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $5,445,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher M. Norem, Amanda Martin, Matthew J. Coleman of Parente & Norem, PC |
| Case: | Bakopoulos v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Slip and Fall, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Failure to Maintain, FELA, Failure to Train |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $5,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brett A. Emison of Langdon & Emison Attorneys at Law; C. Nicholas Cronauer of Burns Cronauer Brown LLP; Kevin J. Conway, Timothy R. Ocasek of Cooney & Conway; Ken Barnes of Barnes Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Cravatta v. Metra |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Railroad Accident, Slip and Fall, Work Accident, Failure to Maintain |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $5,295,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Elizabeth A. Kaveny, Brian T. Monico of Wise Morrissey Kaveny LLC; Gregory E. Kulis of Kulis Law; Mark A. Mordini of Mordini Schwartz Vine |
| Case: | Padilla v. City of Chicago, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $5,192,609.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael D. Carter, Jr., Michael T. Wierzbicki, Thomas A. Kelliher of Horwitz, Horwitz and Associates Ltd. |
| Case: | Burdick v. New Prime Inc. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $4,768,351.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brion W. Doherty, Robert J. Napleton of Motherway & Napleton LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Blockmon v. Mcclellan, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $4,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey J. Neslund of Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Neslund; Michael D. Robbins of Michael D. Robbins & Associates; Robert L. Robertson of Robertson Duric |
| Case: | Williamson v. Ortiz, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Negligent Supervision, Gunshot, Emotional Distress, Police Brutality |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $4,675,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard J. Schroeder of Tarpey, Jones & Schroeder LLC |
| Case: | Zurawski v. Franklin, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Emotional Distress, Failure to Refer |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $4,111,478.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel A. Goldfaden of Levin & Perconti |
| Case: | Estate of Trendel v. Clare Oaks, et al. |
| Type: | Nursing Home Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Medication Error, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $4,088,470.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steve C. Armbruster of The Vrdolyak Law Group |
| Case: | Moore v. Chicago Transit Authority |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Railroad Accident |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $3,829,300.00 |
| Attorneys: | Katherine Vidal, George C. Lombardi, Michael R. Rueckheim, Matthew R. McCullough, Aldo A. Badini, Shanna A. Lehrman of Winston & Strawn, LLP; Benjamin C. Elacqua, Maria E. Stiteler of Fish & Richardson PC; Nicole L. Little of Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP |
| Case: | Chamberlain Grp. v. Techtronic Indus., et al. |
| Type: | Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $3,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Melanie K. Fairman, Steven J. Seidman of Seidman Margulis & Fairman, LLP; Daniel S. Kirschner of Corboy & Demetrio, PC; Stephen J. Smalling, Matthew Heinlen of Capron & Avgerinos, PC |
| Case: | Schoenfeld v. Marriott International Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Emotional Distress |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Martin A. Dolan, Jack Carmody of Dolan Law PC |
| Case: | Estate of T.L. v. Watson, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Wrongful Death, Inadequate Security, Gunshot, Failure to Train |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Brent Wisner and Michael Baum of Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman, PC; David E. Rapoport and Matthew Sims of Rapoport Law Offices, PC |
| Case: | Dolin v. Glaxosmithkline |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Negligent Misrepresentation, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Defective Drug |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $2,777,001.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael F. Bonamarte, IV, Andrew J. Thut of Levin & Perconti |
| Case: | Estate of Green v. Jordan, et al. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Nursing Home Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Fall, Inadequate Care |
| 33 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kathryn L. Conway of Power, Rogers & Smith P.C.; Pamela Pantages of The Becker Law Firm |
| Case: | O.L., Pro Ami v. Akere, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Lack of Consent |
| 33 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Guy D. Geleerd Jr. of Nemeroff Law Offices; James A. Shapiro of Law Office of James A. Shapiro, P.C. |
| Case: | Berk v. Pepper Construction Co. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall, Failure to Maintain |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Charles B. Leuin, Ian Burkow, Kyle L. Flynn of Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
| Case: | McClendon v. Illinois Department of Transportation, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter F. Higgins of Lipkin & Higgins |
| Case: | Edwards v. DM&E |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Failure to Maintain |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $1,662,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas J. Pliura of Thomas J. Pliura, M.D., J.D., PC |
| Case: | Mullis v. Trinity Servs. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Pedestrian Accident, Wrongful Death, Emotional Distress |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $1,551,567.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin O'Connor, Ashley Murray, Robert R. Arroyo, Victor F. Price of O'Connor Law Firm Ltd. |
| Case: | Myatt v. Cassens Transport Co., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $1,390,717.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas A. Gowen of Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C.; Bradley P. Nelson of FisherBroyles, LLP |
| Case: | Jordan Mozer & Assocs. v. General Cas. Co. of WI |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Insurance Bad Faith |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $1,350,302.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher D. Liguori, Timothy A. Hudson, Katherine M. O’Brien of Tabet DiVito & Rothstein LLC |
| Case: | Hospira v. GSK |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Quantum Meruit |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $1,313,912.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jyotin Hamid of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP; Jennifer L. Ilkka of Reed Smith |
| Case: | GSK v. Hospira |
| Type: | Promissory Estoppel |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $1,276,870.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gerald J. Bekkerman, Jonathan D. Treshansky, Octavio Duran of Bekkerman Law Offices, LLC |
| Case: | Baci v. Boehm |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $1,210,466.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven R. Saks of Rittenberg, Buffen, Gulbrandsen, Robinson & Saks, Ltd. |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. Zigmantas |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $1,122,487.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeremy L. Geller, Peter C. Nozicka of Trapp & Geller |
| Case: | Bader v. Melendez-Ortiz |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $1,011,950.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven S. Shonder of Law Offices of Steven S. Shonder |
| Case: | Flores v. Alva, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Unnecessary Surgery, Lack of Consent |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $899,614.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin A. Crane, Stephen M. Blecha, Gregory F. Coplan, Theodore Jennings of Coplan & Crane Ltd. |
| Case: | Wheeler v. Marsala |
| Type: | Dental Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Failure to Treat, Lack of Consent |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $821,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William J. McMahon, Matthew F. Liebert of Hoey & Farina, P.C. |
| Case: | Munoz v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Railroad Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $700,200.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew D. Tanner, Darrell J. Graham of Roeser Bucheit & Graham LLC |
| Case: | U.S. Global Corp. v. Invenergy Wind |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Merrick of Merrick Law Firm LLC; Jessica Fayerman of Fayerman Law, LLC |
| Case: | Sanchez v. Catholic Bishop of Chicago, et al. |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David C. Wise of Wise Morrissey Kaveny LLC |
| Case: | Estate of J.J. v. Rasbaugh, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $586,930.00 |
| Attorneys: | John T. Schriver of Duane Morris LLP |
| Case: | Oak Park Prosthodontics, et al. v. Smith, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Intentional Misrepresentation |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $552,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael F. Bonamarte, IV, Colleen M. Mikaitis of Levin & Perconti |
| Case: | Estate of Maloney v. Community Physical Therapy & Assoc. Ltd. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Fall, Failure to Train |