Top 10 Verdicts in Illinois in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 plaintiff's jury verdicts* obtained in Illinois in the year 2018. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of Illinois.
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Note: If you have made this list (Top 10 Verdicts in Illinois in 2018) you have also made the list of Top 20 Verdicts in Illinois in 2018.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $315,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph S. Presta, Robert A. Rowan of Nixon & Vanderhye; Jeffery M. Cross of Freeborn & Peters LLP |
| Case: | Shuffle Tech International LLC, et al. v. Scientific Games Corp.,et al. |
| Type: | Antitrust Violation, Economic Loss, Fraud, Intentional Tort |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $53,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jack M. Beam, Geoffrey N. Fieger of Fieger Law |
| Case: | Ewing v. University of Chicago Medical Center |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $50,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick Salvi, II , Matthew L. Williams, Brian L. Salvi of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard PC |
| Case: | Florez v. Northshore University Health System, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Medication Error, Cerebral Palsy, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $47,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sal Indomenico of Sal Indomenico and Associates, P.C. |
| Case: | A.L., Pro Ami v. St. Alexius Medical Center |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $45,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jay P. Deratany of The Deratany Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Hudson v. Lutheran Social Services of Illinois |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Murder, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Protect, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Child Protection |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $35,014,630.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard I. Levin of Levin, Riback, Adelman & Flangel, P.C. |
| Case: | Ricciardi v. The Allstate Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph E. Kolar of Baizer Kolar Neiman P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Perez v. St. Alexius Medical Center, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Failure to Inform, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $21,620,018.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph A. Power Jr., James I. Power, Sean M. Houlihan of Power Rogers & Smith, L.L.P. |
| Case: | Wood v. Navistar Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Work Accident, Brain Injury, Fall, Defective Product, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $21,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert A. Clifford, Bradley M. Cosgrove, Charles R. Haskins, Tracy A. Brammeier of Clifford Law Offices, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of M.D. v. Justice Park District, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Negligent Supervision, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Breach of Duty of Care, Failure to Protect, Failure to Train, Drowning Accident, Negligent Tort, Failure to Test |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $19,217,602.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig P. Mannarino of Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz |
| Case: | Estate of Padilla v. MacNeal Hospital, et. al. |
| Type: | Delayed Childbirth, Delayed Diagnosis, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Medication Error, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
* This and other lists of plaintiff's jury verdicts, in our publication, may occasionally include a small number of counter- and/or cross-plaintiff's jury verdicts.