Top 10 Verdicts in Illinois in 2018

Top 10 Verdicts in Illinois in 2018We 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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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
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* 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.