Top 10 Personal Injury Settlements in Illinois in 2019

Top 10 Personal Injury Settlements in Illinois in 2019We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 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
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