Top 20 Settlements in Illinois in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 20 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. The list is comprised of cases filed either in a state or federal court, and those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $32,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donald S. Boyce of U.S. Attorney's Office |
| Case: | US Ex Rel. Garbe v. Kmart Corp. |
| Type: | False Claims Act, Qui Tam, Health Care Fraud, Intentional Tort, Insurance Fraud, Failure to Disclose |
| 2 | |
| 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 |
| 3 | |
| 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 |
| 4 | |
| 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 |
| 5 | |
| 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 |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $8,605,388.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Power, Thomas H. Murphy (IL) of Cogan & Power, P.C. |
| Case: | Customer v. Retail Establishment |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $8,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Keith A. Hebeisen, Sarah F. King of Clifford Law Offices, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Lara v. County of Cook |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 8 | |
| 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 |
| 9 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Louis C. Cairo, Michael D. Fisher of GWC Injury Lawyers LLC (Goldberg, Weisman & Cairo) |
| 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 |
| 9 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brandi L. Meredith Jeanne B. Szromba Diane I. Smason Ethan M.M. Cohen of EEOC |
| Case: | EEOC v. Dolgen Corp. LLC |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Hire |
| 10 | |
| 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 |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $5,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Edward G. Willer of Corboy & Demetrio, PC |
| Case: | Creason v. Plug-It-Products Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $4,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | James D. Montgomery Jr. of Montgomery Law Firm L.L.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Adams v. City of Chicago, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Emergency Vehicle Accident |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan I. Loevy, Arthur Loevy, Russell Ainsworth, Elizabeth Wang of Loevy & Loevy |
| Case: | Chatman v. City of Chicago, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Wrongful Conviction, Intentional Tort, Police Misconduct, Spoliation of Evidence, False Evidence |
| 14 (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 |
| 14 (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 |
| 15 | |
| 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 |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $3,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy J. Cavanagh, Michael Sorich of Cavanagh Law Group |
| Case: | Estate of Szmurlo v. Patel, et al. |
| Type: | Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $3,103,830.00 |
| Attorneys: | John M. Power, Thomas H. Murphy (IL) of Cogan & Power, P.C. |
| Case: | Pick-up Truck Driver, et al. v. Truck Driver |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel J. Pylman of Cirignani, Heller & Harman L.L.P. |
| Case: | Estate of Brooks v. County of Cook |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Surgical Error, Failure to Inform, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $2,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig D. Tobin, Paula Fuller Tobin of Tobin & Munoz, LLC; Christopher Mullen of Mullen Law Offices |
| Case: | M.B. v. Plaza on the Park, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $2,650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Grant R. Doty Jennifer L. Arendes Andrea G. Baran C. Felix Miller of EEOC |
| Case: | EEOC v. Crossmark, Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort, Failure to Accommodate |