Top 20 Verdicts in Illinois in 2020
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 plaintiff's jury verdicts obtained in Illinois in the year 2020. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of Illinois.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $9,689,948.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven R. Levin of Levin, Riback, Adelman & Flangel P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Ware v. Home Opportunity L.L.C. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $5,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jennifer Bonjean of Bonjean Law Group P.L.L.C. |
| Case: | Wrice v. Burge, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Conviction, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Police Misconduct, Spoliation of Evidence |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $2,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Conrad Szewczyk of Conrad Szewczyk & Associates |
| Case: | Estate of Przeslica v. Rodriguez, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $2,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard L. Pullano, Mathew T. Siporin of Pullano Law Offices |
| Case: | Estate of Lesslie v. Rodriguez, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Wrongful Death, DUI, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $2,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John L. Nisivaco of Chicago Injury Lawyers, LLC |
| Case: | Perez v. Larry’s Cartage Co., Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $1,482,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Katherine Moorhouse of Taxman, Pollock, Murray & Bekkerman L.L.C., |
| Case: | Verdin v. Magiera |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $1,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anthony B. Eben, Thomas E. Patterson of Patterson Law Firm L.L.C.; Philip J. Berenz of Berenz Law Network P.C. |
| Case: | Edgecombe v. Sampath, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Conversion, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $831,679.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick J. Giese, Shawn S. Kasserman, Katherine A. Twardak of Tomasik Kotin Kasserman L.L.C., |
| Case: | Mackeben v. O’Meara, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $734,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eileen M. O’Connor of O’Connor Law Group L.L.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Lanier v. Harsoor, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Lack of Informed Consent, Negligent Tort |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $600,906.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark W. Mathys of Law Offices of Mathys & Schneid |
| Case: | Perros v. Kalamaris, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Medication Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $511,993.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig A. Hoffman of Ruberry, Stalmack & Garvey L.L.C., |
| Case: | Shaw v. Holliday, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $392,857.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bryan J. O’Connor Jr. of O’Connor Law Group L.L.C. |
| Case: | Sylvester v. Chatham Rug Co., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Ladder Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $380,561.00 |
| Attorneys: | Margaret Battersby Black, Daisy Ayllon, Bryan A. Ruggiero of Levin & Perconti |
| Case: | Estate of Corbett v. Park Villa Nursing and Rehab. Center LLC |
| Type: | Business Liability, Nursing Home Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Elder Abuse, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $268,782.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter F. Higgins of Peter Higgins Law |
| Case: | Ramirez v. Acevedo |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $263,419.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary P. Stone of Karchmar & Stone |
| Case: | Parral v. Murray |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $193,300.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert L. Robertson, Marko Duric of Robertson Duric |
| Case: | Monreal v. Husain, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Legal Malpractice, Professional Malpractice |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $168,875.00 |
| Attorneys: | John J. Meehan of Law Offices of John J. Meehan P.C. |
| Case: | Fuller v. Porter |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $165,774.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey S. Jordan of O’Connor & Nakos Ltd. |
| Case: | Piper v. Hammer |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $125,732.00 |
| Attorneys: | Hall Adams III of Law Offices of Hall Adams L.L.C. |
| Case: | Young v. Allen |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $122,478.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan D. Treshansky of Taxman, Pollock, Murray & Bekkerman L.L.C. |
| Case: | Ninneman v. Suhadolnik |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort |