Top 50 Verdicts in Illinois in 2022
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 50 plaintiff's jury verdicts obtained in Illinois in the year 2022. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of Illinois.
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| 11 - 20 | |
| Visit: | Top 20 Verdicts in Illinois in 2022 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $3,361,302.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lanny H. Darr of Darr Law Offices Ltd. |
| Case: | Liss v. TMS Intl., LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Work Accident, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Amputation, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $3,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mariam L. Hafezi, Kyli Cotten of Kaiser Hafezi Law; Magdalena Dworak of Law Office of Magdalena Dworak |
| Case: | Bryja v. Yorath |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Unnecessary Surgery, Negligent Tort, Podiatry Malpractice, Bodily Injury |
| 23 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | George Brugess of Cogan & Power P.C. |
| Case: | Galasso v. Metra |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, FELA, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 23 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard J. Dvorak, Christopher A. Tinsley of Dvorak Law Offices LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Taylor v. City of Chicago |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Murder, Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect, Negligent Tort |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $2,256,085.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Sorich, Marc E. McCallister of Cavanagh Law Group |
| Case: | Garber v. City of Chicago, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Emergency Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Non-Motorized Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $1,850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher M. Norem of Parente & Norem, PC |
| Case: | Godines v. Skender Construction, LLC |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $1,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tara R. Devine, Jaclyn Kurth of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard PC; Brian T. Monico, John W. Chwarzynski of Hale & Monico |
| Case: | K.G. v. Lakhani Hospitality Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Sexual Assault, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $1,592,475.00 |
| Attorneys: | Maritsha Garcia of Powell & Pisman PLLC |
| Case: | Anaya v. City of Chicago, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas O. Plouff of Costello, McMahon, Gilbreth & Murphy Ltd. |
| Case: | Ruggles v. Gulick Trucking Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $1,472,750.00 |
| Attorneys: | C. Nicholas Cronauer, Bradley Melzer, Ross Brennan of Cronauer Law, LLP |
| Case: | Chavez v. Kirkland Police Department, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Fall, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $1,365,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Colleen Mixan Mikaitis of Taxman, Pollock, Murray & Bekkerman L.L.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Shearin v. Abariotis, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Overmedication, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $1,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Antonio M. Romanucci, Bhavani Raveendran of Romanucci & Blandin L.L.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Hernandez v. City of Chicago, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $1,216,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael C. Bruck of Spellmire Bruck LLP |
| Case: | Casdan Inc. v. Rosen, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Legal Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Zane D. Smith of Zane D. Smith & Associates Ltd. |
| Case: | Estate of Radcliff v. Kurian |
| Type: | Car Accident, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accident, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Monitor, Premature Discharge, Negligent Tort, Vehicular Accident |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $827,868.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven E. Garstki, Stewart D. Stoller of Stoller & Garstki |
| Case: | Walker v. Steward |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $563,711.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrence J. Amato, Geoffrey E. Jacobs of GWC Injury Lawyers LLC |
| Case: | Weathersby v. 7854 S. Ellis LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $527,689.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lance Northcutt, Timothy J. Keiser of GWC Injury Lawyers LLC |
| Case: | Adams v. Grish |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $493,750.00 |
| Attorneys: | Audrey Dufour of Anesi Ozmon Ltd. |
| Case: | Watson v. Dawn Food Products Inc. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $492,129.00 |
| Attorneys: | William F. Zieske of Zieske Law |
| Case: | Little Marvels Co., et al. v. Safran |
| Type: | Defamation, Economic Loss, Tortious Interference, Intentional Tort, Reputational Harm |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $490,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Patrick J. Blum, Steven A. Berman of Anesi, Ozmon, Rodin, Novak & Kohen Ltd. |
| Case: | Narsimhan v. Lowe's Home Centers LLC |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $466,347.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert J. Adelman of Levin, Riback & Adelman PC |
| Case: | Allahverdi v. Sullivan |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $461,184.00 |
| Attorneys: | Melanie J. VanOverloop, Zartosht Khodavandi, Kevin D. Kojs of Rapoport Law Offices |
| Case: | Estanislao v. Chicago Transit Authority |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Railroad Accident, Negligent Tort, Mass Transit Accident, Bodily Injury |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $454,016.00 |
| Attorneys: | George Brugess of Cogan & Power P.C. |
| Case: | Pace v. Metra |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Railroad Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, FELA, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $445,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher L. Panio of Panio Law Offices |
| Case: | Betts v. Lewis |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $430,649.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel T. Madigan of Motherway & Napleton LLP |
| Case: | Katsaros v. Krause |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $418,625.00 |
| Attorneys: | James N. Faklis, Michael C. Mead of Faklis, Tallis & Mead P.C. |
| Case: | Ahearn v. Heliotis |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Single-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $390,296.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary P. Hollander, Chidinma Ahukanna of Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa; Kapil Patel of Parikh Law Group LLC |
| Case: | Kumar v. Anthony Michael Interior Design Ltd., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Fraud, Intentional Tort, Commercial Litigation |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $367,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew S. Sims, Melanie J. VanOverloop of Rapoport Law Offices P.C. |
| Case: | Bachrach v. Chicago Elite Cab, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher J. Johnson of Katz, Friedman, Eagle, Eisenstein, Johnson & Bareck PC |
| Case: | Garcia-Rodriguez v. City of Chicago, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Single-Vehicle Accident, Emergency Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $301,531.00 |
| Attorneys: | Terrence M. Quinn of Phillips Law Offices |
| Case: | Hanley v. Joffrey, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $293,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas E. Kennedy III, Sarah Jane Hunt of Law Offices of Thomas E. Kennedy, III L.C. |
| Case: | Valencia, et al. v. City of Springfield, IL |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Disability Discrimination, Intentional Tort, Real Estate, Housing Discrimination |
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