Top 100 Verdicts in Illinois in 2024
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| 21 - 50 | |
| Visit: | Top 50 Verdicts in Illinois in 2024 |
| 51 | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Julia Rickert, Maria A. Makar of Loevy & Loevy; Al Hofeld, Jr., Zachary Hofeld of The Law Offices of Al Hofeld, Jr. LLC |
| Case: | Gaines v. Chicago Board of Education, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, School Safety, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Failure to Supervise, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 52 | |
| Amount: | $727,273.00 |
| Attorneys: | Todd A. Smith, Brian LaCien of Smith LaCien LLP |
| Case: | Mares v. City of Chicago |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Public Premises Liability |
| 53 | |
| Amount: | $620,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul Ciesielski of Staver Accident Injury Lawyers PC |
| Case: | Ramirez v. Barrix, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Bodily Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accident, Non-Motorized Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Bicycle Accident, Rear-end Collision |
| 54 | |
| Amount: | $587,417.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Silverman of Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates |
| Case: | Sherman v. Coromandel Umbrella Ass'n., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Residential Premises Liability |
| 55 | |
| Amount: | $515,100.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas Q. Keefe, Jr., Thomas Q. Keefe III, Samantha Unsell of Keefe, Keefe & Unsell, PC |
| Case: | Zavradinos v. Jennewein, et al |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Spinal Injury, Radiology Malpractice |
| 56 | |
| Amount: | $505,937.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven Jacobson of Law Offices of Jacobson & Tchernev Ltd |
| Case: | Oleksyn, et al. v. Quintero, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, Car v. Passenger Accident, Rear-end Collision |
| 57 | |
| Amount: | $502,648.42 |
| Attorneys: | Mitch M. Gilfillan, Ryan M. Keeton of Quinn Johnston |
| Case: | Tully v. Uftring Chevrolet, Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Automotive Premises Liability |
| 58 | |
| Amount: | $458,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Schostok of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard PC |
| Case: | Cassaro v. McNelly Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident |
| 59 | |
| Amount: | $453,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian Thomas of Thomas Law, PC |
| Case: | Fiscal v. Escalante, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, Left Turn Accident |
| 60 | |
| Amount: | $390,131.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey K. Kroll, Olivia A. Sarmas-Ford of Kaveny & Kroll LLC |
| Case: | Froy v. Wessman, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Head-on Collision, Impaired Driving Accident, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident |
| 61 | |
| Amount: | $333,957.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bryant Greening of LegalRideshare LLC |
| Case: | Feldman v. Margolis, et al. |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Single-Track Vehicle Accident, Non-Motorized Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Bicycle Accident |
| 62 | |
| Amount: | $300,109.00 |
| Attorneys: | John Bickley of The Vrdolyak Law Group |
| Case: | Nausedas v. City of Chicago |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Public Premises Liability |
| 63 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas M. Paris of Thomas M. Paris, Attorney and Counselor at Law |
| Case: | Fazio v. RCI WRS Inc. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Negligence in Employment, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Fall, Emotional Distress, Negligent Training, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Physical Therapy Malpractice, Bodily Injury |
| 63 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul V. Richardson of The Vrdolyak Law Group |
| Case: | Brazeau v. Bedore, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, Sideswipe Collision |
| 64 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $275,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Parag P. Bhosale of Gardi, Haught, Fischer & Bhosale, Ltd. |
| Case: | H.R. v. National Vision Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Eye Injury, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury |
| 64 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $275,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steven C. Fuoco of Fuoco Law Group, Ltd. |
| Case: | Curry v. Edwards, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Prosecution, Intentional Tort, Abuse of Process, Vicarious Liability |
| 65 | |
| Amount: | $240,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kenneth N. Flaxman, Joel A. Flaxman of Kenneth N. Flaxman, P.C. |
| Case: | Ziccarelli v. Sheriff's Office of Cook Cty., IL |
| Type: | Retaliation, Constructive Discharge, Labor & Employment, Protected Leave Retaliation |
| 66 | |
| Amount: | $226,697.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark P. Loftus of Law Offices of Mark P. Loftus |
| Case: | Slawecki v. Halper, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, Stop Sign Violation |
| 67 | |
| Amount: | $209,109.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donald J. Morrison of Kelleher + Holland, LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Buehler v. D&D Mgmt. Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Retail Premises Liability |
| 68 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mohammad A. Owaynat of Owaynat Law |
| Case: | Hindi v. Kirts, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, Left Turn Accident |
| 68 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Elliott H. Robbins of Robbins & Robbins Ltd. |
| Case: | Chemers v. Kadukov, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Burn Injury, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 69 | |
| Amount: | $193,750.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kevin O'Connor of O'Connor Law Firm |
| Case: | Montgomery v. Village of Thornton, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Emergency Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, Police Vehicle Accident, Red Light Violation |
| 70 | |
| Amount: | $183,242.00 |
| Attorneys: | Miles M. Dore of Cifelli, Scrementi & Dore, Ltd. |
| Case: | Henry v. City of Chicago |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Brain Injury, Fall, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Public Premises Liability |
| 71 | |
| Amount: | $176,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Terry W. Dodds of Dodds Law Office, PC |
| Case: | Owens v. Ron Cline Trucking |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Car Accident, T-Bone Collision |
| 72 | |
| Amount: | $136,200.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jamaal Buchanan, Carlton Fay, Jonel Metaj of Disparti Law Group P.A. |
| Case: | Pollnitz v. State Farm |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Car Accident, Stop Sign Violation, U-Turn Accident |
| 73 | |
| Amount: | $131,040.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joshua N. Karmel, Joseph C. Torres of Karmel & Torres, LLC |
| Case: | Guzman v. ReConserve of Illinois |
| Type: | Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment, Workers' Compensation, Victim Retaliation |
| 74 | |
| Amount: | $114,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas P. Polacek of McNamara Phelan McSteen, LLC |
| Case: | Domantas v. Menard Inc. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trip & Fall, Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Retail Premises Liability |
| 75 | |
| Amount: | $112,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark C. Murnane of O'Connor & Nakos, Ltd. |
| Case: | Ybarra v. Macifjewski, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident |
| 76 | |
| Amount: | $111,616.00 |
| Attorneys: | Randall W. Schwartz of Karchmar & Lambert, P.C. |
| Case: | Alvarez v. Arteaga Enters. Inc |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Restaurant Negligence, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Restaurant Premises Liability |
| 77 | |
| Amount: | $109,600.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey E. Martin of Martin Law, LLC |
| Case: | Frederick v. Williams, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, T-Bone Collision, Red Light Violation |
| 78 | |
| Amount: | $101,477.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anthony R. Elman of Elman Joseph Law Group |
| Case: | Galarza v. Rosalia, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, T-Bone Collision, Red Light Violation |
| 79 | |
| Amount: | $101,070.00 |
| Attorneys: | Phyllis Roman of Giamanco Law Partners |
| Case: | Guido v. Patel, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, Rear-end Collision |
| 80 - 100 | |
| Note: | Verdicts below $100,000 have not been included to the list. |