Top 50 Verdicts in Illinois in 2024
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| Visit: | Top 20 Verdicts in Illinois in 2024 |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $10,958,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | George T. Brugess of Cogan & Power, P.C. |
| Case: | Heiston v. Illinois Railway LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Railroad Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, FELA , Emotional Distress, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort, Amputation, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $10,445,566.16 |
| Attorneys: | Carolyn S. Daley, Dominic C. LoVerde of Power Rogers LLP |
| Case: | Cribari v. Kielb, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Pelvic Mesh Complications, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Neurological Injury, Urology Malpractice |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $10,004,537.98 |
| Attorneys: | Bruce R. Pfaff of Pfaff, Gill & Ports |
| Case: | Jacobs v. OSF St. Francis Med. Ctr. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $9,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sal Indomenico of Sal Indomenico and Associates, P.C. |
| Case: | Srebrov v. Alexian Bros. Ambulatory Grp., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Medication Error, Failure to Inform, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Paralysis Injury, Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bradley M. Cosgrove of Clifford Law Offices, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Giorno v. Advocate Health & Hosp. Corp. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $6,729,225.55 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph P. Sorce, Lawrence J. Amato of GWC Injury Lawyers LLC |
| Case: | Cozen, et al. v. RDK Ventures, LLC |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Burn Injury, Negligent Tort, Gas Explosion, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $6,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Keith A. Hebeisen, Courtney A. Berlin of Clifford Law Offices, P.C. |
| Case: | Lopez, et al. v. Yoon, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Failure to Test, Bodily Injury |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $4,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daliah Saper, Brandon Beymer, Christophilos Theodosis of Saper Law Offices, LLC |
| Case: | Nason v. McCaskey |
| Type: | Defamation, Tortious Interference, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Harassment, Reputational Harm |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mariam L. Hafezi of Kaiser Hafezi Law |
| Case: | Estate of Nogan v. Ghaly, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Anesthesia Error, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $3,890,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard J. Dvorak, Adrian Bleifuss Prados of Dvorak Law Offices, LLC; Juliet E. Boyd of Boyd & Kummer LLC |
| Case: | Domingo v. Wooden |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Due Process Violation, Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Imprisonment, Wrongful Prosecution, Emotional Distress, Police Misconduct, Law Enforcement Misconduct |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $3,599,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adeena J. Weiss-Ortiz of Weiss Ortiz P.C. |
| Case: | Maldonado v. Butt, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Inform, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Chiropractor Malpractice, Bodily Injury |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $3,556,377.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephanie B. Rubin, Edward M. Rubin of Rubin & Machado, Ltd. |
| Case: | Caruso v. Advocate Sherman Hosp., et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Failure to Report, Premature Discharge, Negligent Tort, Failure to Test, Bodily Injury, Radiology Malpractice |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $3,515,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John P. Kujawski of Kujawski & Associates LLC |
| Case: | Kozik v. Union Pac. R.R. Co. |
| Type: | Falling Object, Personal Injury, Railroad Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, FELA , Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury, Neurological Injury |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew J. Herman of Meyers & Flowers LLC; Robert S. Minetz of Latimer LeVay Fyock LLC |
| Case: | Mill Creek Country Club, Inc. v. Evergreen Alliance Golf Ltd. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Economic Loss, Commercial Litigation |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $3,150,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Vivian Tarver-Varnado of AMB Law Group, LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Kaczynski v. Tobias, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Treat, Inadequate Care, Failure to Inform, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Bed Sores, Bodily Injury, Wrongful Death + Personal Injury (Secondary) |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $3,013,215.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter F. Higgins of Peter Higgins Law |
| Case: | Barbosa v. Northeastern Illinois Reg'l Commuter R.R. Corp. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Railroad Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, FELA , Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 37 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Cole H. Munvez of Parente & Norem, PC |
| Case: | Estate of Senesac v. Riverside Med. Ctr., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Wrongful Death + Personal Injury (Secondary) |
| 37 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David M. Resis of Malman Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Darnell v. Alden Courts of Waterford LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Negligent Supervision, Nursing Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Overmedication, Medication Error, Negligent Training, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $2,727,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew Lauderdale, Craig D. Tobin, Paula Fuller Tobin of Tobin & Munoz, LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Ziyad v. Advocate Health & Hosps. Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Failure to Inform, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $2,562,418.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew J. Belcher of Aleksy Belcher |
| Case: | Cosentino v. Viloria, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, Rear-end Collision |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $2,287,168.00 |
| Attorneys: | Olivia A. Sarmas-Ford, Jeffrey K. Kroll of Kaveny & Kroll LLC |
| Case: | Brungart v. Awwad, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring, Vicarious Liability, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident, Truck v. Car Accident, Left Turn Accident |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $2,059,416.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bradley N. Barker, George T. Brugess of Cogan & Power, P.C. |
| Case: | Brown, et al. v. Metra |
| Type: | Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Railroad Accident, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, FELA , Failure to Supervise, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 42 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul M. McMahon of Costello, McMahon, Gilbreth & Murphy Ltd. |
| Case: | Estate of Madison v. University of Chicago Med. Ctr., et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Premature Discharge, Negligent Tort |
| 42 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephan D. Blandin, Joseph E. Kolar, Sarah M. Raisch of Romanucci & Blandin, LLC |
| Case: | 13-Year-Old Girl v. Mark J. Holterman, et al |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury |
| 42 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas H. Murphy, James C. Edwards of Cogan & Power, P.C. |
| Case: | Polino v. Toro Constr. Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Fall, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Occupational Injury, Bodily Injury |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $1,938,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy J. Cavanagh, Michael J. Sorich of Cavanagh Sorich Law Group |
| Case: | Maestas v. Union Pac., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Railroad Accident, Wrongful Death, Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accident, Train v. Car Accident, Railway Utility Vehicle |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $1,523,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates |
| Case: | Fink v. Marc Realty LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $1,406,243.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nathaniel R. Cobbett of Rubin & Machado, Ltd. |
| Case: | Buchner, et al. v. The Thirsty Beaver |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Dangerous Condition, Dram Shop Liability, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Gunshot Wound, Restaurant Negligence, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Restaurant Premises Liability |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $1,363,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael C. Mead of Faklis, Tallis & Mead PC |
| Case: | Hinkle v. Kraemer, et al. |
| Type: | Dental Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Failure to Inform, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury, Neurological Injury |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $1,362,381.81 |
| Attorneys: | John D. Risvold of The Collins Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Bigoness v. Krane, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Spinal Injury, Vehicular Accident, Car v. Car Accident, Rear-end Collision |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $1,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard J. Rosenblum, Florina Bandula of Miroballi Durkin Rudin Lucas & Rosenblum LLC |
| Case: | Dore v. Logue, M.D. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Surgical Error, Negligent Tort, Bodily Injury |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $1,058,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael P. Connelly of Rock Fusco & Connelly LLC; Mario Palermo of Palermo Law Group LLC |
| Case: | Ozer v. Lakeview Commons Townhomes Condo. Ass'n, et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Property Damage, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Residential Premises Liability |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $832,400.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jill M. Webb of Law Office of Jill M. Webb |
| Case: | Merrill, et al. v. BNSF Railway Company |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Railroad Accident, Wrongful Death, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Bodily Injury, Two-Vehicle Accident, Vehicular Accident, Train v. Car Accident, Train v. Passenger Accident |
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