Top 10 Verdicts in Illinois in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 10 plaintiff's jury verdicts obtained in Illinois in 2025. The list is composed of various types of cases that were tried to a verdict before a state or federal jury in Illinois. The curation of case results for this list were conducted in accordance with the following methodology.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $104,600,000.00 |
| Case: | Johnson, et al. v. Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accidents, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Failure to Disclose, Single-Vehicle Accidents, Quadriplegia, Paralysis Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Accidents, Permanent Disability, Car v. Stationary Object Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death, Highway Accidents |
| Attorneys: | Timothy J. Cavanagh, Michael J. Sorich, Jason M. Kroot, Christopher H. Dietmann of Cavanagh Sorich Law Group |
| 2 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $60,030,000.00 |
| Case: | Fulton v. Bartik, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Conspiracy, Due Process Violation, Excessive Force, Malicious Prosecution, Personal Injury, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Prosecution, Intentional Torts, Abuse of Process, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Abuse of Power, Police Misconduct, Spoliation of Evidence, False Evidence, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Coercion, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan I. Loevy, Russell Ainsworth, Julia Rickert, Fatima Ladha, Arthur Loevy, Isaac Green of Loevy & Loevy; Andrea Lyon of Lyon Law |
| 2 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $60,030,000.00 |
| Case: | Mitchell v. Bartik, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Conspiracy, Due Process Violation, Malicious Prosecution, Personal Injury, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Prosecution, Intentional Torts, Abuse of Process, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Abuse of Power, Police Misconduct, Spoliation of Evidence, False Evidence, Law Enforcement Misconduct, Coercion, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Arthur Loevy, Jonathan I. Loevy, Russell Ainsworth, Julia Rickert, Fatima Ladha, Isaac Green of Loevy & Loevy; Andrea Lyon of Lyon Kerr Law |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $58,900,000.00 |
| Case: | Sonrai Systems LLC, et al. v. Romano, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Economic Loss, Intellectual Property Infringement, Tortious Interference, Unfair Competition, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Commercial Litigation, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Raymond P. Niro, Jr. of Niro Law firm; Jonathan T. Suder, Glenn S. Orman of Friedman Suder & Cooke PC; Joan M. Mannix of Joan M. Mannix Ltd. |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $52,182,059.00 |
| Case: | Krischon, Sr., et al. v. Panera LLC, |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Burn Injury, Negligent Training, Head-on Collisions, Multi-Vehicle Accidents, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention, Fire Injury/Damage, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| Attorneys: | Patrick A. Salvi, II, Heidi L. Wickstrom, John A. Mennie, Kristen M. Stoicescu of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard PC |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $43,330,947.34 |
| Case: | Estate of Wyrwal v. Toone |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Erroneous Treatment, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Kosner, Thomas E. Stewart of Deratany & Kosner |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $35,450,000.00 |
| Case: | Deadmond v. Wildhaber, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Hit & Run Accidents, Gross Negligence, Head-on Collisions, Impaired Driving Accidents, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Two-Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Car v. Car Accidents, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury, Punitive Damages |
| Attorneys: | Zane T. Cagle, Andrew G. Mundwiller of The Cagle Law Firm |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $33,749,386.00 |
| Case: | Estate of Cygan v. Cohen |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Treatment, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Surgical Error, Inadequate Care, Failure to Test, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Sepsis Injury |
| Attorneys: | Marisa C. Schostok of Dudley & Lake, LLC |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $32,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Johnson v. ExxonMobil |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall Accidents, Work Accidents, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Fall Accidents, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Maintenance, Occupational Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Permanent Disability, Work Premises Liability, Nerve Injury, Bodily Injury, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) |
| Attorneys: | Clifford W. Horwitz, David J. Starshak, Gabriel M. Drury, Elise M. Blandin of Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $31,500,000.00 |
| Case: | Estate of Ramos v. Bouwens, et al. |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Negligence in Employment, Work Accidents, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Failure to Train, Gross Negligence, Negligent Torts, Fire Injury/Damage, Occupational Injury, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Conscious Pain and Suffering, Fear of Impending Death, Loss of Consortium |
| Attorneys: | Michael L. Gallagher, Michael A. Kosner of Gallagher & Kosner Law, LLC |
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