Top 20 Verdicts in Illinois in 2025
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We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 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 - 10 | |
| Visit: | Top 10 Verdicts in Illinois in 2025 |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $28,000,000.00 |
| Case: | Estate of Garg v. Boeing Co. |
| Type: | Aviation Accidents, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Defective Product Design, Vehicular Accidents, Survival Action, Common Carrier Liability, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death, Conscious Pain and Suffering, Fear of Impending Death |
| Attorneys: | Shanin Specter, Elizabeth A. Crawford of Kline & Specter, PC |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $27,500,000.00 |
| Case: | Klucker v. Zobrist |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Brain Injury, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Bone Fracture, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Motorcycle Accidents, T-Bone Collisions, Stop Sign Accidents, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury |
| Attorneys: | Mary Simon, Timothy M. Cronin of The Simon Law Firm, P.C. |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $24,141,000.00 |
| Case: | Jordan, et al. v. Chicago Housing Auth., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Toxic Exposure, Brain Injury, Gross Negligence, Negligent Torts, Failure to Disclose, Lead Poisoning, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Residential Premises Liability, Neurological Injury, Bodily Injury, Injured Minor |
| Attorneys: | Matthew S. Sims, Melanie J. VanOverloop of Rapoport Sims Perry & VanOverloop, P.C. |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $20,500,000.00 |
| Case: | Wilson, et al. v. Advocate Children's Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Overmedication, Medication Error, Failure to Monitor, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Injured Minor |
| Attorneys: | Matthew L. Williams, Aaron D. Boeder, Eirene N. Salvi, Marisa A. Gelabert of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard PC |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $17,398,564.00 |
| Case: | Gamon Plus Inc., et al. v. Campbell's Co., et al. |
| Type: | Economic Loss, Intellectual Property Infringement, Patent Infringement, Commercial Litigation |
| Attorneys: | Jason G. Sheasby, Lisa S. Glasser, Stephen M. Payne of Irell & Manella LLP; Kal K. Shah, Mircea A. Tipescu, Louis Constantinou, Kathleen Lynch, Timothy P. Heaton of Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $17,100,000.00 |
| Case: | Bayless v. Rominger, et al. |
| Type: | Child Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Failure to Monitor, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Neurological Injury, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Loss of Consortium, Injured Minor |
| Attorneys: | Theodore C. Jennings, David A. Axelrod of Coplan & Crane Ltd. |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $15,233,472.00 |
| Case: | Fairchild v. Panera, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence in Employment, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Negligent Training, Head-on Collisions, Multi-Vehicle Accidents, Strict Liability, Vicarious Liability, Negligent Retention, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Car Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death, Car v. Passenger Accidents, Host Driver Negligence |
| Attorneys: | Arthur Kielty of Reno & Zahm, LLP |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Case: | C.B. v. Board of Educ. of J. Sterling Morton High Sch. |
| Type: | Government Negligence, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, School Safety, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Emotional Distress, Psychological Injury, Children's Rights, Child Abuse, Nonfatal Bodily Injury, Minor Sexual Abuse |
| Attorneys: | Edward T. Joyce, Rowena T. Parma of Edward T. Joyce & Associates PC |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $12,262,061.00 |
| Case: | Estate of Adams v. Lakeview Rehab. & Nursing Ctr. LLC et a |
| Type: | Health Facility Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Negligence in Employment, Nursing Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Inadequate Care, Failure to Train, Failure to Hire, Failure to Monitor, Bed Sores, Survival Action, Nursing Home Malpractice, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Elder Neglect, Wound Care Negligence |
| Attorneys: | Paul Connery of Levin & Perconti |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $10,500,000.00 |
| Case: | Jarosz v. AJD Construction Concrete |
| Type: | Bicycle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death, Multi-Vehicle Accidents, Single-Track Vehicle Accidents, Non-Motorized Vehicle Accidents, Vehicular Accidents, Truck v. Bicycle Accidents, Stop Sign Accidents, Left Turn Accidents, Survival Action, Bodily Injury, Fatal Bodily Injury, Vehicular Death |
| Attorneys: | Lance D. Northcutt, Emily T. Art, Jennifer L. Ashley of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard PC |
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| Visit: | Top 50 Verdicts in Illinois in 2025 |