Representative Cases

• Asbestos/Mesothelioma: settled various matters involving asbestos exposure and mesothelioma
• Construction Accident: plaintiff suffered T12 burst fracture and complete paraplegia from 20-foot fall at construction site; dispute settled for $9.0 million
• Construction: plaintiff sustained a life-changing injury while aboard an overloaded freight elevator and fell two stories; case settled for $3.5 million
• Construction: plaintiff sustained injuries when he slipped on construction site’s oily decking, requiring multiple surgeries and expecting a full knee replacement in coming years; case complicated by insurance coverage issues; settled for $1.41 million
• Contract: mediated a $1.9 million breach of contract dispute involving a defectively manufactured part that caused a machine to operate incorrectly; all parties acknowledged the part’s defectiveness; the case settled before expert depositions were taken
• Eminent Domain: a county forest preserve district took plaintiff’s open land pursuant to an ordinance that turned out not to have been properly adopted; after twenty years of litigation the case settled, providing the landowner with compensation for the value of the ranch
• Employment: deputy assigned to courtroom security was a union member and claimed to be “locked out” of her employment without due process; lock out occurred after employer received unsubstantiated reports that the deputy had made comments indicating deputy may have been a threat to fellow deputies; deputy placed on disability leave; case settled in just two hours despite highly recalcitrant parties
• Medical Malpractice: 70-year-old plaintiff’s decedent suffered decubitus ulcers and infections following amputation procedures ultimately causing her death; case settled for $2 million
• Medical Malpractice: 41-year-old developed permanent foot drop and regional pain syndrome from doctor’s failure to order computed tomography (CT) scan to investigate mass on plaintiff that enabled spread of necrotizing fasciitis; defendant argued plaintiff’s presentment did not indicate signs of infection and that a CT would not have revealed new information; settled for $1 million
• Medical Malpractice: doctor’s delayed response to hospital’s phone calls led to delayed transfusion needed by newborn and subsequent brain damage
• Medical Malpractice: delivery delay led to baby suffering hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy within 20 minutes of birth causing severe brain damage
• Medical Malpractice: man experiencing coughing and hoarseness underwent a biopsy of his vocal cords; physician found keratosis—a benign condition—and not cancer; less than a year later, man underwent another biopsy with a finding of late-stage laryngeal cancer

• Nursing Home: a 60-year-old man was recuperating in a nursing home following heart surgery; the man suffered several falls during physical therapy resulting in a broken ankle
• Personal Injury and Product Liability: construction worker injured on the job when a lifting loop attached to a pre-cast concrete slab snapped, causing the chain to recoil and hit the worker in the head; worker suffered a traumatic brain injury; the designer, manufacturer and the construction company were all found liable
• Products Liability: 16-year-old plaintiff suffered second-degree burns across 30% of his body because of gasoline spray from a faulty lawnmower’s gas tank; settled with multiple defendants for $2.32 million
• Sexual Abuse: resolved numerous disputes across multiple states involving adults, minors, commercial organizations and religious institutions, as well as issues related to statute of limitations, repressed memory and damages
• Sexual Abuse: settled a $2.15 million case involving devastating damages to plaintiff from clerical sexual exploitation when he was a minor
• Trucking Accident: mother and daughter injured after being struck by defendant’s semi-tractor trailer; defendant argued contributory negligence in accident and questioned extent of damages; case settled for $725,000
• Trucking Accident: claimant struck defendant’s tractor-trailer, which was stopped unsafely between a highway’s through lanes and the exit lane, resulting in numerous injuries and extensive recovery in physical therapy; defendant argued significant contributory negligence in the accident; case settled for $1.18 million
• Wrongful Death: settled a $1.5 million case involving defendants’ negligent treatment, resulting in a decubitus ulcer; subsequent negligent treatment by hospital physicians ultimately led to death of plaintiff
• Wrongful Death: driver of medical van transporting 102-year-old and other elderly passengers ran a red light and struck another vehicle; the 102-year-old passenger died; settled the case despite the medical van’s company declaring bankruptcy
• Wrongful Death: police chased a fleeing suspect at high speed; suspect ran a stop sign and collided with a van driven by a 53-year-old woman resulting in the woman’s death; city and police officers were found liable for willful and wonton conduct