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Kevin Burke, David Wise, Frank Morrissey and Elizabeth Kaveny have obtained verdicts and settlements of $600 million over the last fifteen years. Since the firm opened its doors in 2002, they have continued their successes garnering verdicts and settlements totaling over $280 million, including 49 cases for more than $1 million each.
2011
Date |
Attorney(s) |
Settlement/Verdict Amount |
Case Name |
Practice Area |
3/18/11 |
$1,200,000 |
Wild v. Ravenswood Partners, et al. |
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2/14/11 |
$4,500,000 |
Johnson v. Advocate Christ Medical Center |
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1/06/11 |
$2,900,000 ($2,500,000 plus lien waiver of $410,597.32) |
Estate of Shelty v. Jones, deceased v. Stimson Lumber, et al. |
Negligence |
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1/01/11 |
$2,000,000 |
Trauscht v. Geringer |
2010
Date |
Attorney(s) |
Settlement/Verdict Amount |
Case Name |
Practice Area |
12/23/10 |
$225,000 |
Banks v. Host International |
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11/01/10 |
$875,000 |
Cook v. Dupage Valley Anesthesiologists, Ltd. |
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8/30/10 |
$1,440,000 gross verdict |
Corral v. Mervis Industries |
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8//31/10 |
$3,750,000 |
Rupright v. Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago |
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8/30/10 |
$280,000 |
Zarnecki v. Senior Housing, et al. |
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8/18/10 |
$6,000,000 |
Ortiz v. Rush University Medical Center |
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8/10/10 |
$500,000 verdict |
Vander Shaaf v. Midwest Transfer Logistics, et al. |
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8/02/10 |
$1,200,000 |
Sarnowski v. Northwest Community Hospital, et al. |
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7/13/10 |
$1,280,000 ($750,000 plus $532,628.35 lien waiver) |
Scahill v. James McHugh, et al. |
6/16/10 |
$460,000 ($350,000 plus lien waiver of $118,441.55) |
Tenney v. Koppers, et al. |
6/02/10 |
$525,000 |
Thornton v. Jiminez, et al. |
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5/03/10 |
$500,000 ($250,000 plus $250,000 lien reduction) |
Umentum v. Berglund Construction |
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2/02/10 |
$275,000 |
Johnson v. CTA |
2009
Date |
Attorney(s) |
Settlement/Verdict Amount |
Case Name |
Practice Area |
10/20/09 |
$900,000 |
Vasquez-Munoz v. Munoz Construction |
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7/27/09 |
$11,000,000 |
Burek v. Loyola University Health System, Inc. |
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4/29/09 |
$12,000,000 |
Law v. OSF Healthcare System, Inc. |
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4/24/09 |
Confidential |
Trebolo v. Deere, et al. |
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3/13/09 |
$3,000,000 |
Fisher v. SSM Regional Health Services |
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1/27/09 |
$500,000.00 |
Coleman v. Henry Brothers |
2008
Date |
Attorney(s) |
Settlement/Verdict Amount |
Case Name |
Practice Area |
12/12/08 |
$6,184,439 gross verdict |
Hadrys v. Morrow Equipment |
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10/15/08 |
$10,200,000 |
Luera v. Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
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9/19/08 |
$5,500,000 |
Liberato v. Westlake Community Hospital |
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9/15/08 |
$145,000.00 |
Hoselton v. Burrs |
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9/05/08 |
$2,250,000 |
Sochacki v. Gurtz Electric |
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7/24/08 |
$3,000,000 |
Barraza v. Liebovich Bros., Inc. |
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6/20/08 |
$9,750,000 |
Lopez v. Cohen |
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5/30/08 |
$400,000.00 ($225,000.00 plus Lien Reduction to $180,000) |
Valfre v. Power Construction |
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5/21/08 |
$250,000.00 |
Pittman v. Floit |
Accidental Shooting |
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5/15/08 |
$5,000,000 |
Ponicki v. Topside Roofing, et al. |
2007
Date |
Attorney(s) |
Settlement/Verdict Amount |
Case Name |
Practice Area |
12/07 |
$1,000,000 |
Schmahl v. NWMH |
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10/03/07 |
$3,288,000 reduced by 38% comparative fault to $2,039,000 |
Budrik v. R.C. Wegman Construction Company |
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08/31/07 |
$1,000,000 |
Brown v. Ortinau, et al. |
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08/03/07 |
$1,100,000 |
Farmer v. Turner Construction, et al. |
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08/07 |
$400,000 |
Williams v. Suburban Surgical Associates, LTD. |
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07/07 |
$5,000,000 |
Tinney v. The Fitness Experience |
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05/16/07 |
$550,000 |
McLenighan v. MC Sports |
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04/07 |
$850,000 |
Drew v. Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation |
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04/07 |
$400,000 |
Yamashiro v. Harmony Nursing Home |
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03/23/07 |
$640,000 |
Keeney v. Morris Tice, et al. |
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03/20/07 |
$2,250,000 |
Crose v. Children's Memorial Hospital |
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03/07 |
$1,100,000 |
McCue v. Anderson |
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02/23/07 |
$5,000,000 |
Bartos v. Gallant Construction, Inc. |
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02/02/07 |
$1,255,000 |
Wojtecki v. R.C. Wegman Construction |
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01/24/07 |
$5,200,000 |
Kubicek v. Central Intermodal |
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1/22/07 |
$300,000 |
Silvetti v. Alden Nursing Home |
2006
Date |
Attorney(s) |
Settlement/Verdict Amount |
Case Name |
Practice Area |
11/14/06 |
$900,000 |
Owens v. Rochford |
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08/28/06 |
$330,000 |
Benash v. Camosey |
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07/28/06 |
$850,000 |
Jannece v. Dieter |
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06/06 |
$730,000 |
Sanders v. Benesch & Co. |
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05/26/06 |
$900,000 |
Livingston v. Lotus Consulting Services |
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05/01/06 |
$350,000 |
Olsen v. TLC Home Construction |
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05/06 |
$8,000,000 |
Seay v. Thrush Construction |
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05/06 |
$5,000,000 |
Bowen v. Smykal & Assoc., et al. |
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04/18/06 |
$550,000 |
Bossow v. Beanzy, Ltd. |
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04/06 |
$3,500,000 |
Drew v. Gokani |
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04/06 |
$6,150,000 |
Hupe v. Meyer Material Company |
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01/06 |
$1,750,000 |
Ochsner v. Emmert |
2005
| Date |
Attorney(s) |
Settlement/Verdict Amount |
Case Name |
Practice Area |
12/06/05 |
$350,000 |
Bean v. Cornyn |
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11/17/05 |
$2,010,000 |
Kandemir v. LePetre |
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10/05 |
$2,500,000 |
Smedley v. Limos R Us |
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02/16/05 |
$12,000,000 |
Speck v. Children’s Memorial Hospital |
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02/10/05 |
$6,000,000 |
Domahidi v. Swedish Covenant Hospital |
2004
| Date |
Attorney(s) |
Settlement/Verdict Amount |
Case Name |
Practice Area |
12/01/04 |
$2,000,000 |
Heinz v. Fischer |
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11/01/04 |
$4,000,000 |
Hashmi v. Swedish Covenant Hospital |
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10/22/04 |
$34,000,000 |
Campbell v. St. Francis Hospital |
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08/23/04 |
$1,750,000 |
Kraeger v. Advocate Good Shepard Hospital |
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07/29/04 |
$2,500,000 |
Robak v. Citgo Petroleum Corporation |
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| 04/12/04 |
$15,000,000 |
Duvall v. Hutter |
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02/23/04 |
$662,500 |
Jones v. Elliot |
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| 02/20/04 |
$35,000,000 |
Arkebauer v. Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
2003
| Date |
Attorney(s) |
Settlement/Verdict Amount |
Case Name |
Practice Area |
| 12/03 |
$1,250,000 |
Hinich v. McHugh |
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| 12/03 |
$6,000,000 |
Osberger v. University of Chicago Hospitals |
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10/01/03 |
$19,468,514 |
Phillips v. Saleh, et al. |
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04/29/03 |
$550,000 |
Ramlow v. T&C Homes |
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| 04/01/03 |
$3,776,000 |
Estate of Katherine Lecat v. Wilmette School District No. 39 |
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| 04/01/03 |
$1,250,000 |
Estate of Kevin Bolin v. Schroeder |
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| 03/25/03 |
$800,000 |
Mesler v. Prudential Insurance Co. |
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| 03/25/03 |
$425,000 |
Dewbray v. CTA, et al. |
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| 02/24/03 |
$500,000 |
(confidential) |
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| 02/19/03 |
$1,500,000 |
Wurl v. Dathe Van Every |
2002
| Date |
Attorney(s) |
Settlement/Verdict Amount |
Case Name |
Practice Area |
| 12/04/02 |
$20,250,000 |
Townsend v. Little Company of Mary |
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| 10/23/02 |
$1,500,000 |
Welborn v.Arrise |
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| 10/01/02 |
$950,000 |
Krantz v. Artmark |
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| 09/12/02 |
$5,500,000 |
Munoz v. Mayfield Transfer |
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| 07/18/02 |
$1,000,000 |
Waldroup v. Oden |
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| 05/24/02 |
$1,005,000 |
Harry v. Morton International |
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| 05/01/02 |
$17,500,000 |
Riley v. Northwestern Medical |
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| 04/01/02 |
$6,000,000 |
Eilers v. Kishwaukee Hospital |
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| 03/11/02 |
$2,227,846 |
Chang v. Soldier Field |
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| 03/08/02 |
$500,000 |
Connell v. Green Touch |
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| 02/11/02 |
$400,000 |
Avalos v. J.I. Case |
2001
| Date |
Attorney(s) |
Settlement/Verdict Amount |
Case Name |
Practice Area |
| 12/01 |
$1,400,000 |
Olsen v. Merchandise Mart |
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| 12/01 |
$3,000,000 |
Ginzel v. Kolcraft |
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| 12/01 |
$1,400,000 |
Corcoran v. Illinois Central Railroad |
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11/01/01 |
$1,200,000 |
Ramos v. St. Joseph Hospital |
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| 07/01 |
$4,150,000 |
Mezydlo v. Filip Metal |
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| 07/01 |
$2,100,000 |
Parker v. American Airlines |
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| 03/01/01 |
$9,600,000 |
Yaksic v. U.B.M. |
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| 03/01/01 |
$200,000 |
Wilson v. Milwaukee Electric |
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| 02/01/01 |
$7,900,000 |
Carroll v. Barrows |
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| 01/01/01 |
$1,200,000 |
Jones v. Hayes |
2000
| Date |
Attorney(s) |
Settlement/Verdict Amount |
Case Name |
Practice Area |
| 09/00 |
$1,300,000 |
O'Shea v. Girl Scouts of America |
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| 08/03/00 |
$1,000,000 |
Razzak v. DeKalb Clinic |
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| 07/01/00 |
$3,000,000 |
Crisp v. MacNeal Memorial Hospital |
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07/01/00 |
$1,400,000 |
Murphy v. Ford |
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| 06/01/00 |
$1,000,000 |
Biancalana v. Lantern Trucking |
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| 06/01/00 |
$1,700,000 |
Murphy v. Chicago Ridge Cab |
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| 05/08/00 |
$7,000,000 |
O'Kane v. Olympia Fields |
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| 04/17/00 |
$3,500,000 |
Garrett v. Children's Memorial |
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| 03/28/00 |
$3,100,000 |
Kawalek v. Midwestern |
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| 03/01/00 |
$425,000 |
Rancana v. Yellow Cab |
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| 02/01/00 |
$12,000,000 |
Zolo v. Uniroyal |
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| 01/20/00 |
$2,750,000 |
Skuba v. Lauderdale |
1999
| Date |
Attorney(s) |
Settlement/Verdict Amount |
Case Name |
Practice Area |
10/01/99 |
$4,400,000 |
Johnson v. American Airlines |
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| 10/01/99 |
$5,500,000 |
Klingberg v. Children's Memorial |
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| 10/01/99 |
$8,000,000 |
Stellato v. American Airlines |
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| 09/01/99 |
$350,000 |
Martinez v. Northwest Ill. |
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| 08/01/99 |
$1,250,000 |
McCallister v. Bulow |
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| 08/01/99 |
$4,800,000 |
Lewis v. American Airlines |
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| 08/01/99 |
$4,700,000 |
Peters v. American Airlines |
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| 08/01/99 |
$915,000 |
Koslow v. Plote Construction |
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| 05/18/99 |
$1,250,000 |
Dehlinger v. Caldwell Freightliners |
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| 04/01/99 |
$650,000 |
Rapp v. USAA |
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| 04/01/99 |
$1,600,000 |
Taube v. Amtrak |
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| 04/01/99 |
$2,600,000 |
Pennington v. Tech Sales, Inc. |
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| 03/31/99 |
$1,050,000 |
Maurer v. Mercy Center |
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| 02/01/99 |
$1,000,000 |
Chevron v. Petit |
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| 01/21/99 |
$4,250,000 |
Arbogast v. Illinois Central Railroad |
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| 01/99 |
$4,500,000 |
Booth v. Neiman Marcus |
1998
| Date |
Attorney(s) |
Settlement/Verdict Amount |
Case Name |
Practice Area |
| 12/01/98 |
$1,500,000 |
Doolittle v. Phipps |
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| 11/98 |
$4,250,000 |
Hearlston v. Loyola |
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| 10/01/98 |
$1,000,000 |
Collins v. EHS |
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| 09/01/98 |
$1,000,000 |
Zinn v. Southside Asphalt |
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| 08/01/98 |
$4,100,000 |
Brown v. Giben |
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| 06/01/98 |
$502,000 |
Randle v. Brodsky |
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| 05/20/98 |
$1,000,000 |
Elster v. Sutow, M.D. |
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05/19/98 |
$5,000,000 |
Griffin v. Commonwealth Edison |
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05/01/98 |
(confidential) |
Kennedy v. Nissan |
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| 02/23/98 |
$1,050,000 |
Dolan v. Chavaria, M.D. |
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| 01/06/98 |
$3,700,000 |
Cervellone v. Simpson, M.D. |
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| 01/05/98 |
$3,500,000 |
Laude v. Consolidated Labs |
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| 01/01/98 |
$1,100,000 |
Koenig v. Safelite |
1997
| Date |
Attorney(s) |
Settlement/Verdict Amount |
Case Name |
Practice Area |
| 09/01/97 |
$16,600,000 |
Bellino v. Raju, M.D. |
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02/01/97 |
(confidential) |
Pickett v. G.M. |
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| 02/01/97 |
$1,825,000 |
Hulsey v. Chrysler |
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| 02/01/97 |
$500,000 |
Ray v. Suzuki |
1996
| Date |
Attorney(s) |
Settlement/Verdict Amount |
Case Name |
Practice Area |
| 10/28/96 |
$1,000,000 |
Marchetti v. Yazagaray |
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| 10/28/96 |
$1,000,000 |
Metoyer v. Dakota Lines |
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| 10/01/96 |
$800,000 |
Long v. Pelton |
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| 10/02/96 |
$3,900,000 |
Beck v. Arlington Heights |
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| 08/01/96 |
$10,050,000 |
Daubach v. Lutheran General |
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| 07/01/96 |
$220,000 |
Evans v. Comm. Unit. SD 300 |
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| 07/01/96 |
$2,000,000 |
Norris v. Cessna |
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| 05/21/96 |
$3,900,000 |
Soccorso v. Village of Buffalo Grove |
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| 03/01/96 |
$1,900,000 |
Coutee v. C&NW |
1995
| Date |
Attorney(s) |
Settlement/Verdict Amount |
Case Name |
Practice Area |
| 10/11/95 |
$1,200,000 |
Sadzak v. Goodman |
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| 09/06/95 |
$1,800,000 |
Ricobene v. Jain, M.D. |
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| 05/01/95 |
$615,000 |
Doe v. Baxter |
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| 05/01/95 |
$1,500,000 |
Kruse v. Schneider |
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| 02/21/95 |
$1,200,000 |
Schaefer v. Wehrle |
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| 02/21/95 |
$5,250,000 |
Mecklenburg v. J.C. Penney |
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| 01/01/95 |
$2,500,000 |
Collins v. Cook County Hospital |
1994
| Date |
Attorney(s) |
Settlement/Verdict Amount |
Case Name |
Practice Area |
| 10/01/94 |
$9,000,000 |
Giesler v. Pinnacle |
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| 08/01/94 |
$1,400,000 |
Kubacha v. Pettibone |
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| 04/13/94 |
$1,100,000 |
Lintern v. Motarjeme, M.D. |
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| 04/01/94 |
$3,000,000 |
Gillner v. United Airlines |
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| 02/01/94 |
$3,600,000 |
(confidential) |
1993
| Date |
Attorney(s) |
Settlement/Verdict Amount |
Case Name |
Practice Area |
| 11/01/93 |
$1,100,000 |
Baldwin v. D'Amico |
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| 03/01/93 |
$6,950,346 |
Brown v. Luedtke, M.D. |
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1992
| Date |
Attorney(s) |
Settlement/Verdict Amount |
Case Name |
Practice Area |
| 09/01/92 |
$25,000,000 |
Bierlein v. United Airlines |
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| 06/01/92 |
$1,050,000 |
Milligan v. Palatine Park District |