Case Results | Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates

$64m

Construction Injury

Cook County Jury Awards Highest Jury Verdict in Illinois History to IronWorker Left Paralyzed After Fall Awarded $64 Million

$44.7m

Class Action

Class Action Securities Fraud Case Resolved

$40m

Truck Accident

Truck accident: Recovery of over $40 million for burn victim

$35m

Class Action

Defective Computer Hard Disk Drives Resolved by Settlement

$19m

Construction Accident

A Cook County jury awarded a verdict of $18,912,952.00 to a truck driver who suffered multiple fractures and severe back injuries after an aerial lift being unloaded from a flatbed truck fell on him during the unloading process.

$16.4m

Automobile Accident

Favorable Verdict Following Tragic Automobile Accident

$11m

Construction Injury

Jury Awards Plumber After 30-FT Fall From Catwalk

$10m

CRPS Injury

Record Verdict for CRPS Injury to Dentist

$9.9m

Crane Accident

Verdict for Multiple Injuries to Union IBEW Electrician

$9m

Crush Leg Injury

Favorable Settlement Following Total Crush Leg Injury

$9m

Construction Accident

A Cook County jury awarded a verdict of $9,000,347.25 to a union Ironworker who suffered severe leg injuries after a 5.2 ton steel truss fell on him while working at a construction site.

$9m

Traumatic Brain Injury

Local 1 Iron Worker Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury After Fall From Beam

$8m

Construction Injury

Record Verdict for Local 1 IronWorker After Barge Crashes into Safety Skiff

$8m

Construction Accident

Union Oil Explosion

$7m

Class Action

Favorable Settlement for Investors

$5.7m

Construction Injury

Carpenter Loses Career After Superintendent Drills Through Hand

$5.5m

Automobile Injury

Recovered Claims Against a Major U.S. Manufacturer

$5.2m

Truck vs. Car Accident

Federal Jury Awards Favorable Verdict to Couple Following Semi-Truck Accident

$5m

Construction Injury

Operating Engineer Falls Due to Defective Scraper Step

$3.8m

Product Liability

Patient Obtains Favorable Jury Verdict During Physical Therapy Mishap

$3.8m

Construction Injury

Laborer Loses Career After Precast Concrete Collapses

$3.4m

Unsafe Workplace

IronWorker Steps Into an Uncovered PVC Pipe

$2.9m

Crane Accident

Ironworker Awarded Penalties Against Area Erectors and Gallagher Bassett

$2.85m

Construction Injury

Jury Verdict for Laborer whose Foot was Struck by a Defective Forklift

$2.7m

Construction Injury

Favorable Jury Verdict for Ironworker After Injuring His Shoulder Twice

$2.7m

Construction Injury

Ironworker Falls 15 feet onto Concrete Block

$2.7m

Road Construction Accident

Laborer Struck by Vehicle on Highway

$2.7m

Crane Accident

IronWorker's Arm Crushed by an Outrigger

$2.5m

Premises Liability

Jury Awards Woman After Fall Down Defective Stairs

$2.4m

Construction Injury

IronWorker Trips on Scaffold Outrigger in Hallway

$2.4m

Construction Injury

Ironworker Falls 30 feet Down Elevator Shaft

$2.4m

Workers' Compensation

IronWorker Awarded Penalties Against Employer

$2.3m

Construction Injury

Ironworker Falls 11 feet Off Beam Resulting in ACL Reconstruction of the Knee

$2.2m

Construction Fall

Construction Worker Falls 4 feet Tearing Bicep Tendon

$2.2m

Construction Fall

Local 1 IronWorker Recovers After Slipping on a Beam

$2.2m

Construction Fall

Carpenter Falls 8 feet Resulting in a Neck Fusion C5-C7

$2.2m

Jones Act

Jones Act Case Results in Favorable Jury Verdict

$2.1m

Bus vs. Bicycle

Family Recovers After School Bus Hits Bicyclist

$2.1m

Crane Accident

Crane Strikes Truck Injuring Construction Worker

$2m

Construction Injury

Roofer Falls Through Hole in Roof Injuring Wrists

$2m

Construction Injury

Carpenter Recovers for Leg Injury After Performing Manual Lift in Absence of Cranes

$2m

Drowning Accident

Family Recovers After Child Drowns at Pool

$2m

Construction Fall

Union Roofer Recovers a Favorable Settlement

$2m

Work Injury

Jury Awards Trucker for Career-Ending Knee Injury

$2m

Premises Liability

Horwitz Recovers Policy Limits for Families of Two Boys Who Drown After the Case is Taken to the Supreme Court of Illinois

$1.9m

Work Injury

Cement Mason Recovers Favorable Settlement After Scaffold Rail Collapses

$1.9m

Work Injury

Laborer Struck in Chest by Backhoe

$1.8m

Work Injury

Jury Verdict for Man Who Struck His Head on Door-frame

$1.8m

Work Injury

IronWorker Overcomes Speculation About Injuries

$1.8m

Workers' Compensation

One of the Largest Workers' Compensation Recoveries in Illinois

$1.7m

Work-Related Back Injury

Stone Mason Suffers Back Injury Due to Lifting Rebar in the Wind

$1.7m

Bicycle vs. Car Accident

Youth Recovers Beyond Policy Limits Even Though He Rode His Bicycle in Front of Car

$1.7m

Construction Fall

IronWorker Falls from Roof, Injuring Back

$1.6m

Construction Injury

Union Carpenter Recovers $1.6 Million After Steel Beam Falls on Back

$1.6m

Construction Injury

IronWorker Fractures Wrist Due to Lack of Cribbing Between Beams

1.5m

Work Injury

Plumber Apprentice Fractures Right Arm After Tripping on Pipe

$1.5m

Construction Fall

IronWorker Suffers Severe Arm Injury After Fall Down Elevator Shaft

$1.5m

Work-Related Truck Accident

Local 1185 Union Carpenter Recovers Settlement Following Trucking Accident

$1.5m

Work Injury

Union Tile Setter Tripped Over Ladder Injuring Lower Back

$1.5m

Product & Premises Liability

Operating Engineer Slips at Grocery Store, Injuring Elbow

$1.4m

Work Injury

Carpenter Falls Due to Lack of Scaffolding

$1.4m

Wrongful Death

Hotel Fails to Enter Room of Guest Resulting in Death

$1.4m

Construction Injury

Union Carpenter Recovers After Fall From Ladder

$1.4m

Premises Liability

Grundy County Woman Trips on 2 Inch Elevation in Parking Lot Injuring Her Back

$1.4m

Personal Injury

Patient Injures Back When Physical Therapy Device Malfunctioned

$1.3m

Automobile Injury

Favorable Jury Verdict for Auto Accident Victim Following Dispute of Injuries

$1.3m

Work Injury

Local 176 Electrician Recovers $1.3 Million When Injured Pushing Cable

$1.3m

Work Injury

Inexperienced Laborer Falls 30 Feet Injuring His Hip

$1.3m

Premises Liability

Shorewood Resident Receives Jury Verdict in His Favor After Stepping in Pothole

$1.2m

Work Injury

Journeyman Plumber Recovers $1.25 Million for Injuries Sustained on Job Site

$1.2m

Automobile Injury

Housewife Injured in Rear-Ender Recovers for Back Injury

$1.1m

Work Injury/Premises Liability

Car Strikes Delivery Man's Hand Because Bushes Blocked His View

$1.1m

Work Injury

IronWorker Falls from Decking Tearing Labrum in His Shoulder

$1.1m

Work Injury

IronWorker Steps into Uncovered Excavation Site

$1.1m

Premises Liability

Plumber Recovers Favorable Settlement After Stairwell Collapses

$1m

Automobile Injury

Lake County Man Recovers When an Off-Road GMC Tips Over

$1m

Automobile Injury

Jury Verdict Obtained for Rear Ender Auto Accident

$1m

Construction Fall

Carpenter Recovers $1 Million After Fall from Roof

$1m

Automobile Injury

4x4 Pickup Truck Turns Over in Corn Field Injuring Passenger

$1m

Work Injury

Carpenter Told to Erect Balloon Wall Without Crane

$960k+

Work Injury

Thumb Sprain Resulting in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome ($960,000 plus Weekly Benefits)

$930k

Construction Injury

Local 179 Teamster's Truck Flips Over

$915k

Construction Injury

Kane County Iron Worker Falls from Ladder Fracturing Heel and Foot

$900k

Premises Liability

Drug Technician Trips on Gravel Injuring Her Back

$900k

Construction Injury

Laborer Steps Backward into Divot

$900+

Nursing Home Negligence

Alleged Homicide of Male Nursing Home Resident Who Choked to Death

$875k

Construction Fall

LaSalle County Iron Worker Falls Off Ladder

$847k

Automobile Injury

Driver Recovers After Being Rear Ended

$825k

Construction Injury

Nobody Believed Hispanic Carpenter Who Stepped into a Hole and Didn't Complain

$815k

Construction Injury

Electrician Suffered from Tear of Ankle Joint and Knee Resulting in Surgeries to Each

$800k

Construction Fall

IronWorker Falls 12 Feet Off Ladder Fracturing Left Wrist

$800k

Railroad Injury (FELA)

Engineer Falls from Ladder and Recovers Under Federal Employee Liability Act (FELA)

$800k

Work Injury - CRPS

Teamster's Scraped Knee Turns into Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome

$800k

Product Liability

Water Treatment Technician Recovers After Defective Elevator Dropped

$790k

Construction Injury

IronWorker Recovers Favorable Sum Under the Federal Employee Liability Act (FELA)

$780k

Product Liability

Local 1 Iron Worker Recovers After the "Largest Law Firm" Told Him He Had No Case

$780k

Work Injury

Carpenter Suffers Herniated Disk in High Winds

$775k

Construction Injury

Iron Worker Recovers After Slipping on Paint on Beam

$700k

Construction Injury

Laborer Recovers After Stepping into Uncovered Hole Injuring His Back

$700k

Product Liability

Plant Manager Trips on Dangerous Rug

$615k

Automobile Injury

Lake County Man Rear-Ended Receives Favorable Jury Verdict

$590k

Work Injury

Carpenter Tripped Due to Unexpected Movement on Elevator

$525k

Premises Liability

Barge Inspector Receives Settlement for Injuries Sustained on Ramp

$500k

Workers' Compensation

Operating Engineer Wins Workers' Compensation Settlement for Lower Back Injury

$500k

Construction Injury

Operator Gets Ruling that Employer's Expert, Dr. Singh, is Biased Against Workers

$477k+

Workers' Compensation

Kankakee PACE Worker Moving a Pallet Injures Back and Neck

$469k

Automobile Injury

Driver Broadsided by Garbage Truck has Case Go to Jury

$410k

Nursing Home Negligence

Woman In An Area Nursing Home Ultimately Dies As The Result Of Neglect

$390k

Premises Liability

United Passenger Trips Over Entry to Aircraft

$385k

Premises Liability

Jury Verdict for Senior Citizen Because Sidewalk Ramp Too Steep

$295k

Dog Bite

Disabled Kankakee Man Recovers for Dog Bite

$282k

Automobile Injury

Worker Recovers Lost Wages and 4-Year College Degree

$267k

Automobile Injury

Jury Awards Auto Accident Victim

$108k

Workers' Compensation

City of Joliet Penalized for Suspending Disability Pay of Police Officer Injured in Line of Duty