Success Record
$64 Million – Cook County Jury Awards Highest Jury Verdict in Illinois History to Iron Worker Left Paralyzed After Fall
$44.7 Million – Class Action Securities Fraud Case Resolved
$35 Million – Defective Computer Hard Disk Drives Resolved by Settlement
$16.4 Million – Favorable Verdict Following Tragic Automobile Accident
$11 Million – Jury Awards Plumber After 30-ft Fall From Catwalk
$10 Million – Record Verdict for CRPS Injury to Dentist
$9.987 Million – Jury Awards Verdict to Local 134 IBEW Electrician After Crane Accident
$9 Million – Favorable Settlement Following Total Crush Leg Injury
$9 Million – Local 1 Iron Worker Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury After Fall From Beam
$8 Million – Record Verdict for Local 1 Iron Worker After Barge Crashes into Safety Skiff
$8 Million – Union Oil Explosion
$7 Million – Favorable Settlement for Investors
$5.745 Million – Carpenter Loses Career After Superintendent Drills Through Hand
$5.5 Million – Recovered Claims Against a Major U.S. Manufacturer
$5.2 Million – Federal Jury Awards Favorable Verdict to Couple Following Semi-Truck Accident
$5 Million – Operating Engineer Falls Due to Defective Scraper Step
$3.8 Million – Patient Obtains Favorable Jury Verdict During Physical Therapy Mishap
$3.8 Million – Laborer Loses Career After Precast Concrete Collapses
$3.4 Million – Ironworker Steps Into an Uncovered PVC Pipe
$2.9 Million – Ironworker Awarded Penalties Against Area Erectors and Gallagher Bassett
$2.85 Million – Jury Verdict for Laborer Whose Foot is Struck By Defective Forklift
$2.712 Million – Favorable Jury Verdict for Ironworker After Injuring his Shoulder Twice
$2.7 Million – Ironworker Falls 15 feet onto Concrete Block
$2.7 Million – Laborer Struck by Vehicle on Highway
$2.7 Million – Ironworker’s Arm Crushed by an Outrigger
$2.5 Million – Jury Awards Woman After Fall Down Defective Stairs
$2.43 Million – Ironworker Trips on Scaffold Outrigger in Hallway
$2.4 Million – Ironworker Falls 30 Feet Down Elevator Shaft
$2.4 Million – Ironworker Awarded Penalties Against Employer
$2.38 Million – Ironworker Falls 11 Feet Off Beam Resulting in ACL Restoration of the Knee
$2.25 Million – Construction Worker Falls Four Feet Tearing Bicep Tendon
$2.2 Million – Local 1 Ironworker Recovers $2.2 Million After Slipping on a Beam
$2.2 Million – Carpenter Falls 8 Feet Resulting in a Neck Fusion C5-C7
$2.2 Million – Jones Act Case Results in Favorable Jury Verdict
$2.1 Million – Family Recovers After School Bus Hits Bicyclist
$2.1 Million – Crane Strikes Truck Injuring Construction Worker
$2 Million – Roofer Falls Through Hole in Roof Injuring Wrists
$2 Million – Jury Awards Trucker for Career-Ending Knee Injury
$2 Million – Carpenter Recovers for Leg Injury After Performing Manual Lift in Absence of Cranes
$2 Million – Family Recovers After Child Drowns at Pool
$2 Million – Union Roofer Recovers Favorable Settlement
$2 Million – Horwitz Recovers Policy Limits for Families of Two Boys Who Drown After the Case is Taken to the Supreme Court of Illinois
$1.9 Million – Cement Mason Recovers Favorable Settlement After Scaffold Rail Collapses
$1.9 Million – Laborer Struck in Chest by Backhoe
$1.838 Million – Construction Worker Recovers for Chronic Pain and Post-Concussion Syndrome
$1.8 Million – Ironworker Overcomes Speculation about Injuries
$1.8 Million – One of the Largest Workers’ Compensation Recoveries in Illinois
$1.785 Million – Stone Mason Suffers Back Injury Due to Lifting Rebar in Wind
$1.75 Million – Youth Recovers Beyond Policy Limits Even Though He Rode His Bicycle in Front of Car
$1.7 Million – Ironworker Falls from Roof, Injuring Back
$1.6 Million – Union Carpenter Recovers $1.6 Million After Steel Beam Falls on Back
$1.6 Million – Ironworker Fractures Wrist Due to Lack of Cribbing Between Beams
$1.54 Million – Plumber Apprentice Fractures Right Arm After Tripping on Pipe
$1.54 Million – Ironworker Suffers Severe Arm Injury After Fall Down Elevator Shaft
$1.5 Million – Local 1185 Union Carpenter Recovers Settlement After Truck Accident
$1.5 Million – Tile Setter Tripped Over Ladder Injuring Lower Back
$1.5 Million – Operating Engineer Slips at Grocery Store Injuring Elbow
$1.45 Million – Carpenter Falls Due to Lack of Scaffolding
$1.425 Million – Hotel Fails to Enter Room of Guest Resulting in Death
$1.41 Million – Union Carpenter Recovers After Fall From Ladder
$1.4 Million – Grundy County Woman Trips on 2 Inch Elevation in Parking Lot Injuring Her Back
$1.4 Million – Patient Injures Back When Physical Therapy Device Malfunctioned
$1.3 Million – Favorable Jury Verdict for Auto Accident Victim Following Dispute Over Injuries
$1.3 Million – Local 176 Electrician Recovers $1.3 Million when Injured While Pushing Cable
$1.3 Million – Inexperienced Laborer Falls 30 Feet Injuring His Hip
$1.288 Million – Shorewood Resident Receives Jury Verdict in His Favor After Stepping in Pothole
$1.25 Million – Journeyman Plumber Recovers $1.25 Million for Injuries Sustained on Job Site
$1.2 Million – Housewife Injured in Rear-Ender Recovers for Back Injury
$1.19 Million – Car Strikes Delivery Man’s Hand Because Bushes Blocked His View
$1.1 Million – Ironworker Falls from Decking Tearing Labrum in Shoulder
$1.1 Million – Ironworker Steps into Uncovered Excavation Site
$1.1 Million – Plumber Recovers Favorable Settlement After Stairwell Collapses
$1.05 Million – Lake County Man Recovers When an Off-Road GMC Tips Over
$1 Million – Jury Verdict Obtained for Rear Ender Auto Accident
$1 Million – Carpenter Recovers $1 Million After Fall From Roof
$1 Million – 4×4 Pickup Truck Turns Over in Corn Field Injuring Passenger
$1 Million – Carpenter Told to Erect Balloon Wall Without Crane
High Six Figure Settlement – Alleged Homicide of Male Nursing Home Resident Who Choked to Death
$960,000 and 5 Years Weekly Benefits – Thumb Sprain Resulting in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Prior Lawyer Fired.
$934,000 – Local 179 Teamster’s Truck Flips Over and Recovers $934,000
$915,000 – Kane County Ironworker Falls From Ladder Fracturing Heel and Foot
$900,000 – Drug Technician Trips on Gravel Injuring Her Back
$900,000 – Laborer Steps Backward into Divot
$875,000 – LaSalle County Ironworker Falls Off Ladder
$847,000 – Driver Recovers After Being Rear-Ended
$825,000 – Nobody Believed Hispanic Carpenter who Stepped into a Hole and Didn’t Complain
$815,000 – Electrician Suffered from Tear of Ankle Joint and Knee Resulting in Surgeries to Each
$800,000 – Ironworker Falls 12 Feet Off Ladder Fracturing His Left Wrist
$800,000 – Engineer Falls From Ladder and Recovers Under Federal Employee Liability Act (FELA)
$800,000 – Teamster’s Scraped Knee Turns into Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
$800,000 – Water Treatment Technician Recovers After Defective Elevator Dropped
$790,000 – Ironworker Recovers Favorable Sum Under the Federal Employee Liability Act (FELA)
$780,000 – Local 1 Ironworker Recovers After the “Largest Law Firm” Told Him He Had No Case
$780,000 – Carpenter Suffers Herniated Disk in High Winds
$775,000 – Ironworker Recovers After Slipping on Paint on Beam
$700,000 – Laborer Recovers After Stepping into Uncovered Hole Injuring His Back
$700,000 – Plant Manager Trips on Dangerous Rug
$615,000 – Lake County Man Rear-Ended Receives Favorable Jury Verdict
$590,000 – Carpenter Tripped Due to Unexpected Movement on Elevator
$525,000 – Barge Inspector Receives Settlement for Injuries Sustained on Ramp
$500,000 – Operating Engineer Wins Workers’ Compensation Settlement for Lower Back Injury
$500,000 – Operator Gets Ruling that Employer’s Expert, Dr. Singh, is Biased Against Workers
$477,000 and Medical – Kankakee PACE Worker Moving a Pallet Injures Back and Neck
$469,000 – Driver Broadsided by Garbage Truck has Case Go to Jury
$400,000 – Mother Dies in Nursing Home
$390,000 – United Passenger Trips Over Entry to Aircraft
$385,000 – Jury Verdict for Senior Citizen Because Sidewalk Ramp to Steep
$295,000 – Disabled Kankakee Man Recovers for Dog Bite
$282,000 – Worker Recovers Lost Wages and 4-Yr College Degree
$267,500 – Jury Awards Auto Accident Victim
$108,000 – City of Joliet Penalized for Suspending Disability Pay of Police Officer Injured in Line of Duty
Supreme Court Decision – Carpenter Fired “For Cause” Prevails in the Supreme Court
Supreme Court Decision – Laborer Injured in Indiana Recovers Under Illinois Law and Creates New Law
Maximum Benefits, Medical, Lost Wages and Penalties Permitted Under Workers Compensation – Material Handler Wages Cut Off Because He Wouldn’t Cut his Hair. Employer Penalized.
Maximum Benefits, Medical, Lost Wages and Penalties Permitted Under Workers Compensation – Employer Penalized for Bad Faith Because it Denied it was the Employer of a Roofer
Maximum Benefits, Medical, Lost Wages and Penalties Permitted Under Workers Compensation – Cement Mason Awarded Penalties Against Capital Cement and ACE USA Insurance
Maximum Benefits, Medical, Lost Wages and Penalties Permitted Under Workers Compensation – Employer Penalized for Cutting Off Benefits by Claiming Truck Driver Violated Safety Rules
Maximum Benefits, Medical, Lost Wages and Penalties Permitted Under Workers Compensation – State of Illinois Employee Awarded College Education, Penalties, and Attorneys Fee
Maximum Benefits, Medical, Lost Wages and Penalties Permitted Under Workers Compensation – Employer Penalized for Cutting Off Benefits of Cement Mason Who Suffered Repetitive Stress from Bull Floating
Medical, Lost Wages and Penalties Permitted Under Workers Compensation – Arbitrator Awards Penalties Against His Own Employer (the State of Illinois)
Weekly compensation benefits for life – Enron Subsidiary Ordered to Lifetime Benefits to Disabled Employee
$1,225 per week for life – Teamsters Awarded Penalties Against Cassens Transport and Crawford & Company
$1,180 per week and lifetime medical benefits for injuries – Teamster Slipped in Mud Injuring Shoulder and Neck Receives Lifetime Wages
$672 per week for life – Laborer Awarded Penalties Against Northern Illinois Fence, SUA Insurance
Confidential Settlement – Securities Fraud Resolved
Confidential Settlement – Ottowa Carpenter Injured by Power Line, Confidential Settlement
Confidential Settlement – Mother Dies in Nursing Home While Recovering from Stroke
Favorable Verdict – Mason Falls 25 Feet and Obtains Outstanding Result in Highly Disputed Injury Claim
Favorable Settlement – Resident Experiences Malnutrition and Dehydration when Staff Fail to respond to Physician’s Notes
Favorable Settlement – Poor staff-to-resident ratio leads to inadequate care
Favorable Settlement – Resident Falls 18 times in Nursing Home
Favorable Settlement – Resident Endures Two Amputations Because of Under-staffing, Recovers Settlement
Favorable Settlement – Resident Dies Unexpectedly in Rehab Facility from Dehydration and Malnutrition
Favorable Settlement – Resident Endures Unexplained Weight Loss and Staff Do Not Follow Up
Favorable Settlement – Resident Breaks Collar Bone and Two Ribs After being left Unsupervised
Favorable Settlement – Staff Members Compromise Resident’s Dignity After Failure to Re-position her Every Two Hours, Resident Remains in Soiled Bed
Favorable Settlement – Elder with Unsteady Gait Falls, Staff Denies Responsibility
Favorable Settlement – Female Resident Falls and Fractures her Hip
Favorable Settlement – Nursing Home Resident Left Unsupervised Falls and Fractures Hip
Favorable Settlement – Staff Drop Resident from Hoyer Lift and Do Not Report it for Two Weeks
Favorable Settlement – Resident Was Not Treated for Respiratory Issues Soon Enough
Favorable Settlement – Resident Suffered Bed Sores Because Staff Did Not Turn Her Every Two Hours
Favorable Settlement – Staff Member Lets Resident Leave the Facility Unsupervised
Favorable Settlement – Resident Develops Gangrene After Staff Ignore Pressure Sores
Favorable Settlement – Call Light Out of Resident’s Reach, Results in Undocumented Falls
Favorable Settlement – Resident Exhibits Signs of Stroke, Staff Fail to Take Action
Favorable Settlement – Resident Suffers Aspiration and Dehydration, Dies as a Result
Favorable Settlement – Stage IV Pressure Sores Lead to Resident’s Leg Amputation
Favorable Settlement – Female Resident Dies of Malnutrition and Dehydration
Favorable Settlement – Nursing Home Staff Did Not Properly Care for Resident with G-Tube
Favorable Settlement – Resident Requires Hip Replacement After Fall in Nursing Home
Favorable Settlement – Spanish-Speaking Resident Unable to Communicate her Needs to Staff
Favorable Settlement – Mentally Handicapped Resident Sustains Numerous Unexplained Bruises
Favorable Settlement – Resident of ‘Falling Star’ Program Left Unattended
Favorable Settlement – Resident Sustains Cervical Fracture
Favorable Settlement – Resident-on-resident Violence Leads to Fracture Hip
Favorable Settlement – Resident Dies from Renal Failure, Family Discovers Broken Bones After her Death
Favorable Settlement – Staff Member Placed Wrist Restraints on a Resident Without Any Reason
Cook County Jury Awards Highest Jury Verdict in Illinois History to Iron Worker Left Paralyzed After Fall
Class Action Securities Fraud Case Resolved
Defective Computer Hard Disk Drives Resolved by Settlement
Favorable Verdict Following Tragic Automobile Accident
Jury Awards Plumber After 30-ft Fall From Catwalk
Local 1 Iron Worker Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury After Fall From Beam
Union Oil Explosion
Favorable Settlement for Investors
Carpenter Loses Career After Superintendent Drills Through Hand
Recovered Claims Against a Major U.S. Manufacturer
Operating Engineer Falls Due to Defective Scraper Step
Patient Obtains Favorable Jury Verdict During Physical Therapy Mishap
Laborer Loses Career After Precast Concrete Collapses
Ironworker Steps Into an Uncovered PVC Pipe
Ironworker Awarded Penalties Against Area Erectors and Gallagher Bassett
Jury Verdict for Laborer Whose Foot is Struck By Defective Forklift
Favorable Jury Verdict for Ironworker After Injuring his Shoulder Twice
Ironworker Falls 15 feet onto Concrete Block
Laborer Struck by Vehicle on Highway
Ironworker’s Arm Crushed by an Outrigger
Jury Awards Woman After Fall Down Defective Stairs
Ironworker Trips on Scaffold Outrigger in Hallway
Ironworker Falls 30 Feet Down Elevator Shaft
Ironworker Awarded Penalties Against Employer
Ironworker Falls 11 Feet Off Beam Resulting in ACL Restoration of the Knee
Union Teamster Recovers After Career Ending Injury
Construction Worker Falls Four Feet Tearing Bicep Tendon
Local 1 Ironworker Recovers After Slipping on a Beam
Carpenter Falls 8 Feet Resulting in a Neck Fusion C5-C7
Jones Act Case Results in Favorable Jury Verdict
Family Recovers After School Bus Hits Bicyclist
Crane Strikes Truck Injuring Construction Worker
Roofer Falls Through Hole in Roof Injuring Wrists
Jury Awards Trucker for Career-Ending Knee Injury
Carpenter Recovers for Leg Injury After Performing Manual Lift in Absence of Cranes
Family Recovers After Child Drowns at Pool
Union Roofer Recovers Favorable Settlement
Horwitz Recovers Policy Limits for Families of Two Boys Who Drown After the Case is Taken to the Supreme Court of Illinois
Cement Mason Recovers Favorable Settlement After Scaffold Rail Collapses
Laborer Struck in Chest by Backhoe
Construction Worker Recovers for Chronic Pain and Post-Concussion Syndrome
Ironworker Overcomes Speculation about Injuries
One of the Largest Workers’ Compensation Recoveries in Illinois
Stone Mason Suffers Back Injury Due to Lifting Rebar in Wind
Youth Recovers Beyond Policy Limits Even Though He Rode His Bicycle in Front of Car
Ironworker Falls from Roof, Injuring Back
Union Carpenter Recovers After Steel Beam Falls on Back
Ironworker Fractures Wrist Due to Lack of Cribbing Between Beams
Plumber Apprentice Fractures Right Arm After Tripping on Pipe
Ironworker Suffers Severe Arm Injury After Fall Down Elevator Shaft
Tile Setter Tripped Over Ladder Injuring Lower Back
Operating Engineer Slips at Grocery Store Injuring Elbow
Carpenter Falls Due to Lack of Scaffolding
Hotel Fails to Enter Room of Guest Resulting in Death
Union Carpenter Recovers After Fall From Ladder
Grundy County Woman Trips on 2 Inch Elevation in Parking Lot Injuring Her Back
Patient Injures Back When Physical Therapy Device Malfunctioned
Favorable Jury Verdict for Auto Accident Victim Following Dispute Over Injuries
Local 176 Electrician Recovers when Injured While Pushing Cable
Inexperienced Laborer Falls 30 Feet Injuring His Hip
Shorewood Resident Receives Jury Verdict in His Favor After Stepping in Pothole
Journeyman Plumber Recovers for Injuries Sustained on Job Site
Housewife Injured in Rear-Ender Recovers for Back Injury
Car Strikes Delivery Man’s Hand Because Bushes Blocked His View
Ironworker Falls from Decking Tearing Labrum in Shoulder
Ironworker Steps into Uncovered Excavation Site
Plumber Recovers Favorable Settlement After Stairwell Collapses
Lake County Man Recovers When an Off-Road GMC Tips Over
Jury Verdict Obtained for Rear Ender Auto Accident
Carpenter Recovers After Fall From Roof
4×4 Pickup Truck Turns Over in Corn Field Injuring Passenger
Carpenter Told to Erect Balloon Wall Without Crane
Alleged Homicide of Male Nursing Home Resident Who Choked to Death
Thumb Sprain Resulting in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Prior Lawyer Fired.
Local 179 Teamster’s Truck Flips Over and Recovers
Kane County Ironworker Falls From Ladder Fracturing Heel and Foot
Drug Technician Trips on Gravel Injuring Her Back
Laborer Steps Backward into Divot
LaSalle County Ironworker Falls Off Ladder
Driver Recovers After Being Rear-Ended
Nobody Believed Hispanic Carpenter who Stepped into a Hole and Didn’t Complain
Electrician Suffered from Tear of Ankle Joint and Knee Resulting in Surgeries to Each
Ironworker Falls 12 Feet Off Ladder Fracturing His Left Wrist
Engineer Falls From Ladder and Recovers Under Federal Employee Liability Act (FELA)
Teamster’s Scraped Knee Turns into Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
Water Treatment Technician Recovers After Defective Elevator Dropped
Ironworker Recovers Favorable Sum Under the Federal Employee Liability Act (FELA)
Local 1 Ironworker Recovers After the “Largest Law Firm” Told Him He Had No Case
Carpenter Suffers Herniated Disk in High Winds
Ironworker Recovers After Slipping on Paint on Beam
Laborer Recovers After Stepping into Uncovered Hole Injuring His Back
Plant Manager Trips on Dangerous Rug
Lake County Man Rear-Ended Receives Favorable Jury Verdict
Carpenter Tripped Due to Unexpected Movement on Elevator
Barge Inspector Receives Settlement for Injuries Sustained on Ramp
Operating Engineer Wins Workers’ Compensation Settlement for Lower Back Injury
Operator Gets Ruling that Employer’s Expert, Dr. Singh, is Biased Against Workers
Kankakee PACE Worker Moving a Pallet Injures Back and Neck
Driver Broadsided by Garbage Truck has Case Go to Jury
Mother Dies in Nursing Home
United Passenger Trips Over Entry to Aircraft
Jury Verdict for Senior Citizen Because Sidewalk Ramp to Steep
Disabled Kankakee Man Recovers for Dog Bite
Worker Recovers Lost Wages and 4-Yr College Degree
Jury Awards Auto Accident Victim
City of Joliet Penalized for Suspending Disability Pay of Police Officer Injured in Line of Duty
Carpenter Fired “For Cause” Prevails in the Supreme Court
Laborer Injured in Indiana Recovers Under Illinois Law and Creates New Law
Material Handler Wages Cut Off Because He Wouldn’t Cut his Hair. Employer Penalized.
Employer Penalized for Bad Faith Because it Denied it was the Employer of a Roofer
Cement Mason Awarded Penalties Against Capital Cement and ACE USA Insurance
Employer Penalized for Cutting Off Benefits by Claiming Truck Driver Violated Safety Rules
State of Illinois Employee Awarded College Education, Penalties, and Attorneys Fee
Employer Penalized for Cutting Off Benefits of Cement Mason Who Suffered Repetitive Stress from Bull Floating
Arbitrator Awards Penalties Against His Own Employer (the State of Illinois)
Enron Subsidiary Ordered to Lifetime Benefits to Disabled Employee
Teamsters Awarded Penalties Against Cassens Transport and Crawford & Company
Teamster Slipped in Mud Injuring Shoulder and Neck Receives Lifetime Wages
Laborer Awarded Penalties Against Northern Illinois Fence, SUA Insurance
Securities Fraud Resolved
Ottowa Carpenter Injured by Power Line, Confidential Settlement
Mother Dies in Nursing Home While Recovering from Stroke
Mason Falls 25 Feet and Obtains Outstanding Result in Highly Disputed Injury Claim
Resident Experiences Malnutrition and Dehydration when Staff Fail to respond to Physician’s Notes
Poor staff-to-resident ratio leads to inadequate care
Resident Falls 18 times in Nursing Home
Resident Endures Two Amputations Because of Under-staffing, Recovers Settlement
Resident Dies Unexpectedly in Rehab Facility from Dehydration and Malnutrition
Resident Endures Unexplained Weight Loss and Staff Do Not Follow Up
Resident Breaks Collar Bone and Two Ribs After being left Unsupervised
Staff Members Compromise Resident’s Dignity After Failure to Re-position her Every Two Hours, Resident Remains in Soiled Bed
Elder with Unsteady Gait Falls, Staff Denies Responsibility
Female Resident Falls and Fractures her Hip
Nursing Home Resident Left Unsupervised Falls and Fractures Hip
Staff Drop Resident from Hoyer Lift and Do Not Report it for Two Weeks
Resident Was Not Treated for Respiratory Issues Soon Enough
Resident Suffered Bed Sores Because Staff Did Not Turn Her Every Two Hours
Staff Member Lets Resident Leave the Facility Unsupervised
Resident Develops Gangrene After Staff Ignore Pressure Sores
Call Light Out of Resident’s Reach, Results in Undocumented Falls
Resident Exhibits Signs of Stroke, Staff Fail to Take Action
Resident Suffers Aspiration and Dehydration, Dies as a Result
Stage IV Pressure Sores Lead to Resident’s Leg Amputation
Female Resident Dies of Malnutrition and Dehydration
Nursing Home Staff Did Not Properly Care for Resident with G-Tube
Resident Requires Hip Replacement After Fall in Nursing Home
Spanish-Speaking Resident Unable to Communicate her Needs to Staff
Mentally Handicapped Resident Sustains Numerous Unexplained Bruises
Resident of ‘Falling Star’ Program Left Unattended
Resident Sustains Cervical Fracture
Resident-on-resident Violence Leads to Fracture Hip
Resident Dies from Renal Failure, Family Discovers Broken Bones After her Death
Staff Member Placed Wrist Restraints on a Resident Without Any Reason