Workplace Injury Success Stories

$8 Million Verdict for Workplace Negligence

$8 Million Verdict For Workplace Negligence Our client was an electrician working in the basement of a downtown Chicago condo building when he tripped over scrap cables left near an…

$6.1 Million Jury Verdict for Amputation from Workplace Accident

$6.1 Million Jury Verdict For Amputation From Workplace Accident Plaintiff was injured on a tower crane, leading to an amputation. $6.1 Million H. v. Morrow Equipment

$4.15 Million Settlement for Workplace Electrocution Death

$4.15 Million Settlement For Workplace Electrocution Death A man was electrocuted and died when he came in contact with an uninsulated power line. $4.15 Million M. v. Filip Metal

$4.1 Million Settlement for Traumatic Brain Injury at Work

$4.1 Million Settlement For Traumatic Brain Injury At Work A 44-year-old man was crushed by a moving part of a wood-cutting machine. He was trapped for several minutes and suffered…

$4.055 Million Settlement for Workplace Injury from New Shoring Product

$4.055 Million Settlement For Workplace Injury From New Shoring Product We represented a 44-year-old carpenter and his wife in this workplace injury and product liability action. The carpenter was an…

$2.6 Million Jury Verdict for Workplace Defective Product

$2.6 Million Jury Verdict For Workplace Defective Product A garbage sorter lost part of his foot when he became entangled in a paper baling machine. He had been trying to…

$2.5 Million Construction Back Injury Settlement

$2.5 Million Construction Back Injury Settlement A concrete carpenter on the Skybridge Project in Chicago tripped over a conduit bender left out on the site. The worker sustained a herniated…

$2.5 Million Settlement for Job Accident Disability

$2.5 Million Settlement For Job Accident Disability A worker knocked a bucket of material into a “cyclone vessel,” which struck a 35-year-old male 20 feet below, injuring his shoulder and…

$2.25 Million Settlement for Injured Ironworker in Construction Negligence Case

$2.25 Million Settlement For Injured Ironworker In Construction Negligence Case Our client was a 38-year-old female ironworker who required surgery and was unable to return to work after sustaining a…

$1.9 Million Settlement for Fatal Railyard Accident

$1.9 Million Settlement For Fatal Railyard Accident A man working for Northwestern Railroad was crushed and killed by a train car while he was attempting to ensure the cars were…

$1.5 Million to Settle Workplace Slip-and-Fall

$1.5 Million to Settle Workplace Slip-and-Fall An electrician was injured while working at a bacon factory. She suffered injuries to her knee when she slipped on bacon grease. $1.5 Million…

$1.44 Million Wrongful Death Judgment

$1.44 Million Wrongful Death Judgment We represented the wife and four surviving children of a 51-year-old torch cutter who was working on a portion of a single-deck rail car when…

$1.25 Million to Settle Worksite Negligence Claim

$1.25 Million to Settle Worksite Negligence Claim A man suffered a severe injury to his knee while working on a job site littered with construction debris, much of which was…

$1.2 Million Settlement in Ironworker’s Jobsite Death

$1.2 Million Settlement in Ironworker’s Job Site Death An ironworker died after being electrocuted when a 30-foot piece of iron he was raising struck an overhead power line. $1.2 Million…

$1.1 Million Settlement for Worksite Back Injury

A 51-year-old pile driver suffered an aggravation of a pre-existing back injury when a co-worker hit him with a beam the co-worker was trying to move. $1.1 Million F. v.…

$1 Million to Settle Jobsite Injury Claim

$1 Million to Settle Job Site Injury Claim A construction worker injured his shoulder after a large pole, which was improperly secured, broke apart on top of him. He was…

$800,000 Settlement Over Worksite Hazards and Injury

$800,000 Settlement Over Work Site Hazards and Injury An ironworker at a construction project at the Prudential Building in Chicago walked through the door of a utility room and landed…

$615,000 Healthcare Workplace Injury Settlement

$615,000 Health Care Workplace Injury Settlement A 37-year-old anesthesia technician became infected with the AIDS virus following a needle stick injury. The technician’s hand was punctured by a syringe needle…