Government Liability Success Stories

$3.2 Million Record Jury Verdict for Mother of Four Killed by School Van

$3.2 Million Record Jury Verdict For Mother Of Four Killed By School Van A 69-year-old mother of four was walking northbound on a residential street in Wilmette, Illinois, when she…

$1.58 Million Award for Principal’s Unjust Arrest

$1.58 Million Award for Principal’s Unjust Arrest Our client was a principal at a Chicago public school, where a fight involving at least six students broke out. At her direction,…

$1.5 Million Award for Arrest Based on False Allegation, Alleged Confession

$1.5 Million Award for Arrest Based on False Allegation, Alleged Confession When he was a 15-year-old minor, our client was arrested for stabbing to death a 26-year-old woman. The arrest…

$853,500 Jury Verdict for City of Chicago Truck Driver Negligence

$853,500 Jury Verdict for City of Chicago Truck Driver Negligence Our client, a gym attendant who was blind in his left eye, was crossing an intersection when he was struck…

$327,500 Jury Award for Abusive Behavior by Cook County Sheriff Deputies

$327,500 Jury Award for Abusive Behavior by Cook County Sheriff’s Deputies We represented a 77-year-old woman who was arrested at gunpoint and charged with felony obstruction of justice by Cook…

$275,000 Settlement for Injury Caused by Bus

$275,000 Settlement for Injury Caused by Bus Plaintiff was hit by a left-turning CTA bus. $275,000 J. v. CTA