Defective of Unsafe Product Injury Success Stories

$12 Million Product Liability Settlement Involving Death, Injury

A family’s 1985 Ford Econoline van went out of control and rolled over after the tread on the van’s right rear tire separated. The 40-year-old father of four and his…

$11 Million Brain Injury Verdict After Appeal, Retrial

A 64-year-old man — who suffered severe brain damage after a ladder he was using collapsed — won an $11 million federal verdict during a retrial against the manufacturer. While…

$5 Million Settlement for Paralysis from Exercise Equipment

Our client, a 68-year-old man who regularly exercised and was thoroughly familiar with exercise equipment, had slipped from the rotating exercise table he used every day, crashing head-first to the…

$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 employee of Walsh Construction Company, contractor for “The Tides” luxury…

$3 Million Settlement in Product Liability Death

A 16-month-old boy was killed when a faulty crib collapsed on him. The crib had been recalled five years earlier. $3 Million G. v. Kolcraft

$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 clear a jam when he fell into the…

$1.7 Million Settlement for Defective Safety Products

A woman became a quadriplegic following a car accident in which her car’s automatic shoulder restraint and manual lap belt failed to function properly. $1.7 Million M. v. Chicago Ridge…

$1.55 Million Settlement for Elevator Cable Product Liability

The elevator cables installed at the Sheraton Towers Hotel in Chicago were defective in producing an unusual black-tarry substance when in use. Our client, an elevator mechanic’s helper, was cleaning…

$550,000 Settlement in Product Liability Injury

A 48-year-old man’s wedding ring caught on a hex nut and bolt attached to a basketball rim assembly. Surgeons were unable to repair the tissue damage or save the finger.…

$400,000 Workplace Injury Settlement Due to Defective Product

A 27-year-old furnace operator fractured his pelvis and jaw when a man operating a front loader backed up directly into him, pushing and pressing him against steel containers. The loader…