SIGNIFICANT VERDICTS AND
SETTLEMENTS
|
JURY VERDICTS OF OVER $1 MILLION |
|
$16,250,000 |
Monsanto v.Kemner |
Toxic Tort |
St. Clair County, IL* |
|
$ 9,000,000 |
Green v. Alton Telegraph |
Libel |
Madison County, IL** |
|
$ 7,150,000 |
Bauer v Memorial Hospital |
Hospital Malpractice, brain damaged child |
St. Clair County, IL |
|
$ 7,000,000 |
Hooks v. ITT |
Swimming Pool Accident, Quadriplegia |
Washington, D.C.*** |
|
$ 5,750,000 |
Williams v. St. Joseph’s |
Medical Malpractice, Intestinal Injury |
Madison County, IL |
|
$ 5,225,000 |
Hayman v. U-Haul |
Auto-Trailer Accident,
Leg Injury |
St. Clair County, IL |
|
$ 4,300,000 |
Fritzsche v.
Union Pacific |
Crossing Accident, Death |
Madison County, IL |
|
$ 3,847,000 |
Freislinger
v. Emro |
Propane Gas Leak, Burn Injury |
U.S. Dist. Court, So. Dist. Of IL |
|
$ 3,000,000 |
Green v. Illini
Federal |
Abuse of Process |
Madison County, IL |
|
$ 2,960,000 |
Benvenuto v.
Great Central |
Motorcycle-Truck Accident,
Leg Amputation |
Madison County, IL |
|
$ 2,222,000 |
Goodson v. Williamson Co. |
Wrongful Discharge |
Wayne County, IL |
|
$ 1,500,000 |
Perry v. City of Alton |
Paraplegia, Police Shooting |
Madison County, IL |
|
$ 1,357,000 |
Engles v. Bell |
Bicyclist-Truck Accident, Head Injury |
Madison County, IL |
|
$ 1,300,000 |
Hunsaker v.
McAulliffe |
Chiropractic Malpractice, Disc Injury |
Monroe County, IL |
|
$ 1,150,000 |
Heil v. St.
Francis Hospital |
Medical Malpractice, Foot Amputation |
Peoria County, IL |
|
$ 1,128,000 |
Webber v. Imperial |
Bicyclist-Truck Accident, Back Injury |
St. Louis, MO |
|
* Guiness
Book of World Records, 1988 World’s Longest Civil Jury Trial
** Guiness Book of World Records,
1981-World’s Largest Libel Verdict
*** Guiness Book of World Records, 1976-World’s
Largest Personal Injury Jury Verdict
|
SIGNIFICANT SETTLEMENTS |
|
$ 7,200,000 |
Granite Inc. v. Illini
Fed |
Wrongful Foreclosure |
Madison County, IL |
|
$ 5,000,000 |
Does v. Drug Company |
Diet Drug Cases, Heart Damage |
Federal Court, IL |
|
$ 5,000,000 |
J. Doe v. Drug Company |
Diet Drug,
Heart Valve Replacement |
Federal Court, IL |
|
$ 4,750,000 |
Maxwell v.
Natural Gas Pipeline |
Gas Explosion, Bodily Injury |
Fayette County, IL |
|
$ 4,000,000 |
Gaudreault v.
Fernandez |
Medical Malpractice,
Head Injury |
Madison County, IL |
|
$ 3,000,000 |
Ruby v. RR Co. |
Railroad Crossing, Death |
Jefferson County, IL |
|
$ 2,250,000 |
Lewis v. Goodwin |
Bicyclist-Truck Accident,
Head Injury |
Jasper County, IL |
|
$ 2,250,000 |
Wade v. Hay Baler Company |
Farm Machinery Accident |
St. Clair County, IL |
|
$ 2,000,000 |
Sison v. Motor
Company |
Defective Seat Belt, Head Injury |
U.S. Dist. Ct. Northern Dist. of Indiana |
|
$ 1,700,000 |
Phinney v. Champion
Lab, |
Fall From Roof, Back Injury |
Jefferson County, IL et, al |
|
$ 1,500,000 |
Tussey v. Drug
Company |
Defective Drug |
Madison County, IL |
|
$ 1,500,000 |
Eyre v. Mallinckrodt |
Defective Drug, Arachnoiditis |
Madison County, IL |
|
$ 1,380,000 |
Doe v. Various Companies |
Punch Press, Hand Injury |
U.S.Dist. Court, Southern Dist. of IL |
|
$ 1,300,000 |
Shaw v. Dr. Jackson |
Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice |
St. Clair County, IL |
|
$ 1,200,000 |
Perry v. Memorial Hosp. |
Medical Malpractice,
Hypothyroidism |
Jackson County, IL |
|
$ 850,000 |
Ill. Cardiac Surgeons v. |
Legal Malpractice |
Peoria County, IL Sutowski |
|
$ 775,000 |
J. Doe v. Nursing Home |
Decubitis Ulcers,
Nursing Home Neglect |
St. Clair County, IL |
|