Case Results
Read this first. Every case is decided on its own facts — the injuries, the evidence, the available insurance, the venue and the defendant. The outcomes below were achieved in matters with their own particular circumstances and are not a prediction or a promise of what any other case is worth. They are here for one narrow purpose: to show that the firm has the trial experience and the financial capacity to take a case the distance when an insurer refuses to pay fair value.
Motor Vehicle and Wrongful Death
$5,000,000 — Trucking collision, wrongful death
The spouse of a 53-year-old truck driver killed in a collision with the defendant’s truck recovered after the firm tried the case to closing argument.
One of the largest dram shop recoveries in Illinois history — drunk driving wrongful death
A widow’s husband of 40 years was killed by a drunk driver who had consumed 21 shots and additional wine at two different restaurants. The firm pursued the dram shop defendants in addition to the driver. Illinois dram shop claims carry their own one-year deadline, separate from the ordinary injury deadline — see claims involving a drunk driver.
$550,000 — Auto collision requiring back surgery
A 32-year-old client was broadsided in an auto collision and required back surgery. The case settled after three weeks of trial.
Medical Malpractice
These are malpractice cases rather than crash cases. They are included because they show the firm’s capacity to try and value a catastrophic injury — not because a crash claim should be measured against them. The mechanism, the defendant and the insurance are all different.
$16,000,000 — Emergency room failure to diagnose, paralysis
A client was paralysed from the waist down after a spinal infection went undiagnosed in an emergency room.
$14,000,000 — Permanent neurological injury
A 46-year-old father suffered permanent neurological injuries after being improperly discharged from an emergency room in Mattoon, Illinois. The case required six years of litigation and a two-week jury trial.
What Actually Drives a Result
Case value is not a lottery. It is built from the severity and permanence of the injury, the quality of the medical documentation, the clarity of liability, the available insurance, and whether the defendant believes the file will be tried. What a Chicago crash claim is worth · The factors that move settlement value.
Read about the attorneys who try these cases.
Talk to Us Before You Talk to the Insurance Company
The consultation is free, there is no obligation, and there is no attorney’s fee unless we recover for you. We will explain how case costs are handled before you sign anything.
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Phillips Law Offices
161 N Clark St, Suite 4925, Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 346-4262
Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome; every case is decided on its own facts. This page is general information about Illinois law, not legal advice, and reading it or contacting us does not create an attorney-client relationship — that relationship is formed only by a signed written agreement. Illinois law changes; confirm anything you intend to rely on with a licensed Illinois attorney.