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.
The firm reports more than $500 million recovered for clients since 1945. A fuller list is published at phillipslawoffices.com/verdicts-and-settlements.
Motor Vehicle and Wrongful Death
Drunk driving wrongful death
A jury verdict returned in Gary, Indiana on behalf of a widow who lost her husband of 40 years to a drunk driver. The firm pursued not only the driver but two restaurants that had served him excessive amounts of alcohol. Illinois dram shop claims carry their own one-year deadline, separate from the ordinary injury deadline — see claims involving a drunk driver.
Trucking collision, wrongful death
Settlement for the spouse of a 53-year-old truck driver who died following a collision with the defendants’ truck. The case was tried to a jury and settled after closing argument. See our truck accident practice.
Trucking accident, wrongful death
Settlement for the death of a man killed by the negligence of another truck driver.
Other Catastrophic Injury Results
These are not crash cases. They are included because they show the firm’s capacity to try and value a catastrophic injury — not because a car accident claim should be measured against them. The mechanism, the defendant and the insurance are all different.
Escalator accident, premises liability
Secured in January 2024 after six years of litigation, on behalf of a child injured in an escalator incident at a Chicagoland commercial building.
Medical malpractice
A record settlement for a 37-year-old man severely disabled following hernia surgery.
Medical malpractice
Settlement reached with a Chicagoland hospital.
Medical malpractice
A verdict obtained by Stephen D. Phillips, Terrence M. Quinn and Stephen J. Phillips after six years of litigation and a two-week jury trial in Coles County, Illinois, for a 46-year-old father of two who suffered permanent neurological injuries after being improperly discharged from an emergency room.
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.
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Phillips Law Offices
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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.