$1.25 million settlement was reached just 1 month before trial was set to begin in Kendall County, Illinois. Our client was 18 years old and the passenger in her friend's car when her friend fell asleep, veered off the highway, and crashed into a pole causing a fractured facial bone, two fractur... Read On
$1.5 million confidential settlement for wrongful death on behalf of a young woman's family after a wrong-way collision took her life. The settlement exceeds the Defendants' combined insurance limits by $400,000. Read On
Slip and fall in a movie theater bathroom results in a $1,150,000.00 settlement for a fractured patella resulting in 2 surgeries. Read On
Our client was stopped a red light at Butterfield and Naperville Road in Wheaton, Illinois when she was rear-ended by the Defendant. She sustained a concussion, herniated discs in her cervical and thoracic spine, and worsening of a pre-existing lumbar herniation. She underwent physical therapy an... Read On
Plaintiff slipped on water on a break room floor after it had just been mopped by a maintenance person. The maintenance person failed to put up any warning of the wet floor and Plaintiff fractured her knee cap requiring 3 surgeries. Our office represented Plaintiff in both the personal injury mat... Read On
Plaintiff stepped into an uncapped drain pipe in the common area of her neighborhood, causing fractures and ultimately resulting in CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrom). SETTLED: $340,000.00 Read On
Car accident where other driver pulled out of a private parking lot in front of our client. The Plaintiff suffered permanent damage to her neck (disc herniations) which required surgery (cervical fusion). SETTLED: $225,000.00 Read On
A man with advanced Parkinson's disease and Parkinson's associated dementia fell at least three times while in the care of a nursing home. The third fall caused a displaced femoral fracture and required an ORIF (open reduction, internal fixation) surgery to repair it. The plaintiff alleged the nu... Read On
Plaintiff entered the door of an office building and fell down a dimly lit flight of stairs resulting in a sprained ankle, deep venous thrombosis (blood clot) and pulmonary embolism. SETTLED: $190,000.00 Read On
Woman slipped and fell on ice in a defective parking lot outside of a business in Plainfield resulting in a fractured ankle requiring two surgeries. SETTLED: $150,000.00 Read On
A worker was seriously injured when a wood beam fell on his head at a construction site. Our client had preexisting neck injuries which were exacerbated by this incident. The injured worker couldn't go back to his job as a carpenter. The case was filed as a wage differential claim and took into a... Read On
Plaintiff slipped on ice that formed in a parking lot as the result of negligently placed gutter extensions on a professional building. Plaintiff tore tendonds in his ankle and required surgery. The insurance company denied his claim, we filed suit, and through aggressive and thorough discovery, ... Read On
Plaintiff sustained a broken arm when the Defendant attempted to pass her while she was performing a legal U-turn. Mr. Crannell attempted to settle the case before filing a lawsuit, but the other driver's insurance company offered only $50,000.00. A lawsuit was filed in Will County and the case w... Read On
New resident of an apartment complex fell when her foot became wedged in a hole in the common area of the property. As a result of her fall, plaintiff sustained bilateral injuries to her wrists, knees, ankles, and back. The defendant argued that they had no notice of the hole in the property and ... Read On
Plaintiff was rear-ended while stopped for a red light resulting in C4-5 cervical fusion and surgery at C7-T1 as well. He had pre-existing spinal conditions, including a prior cervical fusion in 2003. The police report indicated no damage to either vehicle. The settlement was comprised of the ful... Read On
Plaintiffs, husband, and wife, were enjoying a drive-in St. Charles when a drunk driver ran a red light and crashed into them. The defendant was charged with his third DUI, he pleaded guilty, and State Farm defended the case for almost 3 years. After taking the drunk driver's deposition and filin... Read On
A 63-year-old maintenance worker sustained a rotator cuff tear necessitating surgery when he fell down a ravine in Lisle. SETTLED: $150,000.00 Read On
Middle-aged truck driver suffered a herniated disc in his neck which required surgery. As a result of his injuries he could not return to work as a truck driver and had to accept a lower paying dispatcher position. Verdict amount represents the wage differential. VERDICT: $125,000.00 Read On
Our client, an auto mechanic, required multiple surgeries to repair a repetitive trauma rotator cuff tear injury to his dominant shoulder. SETTLED: $310,000.00 Read On
Petitioner delivered restaurant equipment and injured his lower back while bringing heavy items down a ramp. His injuries required surgery (laminotomy) at L5-S1. SETTLED: $235,000.00 Read On