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KURASCH & KLEIN: FIGHTING FOR YOU AND PROTECTING
YOUR RIGHTS!
$7,500,000.00 settlement on behalf
of badly injured infant whose mother crossed over centerline into oncoming
traffic. Two law firms turned down the case before the family came to
our firm. We developed a unique legal theory against mother's employer.
After three years in the courts, defendants caved in just before trial
and the case settled.
$4,800,000.00 settlement on behalf of two visiting Japanese
businessmen. One was killed and the other seriously injured when the
car they were passengers in collided with a bus on the highway. Case
was litigated for two years before the responsible insurance company
agreed to settle.
$2,400,000.00 medical malpractice settlement with a Chicago
hospital and emergency room physician for their failure to recognize
a sub-arachnoid hemorrhage. The victim, a homeless mother of eight children,
died 4 days later. After three years of hotly contested litigation,
the doctor and hospital agreed to pay.
$1,200,000 medical malpractice settlement against an orthopedic
surgeon for a 41 year old CTA bus mechanic who developed a chronic osteomyelitis
in his leg. The surgeon operated on our client's leg after it was injured
in a motorcycle accident, but the doctor failed to recognize signs of
a growing infection.
$1,050,000 settlement on behalf of a teenage girl who
required plastic surgery after her date to the senior prom flipped the
car they were in after he attempted to drag race a stranger. Our client
and her date were on the way to the prom.
$1,000,000 medical malpractice settlement on behalf of
the estate of a 47 year old single woman who died of a sepsis infection
while an inpatient at a Chicago hospital.
$652,000.00 settlement on behalf of a construction worker
who suffered leg fractures during a 7 flight fall from a scaffolding
at a construction site on Michigan Avenue. The accident was front page
news, and after nearly three years of tough litigation, the responsible
parties paid.
$475,000.00 settlement against a nursing home on behalf
of an 83 year old wheel chair bound Alzheimer's patient who wheeled
her chair past a door on which the alarm had been disabled. The patient
rolled down a flight of stairs, resulting in multiple injuries and death
three days later. After aggressive investigation and litigation, during
which it was discovered that nursing home personnel had falsified records,
the insurance company paid.
$290,000.00 settlement on behalf of a 44 year old man
who suffered dog bites while a guest at a neighbor's house. The man,
a security guard, had permanent scarring on his neck and leg. Though
both liability and the extent of the injuries were hotly contested by
the homeowner's insurance company, aggressive pursuit by the lawyers
resulted in this high settlement.
$250,000.00 settlement on behalf of a female pedestrian
who suffered from reflex sympathetic dystrophy, a soft tissue injury,
as a result of being struck by a cab while in a crosswalk. The lady's
original attorneys had dropped the case after the defendant cab company
refused to make any offer. Following careful medical preparation for
trial, the cab company paid just as trial began.
$243,571.00 jury verdict on behalf of a carpenter injured
in a fall while helping a friend install a new roof on his father's
house. The man suffered bilateral heel fractures. The insurance company
never offered more than $10,000, but the jury made them pay up.
$218,210.00 medical malpractice jury verdict on behalf
of a 65 year old man who needed additional surgery for ventral hernia
repair following unnecessary surgical repair of a diastasis rectus.
The doctor's insurance company refused to make any offer at all, but
the jury told them they were wrong.
$150,000.00 medical malpractice settlement on behalf of
a 79 year old female who suffered a fractured pelvis in a fall from
a hospital bed while being treated for flu-like symptoms.
$146,061.00 jury verdict on behalf of a young man who
suffered torn ligaments in his knee when he drove his motorcycle into
the side of a car. Not only did the insurance company make no offer
whatsoever, they counter-sued our client for damage to their car. We
won, and they paid.
$137,500.00 medical malpractice settlement on behalf of
a disoriented elderly lady who suffered a fall from a hospital bed while
in-patient.
$110,000.00 settlement for a female bicyclist who suffered
a fractured finger when a parked car opened a door in front of her.
$110,000.00 settlement for an elderly female client who
tripped on a driveway chain and broke her hip outside a retail store
on Michigan Avenue.
$117,516.91 verdict on behalf of an injured cable worker
who suffered a back injury in a fall during an installation. The employer
claimed that the injured worker was not an employee, and made no offer.
We won, they appealed, and in the end, they paid with interest.
$115,000.00 settlement on behalf of a driver for a well-known
international delivery company. The man suffered arm fractures in a
traffic accident. The company claimed the driver was an independent
contractor, and denied compensation. We proved he was an employee under
the law, and we made them pay.
$115,000.00 settlement on behalf of a waitress who suffered
multiple fractures when she slipped while on the job.
$73,500.00 settlement for a furniture salesman who injured
his back while moving furniture in the store.
$65,000.00 settlement on behalf an injured butcher who
suffered a torn hand ligament while slicing meat.
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