Coogan Gallagher

$3M

Construction Accident

A 37-year-old electrician was injured by an electrical shock and explosion due to poorly maintained equipment at a telecommunications plant construction project, resulting in serious, permanent injuries to his right hand and arm, and inability to return to work.

$3M

Medical Malpractice

A 61-year-old woman died after a catheter procedure to measure heart pressures caused damage to an artery, leading to internal bleeding and death. A jury found the doctor negligent.

$3

Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice lawsuit regarding the death of Sarah Crayton in 2014 after a heart procedure. A jury found the doctor negligent and awarded $3 million, but the case later settled for $2.6 million to drop the appeal.

$2M

Truck Accident

Plaintiff was smashed into by a truck that rear-ended him nearing the Toll Plaza on I-294 in the Southwest Chicago Suburbs. The collision propelled his vehicle across four traffic lanes and into the median. Our client was unconscious, was cut from the car and taken to the emergency room. He was in an induced coma for weeks and later had to recover his ability to use his hands and feet for daily activities. He has made a surprisingly-good recovery.

$1.6M

Workplace Injury

A 22-year-old security personnel at Tweeter Center died after a large speaker fell from above and hit him on the head during equipment breakdown, causing a skull-crush injury.

$1.3M

Transportation Accident

A 94-year-old wheelchair user died after falling violently backward in a public transportation bus due to the driver's failure to secure his wheelchair, leading to a severe spinal contusion, paralysis, and ultimately death.