The Cates Law Firm, LLC
216 W Pointe Dr Ste A, Swansea IL 62226-8313, Swansea, IL 62226-8313
About The Cates Law Firm, LLC
The Cates Law Firm, LLC focuses on complex personal injury, class action, and mass torts cases. Based in Swansea, Illinois, the firm serves clients across Southern Illinois and the Metro East region. Attorney David Cates has over a decade of experience, including securing a $95 million sexual harassment verdict and a $60 million product liability verdict. The firm's history includes former founding partner Judy Cates, who became an appellate court judge. They handle cases ranging from car accidents to medical malpractice.
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Notable Case Results
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$95M
Sexual Harassment
Verdict for a former female employee of Aaron Rents, Inc. who claimed her store manager inappropriately touched her, resulting in a sexual assault. The company's complicity was highlighted.
$60M
Product Liability, Wrongful Death
Jury awarded $60 million in compensatory damages to Jasmine Watson for the loss of her son, Chance Dean, who died as a result of contracting necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) after consuming Mead Johnson’s cow’s milk-based premature infant formula. Mead Johnson failed to warn of risks.
$6M
Medical Malpractice
Settlement for a family after suspected errors were made during a medical procedure.
$3.1M
Class Action
Class Action Settlement against Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC for alleged violations of Illinois law related to the collection of consumer debt.
$1.1M
Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death
Verdict in a medical malpractice case against Gateway Regional Medical Center on behalf of the Woodside family. Dustin Woodside suffered a methamphetamine relapse and became suicidal, was discharged from ED, and took his own life. Healthcare professionals failed to provide adequate medical care.
$1M
Wrongful Death
Settlement for the family of a young man with a serious neurological disorder who lost his life while being held by a local municipality. Investigation revealed a preventable death.