Zane D. Smith & Associates, LTD.

$2.5M

Business Litigation, Fraud

LC, a contractor, invested life savings in fraudulent Romanian real-estate deals orchestrated by his estranged wife and her broker. After trial, the Court awarded a judgment in favor of LC.

$1.5M

Medical Malpractice, Birth Injury

Mom, 42 and pregnant with twins, developed an infection. Antibiotics were discontinued prematurely, leading to premature delivery. First twin exposed to infection, developed brain injury affecting developmental stages.

$1.4M

Business Litigation, Professional Negligence

Business clients owned car franchises that were not legally licensed to operate due to their lawyer’s failure to register the companies in compliance with Illinois law.

$1.4M

Trust Litigation

Client, Gary, was a beneficiary under a family trust set up and controlled by his elderly father.

$10153.3B

Police Misconduct, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury

Cook County jury returned a verdict against the City of Chicago and two police officers for a high-speed chase in a residential area on June 24, 2017, which resulted in the death of Stacy Vaughn Harrell, a mother of six, and injury to her daughter. The pursued vehicle collided with our client’s car.

$3M

Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Birth Injury

Anna, high-risk pregnancy due to previous cesarean deliveries, delivered her third child vaginally. Both Anna and her child died due to the negligence of attending doctors.