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Verdicts & Settlements

Larry R. Rogers Jr., Kathryn Conway Secure $8.05 Million Verdict Over Missed MRSA Diagnosis

Power Rogers Partners Larry R. Rogers Jr. and Kathryn L. Conway recently obtained an $8.05 million dollar jury verdict for the family of a woman who died after medical providers failed to diagnose her MRSA infection. As reported by the Chicago Law Bulletin, the 59-year-old victim presented to an outpatient facility in Olympia Fields with signs of an upper respiratory…

Power Rogers Celebrates 11th Year as #1 in The 2020 Chicago Lawyer Settlement Report

There’s a reason is known as Chicago’s top-performing personal injury firm. Along with having recovered over $4 billion for our clients, our attorneys have set state records with our individual verdict and recovery wins. This includes 11 straight years of receiving more in recoveries than any other Chicago firm, as determined by Chicago Lawyer Magazine’s Settlement Report. In 2020, our…

Power Rogers Secures Largest Illinois Bicycle Accident Recovery

When motorists collide with cyclists on the roadway, the results can be devastating. Such was the case with one of our clients at Power Rogers, who was hit by a semi-truck while riding her bicycle. Our team was able to secure a $17.5 million recovery to pay for her medical expenses andprosthetic limbs –the largest recorded bike accident settlement or…

Chicago Lawyer Magazine Names Power Rogers the Top-Performing firm in the Annual Settlement Survey for the 10th Year In a Row

For the past decade, our team at Power Rogers earned the top spot in the annual Settlement Survey of the Chicago Lawyer publication. In 2018-2019, Power Rogers secured a total of $246,025,000 for our clients in 32 cases, which is roughly $112 Million more than the second-place firm. Year after year, our team continues to provide the wrongfully injured with…

Power Rogers Makes 2018 Illinois Top Verdicts & Settlements List

Power Rogers has been recognized in the latest edition of the Top Verdicts & Settlements in Illinois in 2018 as published by TopVerdict™. The lists highlight the largest verdicts, settlements, and court and arbitration awards secured by attorneys and law firms throughout the state of Illinois during the 2018 calendar year. Our firm is pleased to announce that we’ve made…

Power Rogers Attorneys Earn Spot on The National Law Journal’s list of the 50 Largest Verdicts in 2017

We are proud to announce that Power Rogers attorneys Joseph A. Power, Jr. and James I. Power earned a spot on The National Law Journal’s list of the 50 Largest Verdicts in 2017 for securing a $95,477,464 jury award in the case of Robert Montagano, et al. v. Metal-Matic, Inc., et al., No. 2014 L 8096, Ill. Cir. Cook Co.…

Power Rogers Attorneys Secure $40 Million Settlement for 12-Year-Old, Family

Power Rogers attorneys Joseph A. Power, Jr. and Joseph W. Balesteri recently secured a $40 million settlement for the family of a 12-year-old girl who suffered serious brain damage while being treated for strep throat and mononucleosis. The minor’s parents took her to the emergency room on October 16, 2016. According to the lawsuit, she was diagnosed with mononucleosis and…

Chicago Sun-Times Reports: City’s Settlement with Bettie Jones Estate is $16 Million

attorneys Larry Rogers, Jr. and Jonathan Thomas secured a $16 million settlement with the City of Chicago for the estate of Bettie Jones, an innocent bystander who was shot and killed by a police officer in 2015. “While no amount of money can ever compensate Bettie Jones’ family for the loss of their mother, we fought for and the City…

Power Rogers Attorneys Secure $35 Million Settlement for Child Injured During Birth

attorneys Joseph A. Power, Jr., Joseph W. Balesteri, and Kathryn L. Conway secured a $35 million settlement for a child who suffered catastrophic birth injuries. On December 18, 2011, the child’s mother, accompanied by her husband, was admitted to the University of Illinois Medical Center. She was given Pitocin at 7:30 p.m. to induce labor contractions, and doctors began monitoring…

New Documentary ‘All The Queen’s Horses’ Looks Into Rita Crundwell’s Embezzlement of More Than $53 Million

‘All The Queen’s Horses’, a documentary examining the biggest fraud in municipal history premiered this week for a two-week run at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago, IL. Rita Crundwell was the comptroller and treasurer of Dixon, a small city in Illinois, for more than 20 years. During that time, she embezzled more than $53 million dollars, and used…