James Power

A 16-year-old boy was left quadriplegic after a utility company and its contractors failed to follow approved traffic safety plans during road construction in Chicago. Power Rogers attorneys Larry R. Rogers Jr., James I. Power, and Dominique H. Rogers secured a $229 million recovery, the largest pre-trial single claimant recovery in history.

R. M. v. Metal-Matic Inc.

Power Rogers attorneys Joseph A. Power, Jr., as lead counsel, and James Power recently secured a $95,477,464 million jury verdict for our client who suffered massive leg injuries that required a double above-the-knee amputation in 2014. Our client, a truck driver, was transporting carbon steel tubing. The crane operator at the delivery location attempted to unload the cargo, but because the tubing was improperly stacked and configured for unloading, one bundle of the tubing rolled out and crushed his legs,lacerating his right popliteal artery and fracturing his fibula and tibia. His right knee was amputated above the knee, and after his left leg developeda fungal infection, the doctors had to amputate that one above the kneeas well. The jury awarded the Plaintiff $83,477,464 and his wife $12 million for a total of $95,477,464. This award was reduced 10% for the plaintiff’s liability, making the total recoverable amount $86,429,717.60.

Joseph A. Power, Jr., Larry R. Rogers, Jr. and James I. Power of Power Rogers, LLP, and Louis Berns of Favil David Berns & Associates reached an agreement to settle their client, C.E.G.’s, claims against 7-Eleven, Inc. for $91 million. The parties were scheduled to begin picking a jury on Monday, February 6, 2023 before the Honorable Judge Mary Minella. This is the largest pretrial recovery for a person injured in the history of the State of Illinois.

Power Rogers attorneys Joseph Power, Thomas Power, and James Power recently secured $50,000,000.00 on behalf of their client who suffered serious injuries in an accident that occurred while trimming branches from a tree on his property, including severe burns and the loss of both arms and a leg.

M.M. v. Allied Barton

The Plaintiffs worked for a law firm in the large office building located at 500 West Madison Street. Allied Barton provided Security Services to the building. On December 8, 2006, a former client of the firm’ sentered the 500 West Madison office building armed with a revolver, chain, padlock, hunting knife, and hammer in order to seek out and kill one of the attorneys who he mistakenly believed had wronged him. After loitering in the building’s lobby and being turned away by the security desk, the former client was permitted access to the law firm, located on an upper-level floor, by Allied Barton security. Once he had gained access to the law firm, he shot and killed three individuals and injured the fourth. Joseph A. Power, Jr. represented the Estate of M.M. and recovered $14.6 million for his client. Larry R. Rogers, Jr. represented the Estate of A.H. and secured an $11 million verdict for his client. James Power represented R.L. and secured a $5 million verdict.

J.D., et al. v. Trucking Company and Steel Company (2019 – Northern District of Illinois District Court)

Trucking/Transportation Negligence: A father (M-64), mother (F-43), and their only daughter (F-11) were rear-ended by defendants’ semi-tractor/trailer when its driver fell asleep on Interstate 55. All three were killed (the father was survived by two adult children from prior marriages and the mother was survived by her parents and siblings). Plaintiffs alleged that the trucker, who was acting under the defendant steel company’s direction, had routinely violated the hours of service and other federal regulations and as a result, according to a sleep expert, was chronically sleep-deprived, which contributed to cause the fatal crash. Joseph A. Power, Jr. co-counsel with Kathryn L. Conway and James I. Power.

Church Group v. Eagle Express Lines (2022)

Joseph Power and James Power recently secured $19,400,000.00 on behalf of a group of families who suffered various injuries while traveling down to Disney world in January of 2019. Plaintiffs van was heading south down I-75 nears Gainesville, Florida when a semi-truck that was heading north lost control of his vehicle, crossed over the median and struck the Plaintiff’s head on.

Bennie Wood, et al., v. Navistar Inc., formerly known as International Truck and Engine Corp., et al.

Power Rogers attorneys Joseph A. Power Jr., as lead counsel, and Sean M.Houlihan and James Power recently obtained a $21.6 million dollar verdict on behalf of a truck driver and his wife. Our client suffered a traumatic brain injury after a defectively designed grab handle on his truck broke and caused him to fall. The case involved many disputes about jurisdiction and where the case was to be heard, and was recently featured in an article published by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.

D.P. v. Sucha Singh, et al.

Founding partner, Joseph A. Power Jr., along with Attorneys James Power and Kurt Ensign, secured a $17.5 million recovery for the victim of a bike accident who suffered amputation and other serious injuries as a result of trucker negligence. The case will go down as the largest bike accident recovery in Illinois history to date.

E.T. v. Construction Firm (2022)

Joseph Power and James Power secured a $10,000,000.00 settlement on behalf of a wife and her three children following the death of their husband/father. Plaintiff’s husband was a sewer brick pipe layer working in a trench replacing old sewer lines when a large piece of clay fell from above on top of him, resulting in his untimely demise. The construction firm that was hired to provide technical advice relating to trench safety systems failed to properly account for the type of work that was required for the job and therefore failed to adequately guard against incidents such as the one that took the life of Plaintiff’s husband. From the beginning of the case the construction company steadfastly denied responsibility and attempted to cast blame onto the decedent by claiming that he was working in an area where he knew he should not have been working. After intricately picking apart these defenses, the construction company was forced to recognize its responsibility and paid out the limits of its insurance coverage.

P.O. & A.R. v. W.M. (2019)

Joseph Power, Sean Houlihan and James Power secured $8,400,000.00 on behalf of two clients in this action. Plaintiffs were working as laborers for a demolition contractor and removing the brick face on an exterior wall without a demolition plan when the wall suddenly collapsed, crushing P.O. and resulting in injuries to A.R.

R.K. v. Confidential Defendants (2020)

James Power recently secured an $8,000,000.00 settlement when his client obtained a bacterial infection during open chest surgery at a local hospital which was not properly diagnosed and treated. As a result of the infection, Plaintiff underwent multiple revision surgeries. Additionally, Plaintiff will be required to maintain an aggressive antibiotic regimen for the rest of his life. Side-effects from these antibiotics include progressively worsening hearing loss and renal damage.

M.G. v. Austin Tyler Construction Company, Et. Al. (2022)

Joseph Power and James Power secured a $7,000,000.00 settlement on behalf of a young Serbian immigrant working in the United States as a truck driver to earn money to send home to his family back in Serbia. On the date of the incident, M.G. had delivered a load of multiple bundles of 20-foot-long plastic water pipes and was waiting for his truck to finish being unloaded when one of the bundles broke open, causing two full bundles of pipes to fall onto M.G., crushing him and causing his untimely death. Power Rogers, LLP represented M.G.’s mother, sister and younger brother in suing the pipe manufacturer for the way in which the pipe bundles were loaded, the strap manufacturer for creating a product that was not fit for its intended use and the company who employed the forklift operator; each of whom was held to account for their involvement in causing M.G.’s untimely death.

A.K. v. Film Production Company (2018)

Joseph Power and James Power secured a $6,500,000.00 settlement on behalf of their client who was injured on set during movie production. A.K. was working as an extra on a movie set performing acrobatic stunts during various scenes. During one said scene, A.K. landed awkwardly on his neck, resulting in paraplegia. Through thorough analyzation of the available video, as well as discussions with the various actors and extras that were on site at the time, it was shown that A.K.’s fall was the result of the way in which the scene had been marked off, as well as the actor’s own improvisation as to where he was to be standing while A.K. and others performed the stunts. As a result, the production company agreed to pay the limits of their insurance policies in order to settle A.K.’s suit.

F.S. v. F.C. (2018)

Joseph Power and James Power secured a $6,000,000.00 on behalf of their client after a local hospital failed to diagnosis Cauda Equina Syndrome over the course of a three-day hospital stay. F.S. was brought to the hospital via ambulance and was seen by neurologist F.C. who failed to recognize and diagnosed F.S.’s CES. As a result of this failure, compression on F.S.’s spine was not relieved until after permanent nerve damage had occurred. As a result, F.S. now has trouble walking without an assistive device and has issues with incontinence.

U.H. v. Gidwitz

Breach of contract: After a complex trial, a Cook County Judge ordered Ron Gidwitz, Donald Trump’s Illinois finance committee Chairman, to pay his former attorneys $5.7 million in unpaid legal fees. Judge Patrick Foran Lustig ruled that Gidwitz breached his contract with Ungaretti & Harris by refusing to pay fair and reasonable legal fees incurred on his behalf.

R.L. v. Security Services Company (2017)

In December of 2017, Power, Rogers & Smith Attorney James Power secured a $5.05 million dollar verdict on behalf of a legal secretary who was shot in the foot and who witnessed the murder of two of her co-workers, her boss and another lawyer at the firm, by a deranged ex-client. Mr. Power’s client case was consolidated with three other cases brought by the victims and was a part of an overall $33,450,000 verdict obtained on behalf of all plaintiffs in their cases against the private contract security company that allowed the deranged ex-client access to the upper level tenant floors of the building where the plaintiffs worked.

S.W. v. F.M.C.L.

Larry Rogers, Jr. and James Power secured a $2,000,000.00 settlement on behalf of their client when his primary care physician failed to perform appropriate testing for prostate cancer. S.W. was a patient of F.M.C.L. and was seen by the doctors at the facility for primary care purposes. S.W. advised the doctors at F.M.C.L. that he had a family history of prostate cancer when he saw them for a physical, and as a result of that information, the doctors at F.M.C.L. began monitoring his for possible prostate cancer. However, at a subsequent physical, no PSA testing or other prostate specific checks were undertaken by the Doctor’s, and as a result, S.W.’s prostate cancer was not caught prior to it spreading throughout his body.

Minor v. Confidential Defendant (2022)

James Power secured a $1,500,000.00 pre-suit settlement on behalf of the family of a deceased 9 year old who was killed when the vehicle he was riding in was sideswiped by a semi-truck.

Plaintiff was struck by a commercial vehicle while operating his bicycle and attempting to cross a street in his neighborhood. He suffered a degloving injury to his right hand that required multiple surgeries. Paid by confidential corporation. Judge Brendan O’Brien helped settle the case via pre-trial conference.

B.S. v. Confidential Defendant (2021)

James Power secured a $1,250,000.00 on behalf of his client who slipped and fell while shopping for groceries. Plaintiff, a 65 year old female, was shopping for produce when he tripped over a floor mat that had been rolled up and placed under the produce stand for storage while the floors were being cleaned. Plaintiff suffered a non-displaced fracture of her right femoral neck which required surgery.

D.G. v. A.H.H.C. & M.O.

Larry Rogers, Jr. and James Power secured a $1,250,000.00 settlement on behalf of a family who’s mother passed away following her doctor’s failure to recognize a cardiac condition following orthopedic surgery.

James Power on behalf of his clients secured a $1,000,000.00 settlement. In October of 2018, the client was on his way to fill vending machines at a local racetrack when he was T-boned by the Defendant driving a semi-tractor trailer. It was alleged that the driver had fallen asleep after working too many consecutive hours behind the wheel. The settlement represents the limits of the insurance coverage available.

E.D. v. T. (2021)

James Power secured $750,000.00 pre-suit settlement on behalf of E.D., a 91-year-old woman, who was crossing the street in the crosswalk with a friend when they were struck by a truck making a left turn. As a result of the collision, E.D. suffered broken ribs, bruising and lacerations. Subsequently, while being treated for those injuries she suffered a TIA which resulted in short-term memory issues.

R.T. v. Confidential Defendant (2022)

James Power secured a $550,000.00 settlement on behalf of Plaintiff who was sitting in traffic when her vehicle was struck from behind by a semi-truck. Plaintiff suffered injury to her back which resulted in a single level fusion.

J.L. v. K.M. (2021)

James Power secured a $500,000.00 settlement on behalf of plaintiff, who along with her three children, were stopped at a stop sign when their vehicle was rearended by a teen driver who was using her cell phone. The collision resulted in the death of one of Plaintiff’s minor children, as well as significant injuries to Plaintiff and her two other minor children that were also in the vehicle. The Defendant only carried $50,000.00 in auto insurance coverage, while Plaintiff carried $500,000 in uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage. Defendant settled for limits of her policy coverage and Plaintiff’s underinsured motorist coverage paid the remaining amount.

C.D. v. Teen Driver (2021)

James Power secured a $200,000.00 settlement on behalf of Plaintiff, a 77 year old female, who was driving on Waukegan Road when a vehicle unexpectedly pulled out from the Deerfield High School Parking Lot and struck her vehicle. Plaintiff suffered a fractured sternum and three broken ribs.