N.G v. Thoms

Motor vehicle settlement. The Plaintiff N.G. was operating her vehicle westbound on Route 60 near the intersection of Route 43 when the defendant, who was driving eastbound on Route 60, turned left and struck N.G.’s vehicle. Defendant failed to yield the right of way causing the accident. N.G. suffered a right patellar fracture, a right tibial and fibular fracture, and right middle and medial cuboid fractures. Her injuries required surgical intervention, hospitalization for 13 days, in home health care, and extensive physical therapy.

C.D. Individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of J.P., deceased, v. Unnamed Medical Center and Security Company (Winnebago County)

Wrongful death and premises liability settlement.  On the evening of May 31, 2016, J.P. accompanied his spouse, C.D., an employee of deft medical center, to the clinic to check on a security matter. There they encountered the spouse of one of the medical center owners, who stabbed J.P., and caused fatal injuries. Allegedly, there had been an ongoing business dispute between the owners of the clinic. On multiple previous occasions, police were involved in incidents that took place on the clinic property involving the one owner’s husband. Both deft owner and deft security company were aware of the history. On the date of the attack, the owner instructed the security company that because of the previous incidents, that if there were any security issues to immediately call the police. Despite these instructions, the security company called C.D but failed to warn of the potential danger. Then they called police on the non-emergency line advising only of a commercial property alarm.

R.F. v. Gercek, et al.

Motor Vehicle negligence settlement. On September 12, 2007, the Plaintiff, R.F., was a 74 year old female who was a pedestrian crossing Delaware Street near 175 E. Delaware in Chicago, Illinois when she was struck by the van the Defendant, I.G., was operating in reverse on Delaware Street while attempting to make a delivery at the John Hancock Building. The Plaintiff sustained a traumatic brain injury, oral injuries necessitating multiple oral surgeries, and knee and hip injuries as well.

Co-counsel with Joseph A. Power, Jr.

Jane Doe v. The Langham Hotel, et al

Sexual assault settlement – Jane Doe was a client at The Langham Hotel’s Huang Spa when she was sexually assaulted by Joseph Mitchell, a massage therapist employed by The Langham. Defendant Mitchell had a history of complaints by massage therapy clients for sexual assault, exposing their genitalia, and inappropriate sexual conduct while providing massage treatments. These complaints resulted in his being terminated from previous employers prior to working at The Langham. In addition, prior to Jane Doe being assaulted, The Langham had received a previous complaint regarding Defendant Mitchell’s conduct. Despite knowing this history and complaints, The Langham failed to terminate this employee, continued to allow him to massage female clients, and failed to protect female clients from his sexually predatory behavior. During a massage, Jane Doe was sexually assaulted, inappropriately touched, and had her genitalia exposed.

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.

Medical Malpractice: Pathologist under-reported findings contained within a tongue lesion during biopsy interpretation leading to a delay in diagnosis of tongue cancer and progression of disease leading to metastasis and death. The patient was 79 years old at the time of the misdiagnosis and was survived by her husband and children

(2023 – Cook County)
A.M. v. Chicago Area Hospital

Medical negligence/wrongful death: 71-year old female presented to Chicago area hospital with chest pain, back pain, and fever. She had recently undergone chemotherapy for treatment of leukemia. While an inpatient at the hospital, she suffered an unwitnessed fall, resulting in a subdural hematoma. This brain bleed and its sequalae caused her death 2 weeks later. Plaintiff alleged that decedent was a moderate fall risk by objective and subjective measurement and additionally was at high risk for bleeding due to her thrombocytopenia (low platelets) from cancer and chemotherapy. Plaintiff alleged that the bed alarm was not properly set and that had fall precautions been implemented, Decedent’s fall and resultant injury and death would have been avoided. Co-counsel with Joseph W. Balesteri.

E.B. and B.B. v. Kraze Trucking, LLC

Trucking: Plaintiff was operating his motorcycle in an eastbound direction, Defendant was operating a semi-tractor and trailer traveling northbound and approaching an intersection. Plaintiff passed through the intersection and was continuing eastbound when Defendant failed to stop at the intersection and turned northbound causing a collision between the two vehicles. Plaintiff was knocked to the ground and rolled under the tractor and part of the trailer. Plaintiff suffered hip, lower back, and cervical injuries. Co-counsel with Joseph A. Power, Jr.

S.B.M. v. A Downstate Hospital

(2019) Healthy baby boy born September 9, 2015 to healthy mom. Mom was administered a pain medication (Norco) by a nurse after having passed out post-delivery. The same nurse thereafter gave mom her baby for breastfeeding in the very early morning hours without waking the father of the baby. Upon the nurse’s return (about 50 minutes later), the baby was found unresponsive next to his sleeping mom. The one-day old baby was pronounced dead as a result of asphyxiation from overlay. He is survived by his parents.

Result: $1,000,000.00

RC, Individually and as Mother and Next Friend of HG, a minor v. Little Company of Mary Hospital

(2012) Medical Malpractice: Premature delivery by induction of a preemie (32 weeks) thought to be term, after the defendant radiologist dictated another mother’s pregnancy ultrasound data into the child’s mother’s report. The pregnancy was electively induced in reliance upon a different pregnancy’s data resulting in pre-term delivery and a brain bleed at birth.

Result: $1,000,000.00