Cook County jury returns a verdict for almost $22 million in favor of the plaintiffs in lethal fire product liability case.
Personal Injury Case Results
$300,000 Verdict Against State Farm Insurance for Deck Collapse
Our client, a “sixty-something” year-old nurse, was attending a party at her sister-in-law’s house in Melrose Park, Illinois, when the wooden deck she was standing on suddenly collapsed, sending about 20 party-goers on the deck (and the patio furniture and grill) tumbling to the groun
$600,000 Settlement For Bike Crash On Lake Bluff Illinois Bike Path
In a hotly disputed case, the bicycle injury lawyers at Peter Higgins Law defeated three different attempts by the Defendant, the Illinois Village of Lake Bluff, to have the case thrown out, then was able to obtain a $600,000 settlement for our client who was injured while riding his
Illinois Supreme Court Bicycle Accident Case Reaches Settlement
This was an important case for two reasons. First, our client received compensation to make up for the harms and losses she suffered in this incident. Second, but equally as important, however, was that this case made new law on what constitutes a bike trail in Illinois, and the circumstances under which a municipality will be held accountable under the law for failing to maintain their bike trails in a safe condition.
Successful Client Outcome Before Illinois Supreme Court Obtained by Peter Higgins
“Peter Higgins Law went the extra mile to pursue a technicality so that the case might remain alive,” said Peter Higgins. “We pursued this case all the way to the Illinois Supreme Court for the exclusive purpose of protecting the right of our client to make her case. This is not only a great result for our client but it’s a great result for anyone who uses these types of trails in Illinois, because it forces the municipalities to maintain their trails in a safe condition.”
Dismissed by Court, Lipkin & Higgins Wins Appeal to Reinstate Bicycle Injury Case
When the trial judge dismissed a bicycle injury case regarding Highland Park, the attorneys of Peter Higgins Law appealed the decision and won the right to have its client's case reinstated for trial.