The Collins Law Firm, P.C.
1770 N. Park Street
Suite 200
Naperville, IL 60563
(630) 527-1595
Class Action Cases
  • The Firm received final approval of $1.9 million dollar settlement in the class action lawsuit of Gene E. Voss, et al. v.
    Waste Management of Illinois, Inc., et al.   In addition to the monetary settlement, class member families received a
    connection to the municipal water supply paid by the Defendants.  (September 2009; Aaron Rapier, Shawn Collins)  
    Further Details

  • The Firm received court final approval of $5.5 million dollar settlement in the class action lawsuit of Cannata v. Forest
    Preserve District, et. al.  (July 2009; Edward Manzke, Shawn Collins) Further Details

  • The Firm received court final approval of $2.5 million settlement in the class action lawsuit of Smith v. Forest Preserve
    District, et. al.  (July 2009; Edward Manzke, Shawn Collins) Further Details

  • Judge grants Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification in our class action lawsuit of Leib v. Rex Energy Operating Corp.
    (February, 2009; Shawn Collins, Edward Manzke) Further Details

  • The Firm filed a minority-shareholder lawsuit against the Harvard State Bank.  Pope v. Harvard State Bank.  Our
    client's family was one of the founders of the Harvard State Bank nearly a century ago.  The lawsuit alleges that she
    was squeezed out as a shareholder of the bank for improper purposes and for an unfair price. The lawsuit is pending
    in Federal court in Chicago.    (February, 2006; Shawn Collins, David Fish)

  • The Firm filed a federal class action lawsuit (on 5/9/07) against the Village of Lisle and Illinois-American Water
    Company, alleging misconduct that has caused the Oak View water system to be “so inadequate that it cannot reliably
    deliver even the minimum water pressure necessary to put out a fire at a home or school in the neighborhood.”  This
    case is currently pending, please see this page for further details.

  • The Firm obtained a settlement worth over $8,000,000.00 for its clients in an environmental contamination case on
    behalf of families in Urbana, Ohio, alleging two companies destroyed the groundwater (used for drinking, bathing,
    etc.), serving residents in the area, polluting it with toxic chemicals (TCE, PCE).  (May, 2005; Shawn Collins, Edward
    Manzke, Daniel Fabbri)

  • The Firm has reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit on behalf of approximately 250 families in Naplate, Illinois
    alleging a local glass manufacturer contaminated the entire town - groundwater, soil and air - with arsenic.  The
    multi-million dollar settlement will not only compensate property owners for loss in value of their properties, but will
    also ensure the entire village has a safe drinking water supply well into the future. (May, 2005; Shawn Collins,
    Edward Manzke, Aaron Rapier)

  • The Firm reached a settlement of $16.9 million for its clients (approx. 1,500 families in Lisle, Woodridge and Downers
    Grove, Illinois), whose drinking water was contaminated by toxic chemicals (TCE) migrating from a nearby industrial
    property.  The settlement was approved by a federal court Judge in Chicago on September 14, 2004.  This is one of the
    largest toxic tort settlements in Illinois.  (September, 2004; Shawn Collins, Edward Manzke, Aaron Rapier)  

  • The Firm secured a $10 million settlement on behalf of its clients (186 families), in Lisle, Illinois, whose drinking water
    had been contaminated by toxic chemicals (TCE) migrating from Defendants’ nearby industrial property. The $10
    million settlement is believed to be one of the highest of its type in the State of Illinois; also, the case went to trial
    before a jury within 18 months of being filed - - extraordinarily fast for a case of this kind. (May, 2002; Shawn Collins,
    Edward Manzke, Aaron Rapier)