Settlement for nearly 900 residents who developed cancer after years of exposure to ethylene oxide emissions.
Ethylene oxide breast cancer verdict, honored by Top Verdict as the largest single-plaintiff verdict in Illinois.
Class settlement for residents affected by the Chemtool explosion, fire, and toxic plume in Rockton, Illinois.
Toxic tort settlement for multiple cancer victims in an air pollution case.
Settlement for citizens of a neighborhood affected by toxic vapor intrusion.
Class action settlement in a case involving TCE contamination of the groundwater under a large neighborhood.
Class action groundwater contamination recovery for families with TCE in their drinking wells.
Recovery of a Wrongful death bus accident case.
Recovery in a toxic tort Personal injury case.
Jury verdict in a Medical negligence lawsuit against a Chicago-area hospital.
Jury verdict in a rear-end spine injury case. The firm was hired as trial counsel shortly before expert discovery.
Wrongful death verdict for a 72-year-old cancer patient who fell from a radiation therapy table during treatment.
Premises liability settlement on a woman who was injured when she fell backwards down an open flight of stairs at a local restaurant.
Birth injury wrongful death settlement for a delayed diagnosis of fetal distress and a delayed cesarean section.
DuPage verdict, despite asserted tort immunity, for a high school student injured in a fall during gym class.
Defective product settlement on behalf of a client who suffered serious burn injuries when her pressure cooker malfunctioned.
DuPage rear-end crash judgment after four spine surgeries. The driver's insurer refused to pay and was sued for bad faith.
Settlement for a client hit head-on by a drunk driver traveling the wrong way down the street.
Settlement for a passenger who broke a femur crashing into an overturned semi whose driver failed to warn traffic.
Bad faith recovery after the insurer refused to settle for its $100,000 limits and the jury verdict exceeded them.
Settlement in a car crash head on collision case involving a spinal fusion surgery.
Wrongful death verdict for a student killed on her college campus, the largest ever recorded in Knox County, Illinois.
Policy limits recovery for a pedestrian who suffered a brain injury when struck by a commercial vehicle.
Semi-truck crash settlement on I-55. The texting truck driver's rear-end impact led to a cervical spine fusion.
Recovery in a toxic tort Personal injury case.
Toxic tort recovery for the Wrongful death of a worker who died of mesothelioma after years of exposure to asbestos.
Product liability settlement in a case where the client was injured by a defective consumer product.
Recovery in a Car accident case.
Recovery in a toxic tort Personal injury case.
Recovery in a trip and fall case involving an elderly client with a fractured leg requiring a surgical repair.
Product liability recovery in case where a young man died after ingesting synthetic marijuana/cannabinoid.
Judgment against an electric skateboard maker after the wheels failed, causing fractures that required surgery.
Boating accident settlement for a child who lost an eye in a boating accident. We settled the case for the insurance policy limits.
Drunk driving UTV rollover settlement for catastrophic leg injuries that required four surgeries.
Wrongful death automobile accident recovery for a man who was killed in a car accident. The case was settled for the policy limits.
Wrongful death settlement for a truck driver killed when the grab handle on his truck's cab broke away.
Assault settlement for a developmentally disabled woman who was assaulted at a Chicagoland assisted living facility.
Settlement for a driver rear-ended by a tractor-trailer on I-55 in winter weather.
Settlement for a driver rear-ended by a tractor-trailer on I-294 who was recommended for spine surgery.
Assisted Living facility assault claim
Settlement after a facility failed to secure a resident's wheelchair in transport, fracturing his hip and leg.
Restaurant slip-and-fall settlement for a woman who tore her labrum and required surgery.
Motorcycle crash settlement for multiple fractures. Hired as trial counsel; settled at mediation just before trial.
Rideshare crash settlement for client who sustained a serious spinal injury.
Settlement for a campus sexual assault survivor alleging the college mishandled her report and prior complaints.
Medical negligence settlement for our client who suffered nerve damage after routine ankle surgery.
Settlement for a client who suffered multiple injuries when a firework malfunctioned and exploded during use.
Settlement for a man who slipped on ice at his apartment complex and suffered a mild traumatic brain injury.
Wrongful death personal injury settlement on behalf of a family who suffered due to the drowning death of their child.
Policy limits settlement for a brain injury from a high-speed rear-end crash. The pre-suit offer was $23,000.
Slip and fall settlement for client who slipped on ice.
Settlement for a rideshare passenger who required a cervical fusion after his driver rear-ended another car.
Settlement for a client injured falling down a staircase that was not up to code.
Settlement for a high school student who fell from an elevated backyard platform and required back surgery.
Settlement for a pedestrian hit in a crosswalk by a driver who ran a stop sign, causing a tibial plateau fracture.
Hazing and sexual assault settlement for a student athlete.
Wrongful death settlement for a 90 year old nursing home resident who died.
Car accident recovery for our client who was injured in an automobile collision on a rural road.
Policy limits settlement for a passenger injured when his driver ran a stop sign on the way home from prom.
Jury verdict in a Dram shop case against a south suburban sports bar.
Head-on crash verdict against an uninsured motorist, $100,000 above the arbitration award State Farm rejected.
Policy limits settlement for a driver rear-ended in interstate traffic who required spine surgery.
Policy limits settlement in a pedestrian accident case where our client was struck by a hit and run driver.
Auto accident settlement for a client who was t-boned in the Loop resulting in spine injuries requiring pain injections.
Drunk driving crash settled for three times the policy limits after we won motions for punitive damages.
Train accident settlement on behalf of a client who was a passenger on a CTA train that crashed, causing subdural hematoma.
Premises liability settlement in case where a woman was injured by a defect on the premises of a local business.
Policy limits settlement for a pedestrian struck in a crosswalk who fractured her pelvis.
Nursing home fall death. Settled before trial for the remaining insurance plus cash from the facility.
Policy limits settlement for a teenager injured in a car crash at an intersection.
Car crash settlement. Another policy limits settlement for a driver who was rear ended on I-294 and required back surgery.
Nursing home settlement for a resident who was injured in a fall at a long-term care facility.
Assisted living settlement for a resident who fell twice in days, broke her hip, and needed surgery.
Nursing home settlement for a senior resident who was injured in a fall at the facility.
Nursing home settlement for a rehab patient who fell twice within 24 hours, breaking her other hip.
Nursing home settlement for a resident who developed serious pressure sores due to negligence.
Settlement for a shopper who fell on a deteriorated shopping center sidewalk and needed arm surgery.
Recovery in a class action lawsuit over air, soil and Groundwater contamination.
Court approval of Environmental class action cases (Madison, Wisconsin).
Recovery in Groundwater contamination case (Mallard Lake).
Toxic tort recovery for a cancer victim.
Recovery in Methane gas contamination case (Mallard Lake).
Recovery of Groundwater contamination case (Wauconda).
Over $250 million in resolutions of credit facilities for numerous financial institutions.
Over $40 million recovered in arbitrations for condominium owners.
Class action recovery.
Arbitration win (behalf of owners of condominiums in Hawaii).
Settlement on the eve of trial in a case alleging breach of an oral contract.
Recovery for a Chicago high-rise owner whose unit flooded when a general contractor hit a sprinkler head above.
Jury verdict for eight Tinley Park townhome owners flooded repeatedly by development on adjacent land.
Jury verdict in business dispute case.
Breach of contract recovery against a life insurance company that failed to pay a policy's proceeds.
Lender collection recovery of cash and a transfer of real property.
In settled claims in just two months in four separate business matters.
On August 19, 2011, Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn signed "Paul's Law", providing dramatically enhanced protections for the developmentally disabled who live in Illinois homes, and for their families. This law was borne out of tragedy earlier this year, when Paul McCann — for whom the new law is named — died at his group home in Charleston, Illinois, after being beaten by the health care workers who were supposed to protect him.
Collins Law was instrumental in the passing of the 2006 Right-To-Know Law that requires the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to notify citizens when contamination in soil or groundwater poses a threat of exposure to the public. The Right-To-Know notifications include information about the contaminant, a description of the potential adverse health effects and a recommendation that water wells be tested.
