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Attorney Shawn Collins Selected as a Law 360 Environmental MVP for 2023 Shawn Collins has been chosen as a 2023 Environmental MVP by Law 360 due to his work on the Sterigenics litigation in Cook County. IL. Shawn served as a co-lead of the Plaintiffs Executive Committee in the In re Willowbrook Ethylene Oxide Litigation, (continue reading)

We are proud to announce that our $363 million verdict in Kamuda v. Sterigenics U.S. LLC, et al., has been named the number one jury verdict among all practice areas in Illinois in 2022 by Top Verdict. Congratulations to Collins Law partners Shawn Collins and Edward Manzke and associate Margaret Galka for their work on (continue reading)

Partner Shawn Collins is featured in an interview in Lawyer Monthly magazine this month. Below is an excerpt from the article and the link to the full article. "My Legal Life: Shawn Collins" Leading the Charge Against America’s Biggest Polluters Instances of harmful pollution and ecological disasters have grown unsettlingly commonplace in the US – (continue reading)

Personal Injury Results The Firm settled a case for an elderly client who tripped and fell on a crack in the pavement of her patio at her townhome. The crack had been present for several months when she tripped and fell, fracturing a vertebrae in her spine requiring surgery. The case settled for $350,000. The (continue reading)

Personal Injury Results The Firm settled a medical malpractice case against a plastic surgeon for a confidential settlement on behalf of the family of a woman who suffered lidocaine toxicity and cardiac arrest, causing her death following a liposuction procedure. The Firm’s Personal Injury team resolved a $250,000 policy limits case pre-suit on behalf of (continue reading)

Personal Injury Results The Firm’s Personal Injury team resolved over $500,000 in settlements during the month of March. The cases ranged from auto accidents to premise liability cases and were all resolved pre-suit. Business Litigation Results The firm won an appeal in the Third District Appellate Court affirming its seven-figure judgment in highly contested real (continue reading)

Environmental Case Results The Winnebago County Court has recently granted the Firm’s Motion for Class Certification stemming from the Chemtool fire and explosion in Rockton, Illinois. The Court granted class certification to property owners and residents who resided within three miles of the Chemtool facility. The explosion resulted in an enormous chemical fire that created (continue reading)

Collins Law Group Results for 2021 In 2021, our Personal Injury Practice recovered $5.4 Million in total verdicts and settlements for our injured clients. Our Commercial Practice secured over $115 Million in commercial financing; over $90 Million in commercial transactions; successfully resolved disputes totaling over $200 Million and litigated cases in 8 separate states as (continue reading)

Personal Injury Results The Firm settled a case for a confidential amount involving the hazing, bullying and sexual assault of a minor at an Illinois high school. The case was resolved at mediation without subjecting the Plaintiff to testifying at a jury trial as to the trauma he endured. It is the largest known settlement (continue reading)

Personal Injury Results The Firm settled over $2.5 Million in personal injury cases in the first half of 2021. The Firm’s personal injury clients sustained significant injuries in premises liability and auto accidents. Business Litigation Results The Firm recovered and collected 100% of amounts due plus all attorney fees for Illinois bank client in downstate (continue reading)