Case Successes - February

Q&H Client Dismissed From Massive Federal Personal Injury Litigation

Chicago shareholder Terrence Guolee recently obtained the dismissal of all claims against his client, a commercial grounds maintenance company, in a serious personal injury suit involving the collapse of a concrete fence on the head of a young child at the Great Lakes Naval Base in North Chicago, Illinois, pending in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. 

 

Q&H Obtains Not Guilty Verdict in Auto-Bicycle and Auto-Auto Accident Cases

Joliet, Illinois office associate Rich Turiello obtained a not guilty verdict at trial in a case where the plaintiff, a 13 year old bicyclist, alleged that our client was traveling too fast and not keeping a proper lookout. The minor sustained a fractured left ankle and incurred $17,000 in medical bills.

Rich also obtained a not guilty verdict at trial in an auto accident case where the plaintiff suffered a comminuted fracture of her right patella that required surgery. The plaintiff’s claim of damages exceeded $250,000. The jury deliberated for 40 minutes and returned a not guilty verdict.

Q&H Wins Jail Wrongful Death Case

Chicago office shareholders Dan Gallagher, Paul O’Grady and Larry Kowalczyk recently obtained a full dismissal of all claims raised by the heirs of a detainee at a local jail that was stabbed to death by another detainee using a shank.

Q&H Wins Nursing Home Case

Chicago shareholders Robert Huebsch and Ellen Gibson recently obtained a summary judgment order in a nursing home case. Plaintiff alleged under the Nursing Home Care Act that our client’s nursing home personnel caused or contributed to the death of Plaintiff's husband due to various allegations of substandard care.