Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., listed among top two Illinois law firms in 2018 Settlement Survey

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by Patrick A. Salvi

CHICAGO (October 12, 2018) –  Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., is pleased to announce the firm was highlighted in Chicago Lawyer Magazine’s 2018 Settlement Survey as one of the top two law firms in the state of Illinois.

Each year, Chicago Lawyer and Jury Verdict Reporter — a sister publication within Law Bulletin Media — examine the top reported settlements. This year’s report is based on $2 billion in settlements of Illinois cases submitted to Jury Verdict Reporter between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018.

FULL LIST | Read the full 2018 Chicago Lawyer Settlement Survey

This year, Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., ranked in the top two, settling 11 cases for a total of $126,800,000. The firm’s top case was a $115 million settlement on behalf of a dancer paralyzed at O’Hare International Airport. The settlement represents the largest personal injury settlement for an individual plaintiff in Illinois history and was reached after the city of Chicago’s attorneys challenged a record $148 million Cook County jury verdict that was awarded in August 2017.

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“One of the most talked-about settlements of the past year was the $115 million settlement Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard obtained for Tierney Darden. The largest reported personal-injury settlement for an individual in Illinois’ history, Tierney Darden v. City of Chicago, et al., 15 L 8311, came after Chicago vowed to appeal a $148 million jury verdict, itself the largest Cook County personal-injury verdict ever reported,” Chicago Lawyer writes.

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., was founded by attorney Patrick A. Salvi in 1982 in Waukegan, Ill.  The firm represents clients in a variety of medical malpractice, personal injury and product liability cases. Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard’s record of success includes more than $2 billion in verdicts and settlements.

For more information, please contact the firm’s Director of Public Relations, Marcie Mangan, at (312) 372-1227 or mmangan@salvilaw.com.

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Patrick A. Salvi
Author: Patrick A. Salvi

Patrick A. Salvi concentrates his legal practice in cases concerning serious personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and mass torts. Mr. Salvi has achieved record-breaking jury verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients throughout the state, including serving as lead counsel on a trial team that won an Illinois record-high $148 million jury verdict and a Lake County record $33 million jury verdict.