CHICAGO (August 30, 2021) – A $9 million jury verdict obtained by Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard has been ranked the 10th overall verdict in ALM’s Midwest Verdicts & Settlements of 2020.
Attorneys Patrick A. Salvi, Brian L. Salvi and Eirene N. Salvi obtained the $9 million jury verdict in November of 2020 on behalf of the family of a father and 22-year-old son who were killed in a 2018 collision. According to the Cook County Jury Verdict Reporter, the verdict is the highest on record in Boone County and the case represents one of the few civil jury trials that took place during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“With last year’s COVID shutdown being such a trying time for litigators across the country, be proud of this amazing accomplishment,” ALM Vice President Keith Edwards said in the announcement.
Midwest Verdicts & Settlements of 2020 is ALM’s premier interactive digital magazine and will be hosted throughout the year on Law.com.
In addition, a $16 million personal injury settlement obtained by attorneys Patrick A. Salvi and Jennifer L. Ashley was ranked in ALM’s top 2 motor vehicle settlements in the Midwest.
Mr. Salvi and Ms. Ashley obtained the settlement on August 28, 2020 during a Zoom mediation with former Judge Bill Gomolinski. The case involved a motorcyclist who underwent a below-the-knee amputation after a collision involving a porter for a Lake County car dealership. The $16 million settlement represents the highest leg amputation settlement on record in Lake County. The prior Lake County leg amputation record-high was a $1,275,000 settlement reported in 1988, according to John Kirkton from the Cook County Jury Verdict Reporter.
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To view the full list of Top Verdicts and Settlements for 2020, please click here.
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