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Personal Injury Success Stories

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Ford Motors Pays $1.5 Million for Death Caused by Slow Deploying Airbag

Mr. Mevorah with another attorney filed a lawsuit against Ford Motor Company and obtained an out of court settlement of $1.5 million for our client's family. A 48 year woman was killed instantly after she was involved in a low speed collision. During the collision, the vehicle's air bag deployed and broke the client's neck. The theory developed was that the air bag deployed too slowly, based upon evidence obtained from the "black box" or on board computer in the vehicle.

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Pedestrian - Hit by Pickup Truck

Mr. Mevorah, working with another attorney, negotiated an out of court settlement for injuries sustained by a client who was a pedestrian and who sustained multiple injuries when he was struck by a pickup truck with a snow plow attachment. We negotiated a settlement in excess of $700,000.00.

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Settlement for Breach Of Contract Despite Damaging Evidence Against Client

Mr. Mevorah sued a disability insurance carrier for his client, who was owed disability payments that were never paid. Even though the insurance company had video tapes of the plaintiff shoveling snow by shovel, Mr. Mevorah argued that despite the fact that his client was in pain, he shoveled the snow because there was no one else to shovel snow, and he could not afford to hire a professional to do the job. Mr. Mevorah obtained a $260,000 settlement for the client for back disability payments that were owed to him.

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Maximum Settlement for Passenger Injuries in Car Accident

In this case, the plaintiff was a passenger in her own vehicle when two vehicles entered the intersection at approximately the same time, resulting in a collision. Mr. Mevorah filed suit against both drivers. Our client sustained significant injuries, including a broken pelvis. The defendants had combined policy limits of $200,000, and both Mr. Mevorah and the client felt the case was worth more than the $200,000. The insurance companies offered $190,000.00, and the client, upon Mr. Mevorah's advice, stuck to their guns, and the case ultimately settled for the entire policy limits of both drivers, totaling $200,000.00.

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Left-Hand Turn Causes Man to Sustain Multiple Injuries

Mr. Mevorah successfully settled a case for a client involved in an accident caused by a driver who made a left-hand turn in front of the client's vehicle. The client sustained multiple injuries to his head, chest, abdomen, arms, and back, resulting in disc herniation and eventual back surgery. Through careful analysis and negotiation, Mr. Mevorah obtained a settlement of $200,000.00 for his client.

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Left Hand Turn - Intersection Accident - Young Woman Sustained Ankle Injury

Mr. Mevorah represented a young woman who sustained a significant ankle injury with resulting surgery. A lawsuit was filed, and the case was settled at a pre-trial conference for $175,000.00.

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Slip And Fall on Black Ice Leaving Boyfriend's Condominium

Our client landed on her back when she slipped on black ice that had formed on the walkway after exiting her boyfriend's condominium. Our investigation located documents that showed that the condominium association was in the process of replacing faulty gutters but had not yet performed this work on the specific building. Mr. Millewich filed suit and obtained a settlement of $170,000.00.

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Mr. Mevorah Does Investigation and Obtains a Larger Motorcycle Accident Settlement

A motorcyclist was struck by a woman making a left hand turn. Our client sustained serious injuries. Despite the fact that the driver's insurance company offered the total amount of their policy of $25,000.00, Mr. Mevorah did not accept that, did an asset search of the defendant, and found that she owned a home. Attorney Mevorah obtained an additional $140,000.00 from the defendant directly in addition to the insurance policy of $25,000, for a total settlement of $165,000.00.

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Slip And Fall on Ice Due to an Unnatural Accumulation of Snow and Ice

Mr. Mevorah's client sustained a fractured right arm, which required two surgeries to repair, as a result of slipping on an unnatural accumulation of ice on the sidewalk. Mr. Mevorah filed suit against the condominium association and negotiated a pre-trial settlement in the amount of $160,000.00.

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Defective Chainsaw Causes Serious Fall and Injuries

Mr. Mevorah's client went to the home of the defendant to assist in trimming tree limbs. The client was handed a saw and went up on a ladder; however, the client was not advised by the defendant that there was no on/off switch on the saw. When the defendant plugged in the saw, the saw turned on, and client was startled, causing the client to fall approximately l0 feet to the ground and sustaining a fractured ankle with resulting surgeries. After filing suit and conducting discovery, the case was ultimately settled for $150,000.00.

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Major Illinois Auto Insurer Refers Policy Holder to Mevorah & Giglio Law Offices, Resulting in Large Settlement

A dominant Illinois automobile insurer's agent referred their insured to Mevorah & Giglio Law Offices when the insured reported a motor vehicle collision. Mr. Millewich obtained a settlement of $115,000.00 for the agent's insured.

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Elderly Woman Rear-Ended

A 76-year-old woman was rear-ended and pushed into another vehicle. She sustained a back injury, which resulted in a lumbar laminectomy. Mr. Mevorah filed suit and obtained a settlement of $105,000.00.

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Pedestrian Crosses Street With Minor Son - Struck by Driver

A pedestrian crossing the street with her minor son was struck by a driver making a right turn. She sustained ankle injury. We settled the case for policy limits of $100.000.00.

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Driver Makes Left Hand Turn and Pushes Client up Onto a Curb

A driver made an improper left turn, causing Mr. Mevorah's client's vehicle to be pushed up onto a curb. The collisions caused an exacerbation of pre-existing back issues, including cervical fusion. We settled the case for policy limits of $50,000 from the adverse driver and $50,000 from Mr. Mevorah's client's underinsured motorist policy for a total settlement of $100,000.00.

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Mevorah & Giglio Law Offices Elicited Deposition Testimony from Property Manager and Board President, Resulting in Immediate Settlement for Bulgarian Airplane Cleaner Who Fractured Her Knee When She Fell on Ice on Sidewalk

An O'Hare airplane cleaner could not continue working due to a fractured knee she sustained when she fell on ice while walking home from work. Mr. Millewich got the town home association property manager and board president to admit at their depositions that the townhomes had a problem with snow melting off the roofs and running down the driveways onto the sidewalk. The townhomes' insurer immediately settled for $100,000.

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Mr. Mevorah Settles Case for Client With "Fragile Back" - $92,398.00

In this cases, the defendant attempted to change lanes, striking Mr. Mevorah's client's vehicle and causing the client's vehicle to leave his lane of travel and strike the curb and a telephone box. The client sustained immediate injuries his back and shoulder. Despite the fact that the client had a pre-existing back surgery while in the U.S. Navy and had a "fragile back", Mr. Mevorah filed suit and obtained a settlement for his client in the amount of $92,398.00.

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Motorcycle - Low Speed Collision

Mr. Mevorah's client, a motorcyclist, was stopped in traffic for a red light and was rear-ended by an SUV at a low speed, causing the client to be knocked from the motorcycle and sustain a disc herniation. Despite the fact that the client had a "fragile back," Mr. Mevorah obtained a settlement of $80,000.00 for his client.

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Product Liability and Retailer Negligence Resulting in Client/Customer Lacerating Tendon in Wrist When Looking at Drinking Glass Display

Mr. Millewich's client was shopping for drinking glasses at a major Chicago retailer when the glass she was holding broke, lacerating a tendon in her wrist and requiring surgery. Both the retailer and the glass supplier contributed toward a settlement of $75,000.00.

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T-Bone Motor Vehicle Collision Case

In a T-bone motor vehicle collision, both our client and the other driver testified that they were the one with the green light at an intersection. Damage to the vehicles confirmed that the front of our client's vehicle struck the side of the other vehicle. By being prepared for trial, our attorney was able to secure a settlement from the other driver's "minimum limits" insurer and then proceed against the client's underinsured motorist policy. The combined settlement from the two insurers totaled just under $70,000.00.

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Mevorah & Giglio Law Offices Obtains Settlement for Pedestrian Struck by Motor Vehicle After Two Previous Attorneys Refused to Pursue the Boy's Case

A client's previous attorneys refused to pursue a young boy's case because the boy walked into the street at night while wearing dark clothes, and the driver's insurance company refused to offer anything. Our attorney filed suit in DuPage County, which is known for it's tough juries, and we recovered $35,000.00 for the teenager who lost some teeth.

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