Record of Success

Over the past decades the partners, Tim Tomasik, Dan Kotin, Shawn Kasserman, Bob Geimer, Phil Terrazzino, and Heather Begley have been instrumental in securing numerous multi-million dollar recoveries on behalf of their clients.

• $30.2 million on a medical malpractice case for failure to deliver a baby past due date with low amniotic fluid resulting in brain damage and cerebral palsy.
• $29.6 million verdict on behalf of a Chicago woman who suffered brain damage in the derailment of a Metra train.
• $25.9 million verdict for our client who was a passenger in the back seat of a Yellow Cab when its driver negligently lost control of the vehicle. After sending it airborne for over 30 feet, the vehicle slammed into a concrete barrier. Our client suffered a permanent traumatic brain injury and will be unable to work for the rest of his life. The defendants refused our $13,500,000 demand before trial.
• $22 million on a medical malpractice case for failure to timely deliver a baby by C-section resulting in brain damage and cerebral palsy.
• $12.6 million verdict (co-counsel) against anesthesiologists and Rush Medical Center when anesthesiologist erred by inserting spinal needle and toxic anesthetic into patient’s spinal cord causing monoplegia and other permanent injuries.
• $10.5 million settlement on medical malpractice case on behalf of a postal worker who was paralyzed due to the hospitals failure to diagnose and treat an infection.
• $10 million verdict for our client’s estate after they successfully proved the defendant hospital failed to properly monitor our client’s heart condition. The hospital’s failure led to the preventable heart attack that took our client’s life on February 11, 2016. He was survived by a wife and three children. The defendant hospital did not offer to settle at any point before trial.
• $9.5 million settlement on behalf of a baby born with cerebral palsy at Sherman Hospital in Elgin, Illinois. A midwife delivered the baby without a sponsoring obstetrician present and failed to call for backup when the baby showed signs of distress, choosing instead to attempt a procedure that compromised the baby's health.
• $9.5 million verdict on behalf of the family of former Chicago Blackhawk player and coach Keith Magnuson who was killed in a Toronto, Canada car crash.
• $8.5 million on medical malpractice case for mismanaged induction of labor resulting in uterine hyperstimulation resulting in brain damage and cerebral palsy.
• $8.407 million settlement on behalf of a woman who suffered brain damage when she was struck by a car after being dropped off by a PACE bus at a dangerous location.
• $7.75 million on medical malpractice case for mismanaged induction of labor resulting in uterine hyperstimulation resulting in brain damage and cerebral palsy.
• $7.5 million verdict on behalf of estate and children of City of Chicago worker who was killed as a result of trucking negligence.
• $7.5 million for our minor clients’ estates after their father, who was prohibited from unsupervised visitation, was left unsupervised with the children overnight. He doused them in gasoline and lit them on fire, killing one of the minor children and causing full thickness burns to 45% of the surviving child’s body.
• $7.1 million on medical malpractice case for failure to diagnose spine fracture on x-ray resulting in paraplegia caused by spinal cord compromise.
• $7 million on medical malpractice case for a botched abdominal surgery resulting in short gut syndrome.
• $7 million on medical malpractice case for our client after she underwent a surgery to remove a rare tumor in her abdomen. Errors during the surgery led to her GI tract becoming permanently disabled.
• $6.8 million settlement on behalf of a 69-year-old pedestrian who was struck and injured by a PACE bus as she crossed a street in Oak Park, Illinois.
• $6 million verdict on behalf of the family of a 46-year-old Lake County wife and mother whose death was allegedly caused by the negligent administration of anesthesia.
• $6 million settlement on behalf of the family of a 23-year-old women killed when a Metra train derailed. The victim was survived by her mother and adult brother.
• $5.4 million on medical malpractice case on behalf of a new born baby who suffered from brain damage from a heart attack due to failure to diagnose common heart defect.
• $5.1 million settlement on behalf of the family of a 61-year-old man who was struck by a left turning Megabus while crossing a Chicago street.
• $5 million settlement on behalf of a 44-year-old mother of two against a radiologist who failed to timely diagnose lung lesion resulting in her death.
• $5 million on behalf of a woman undergoing routine laparoscopic surgery awakes from anesthesia paralyzed as a result of physicians causing lumbar spinal cord injury.
• $4.7 million on medical malpractice case for a newborn baby who suffered from brain damage resulting in cerebral palsy due to an untimely c-section.
• $4.645 million settlement on a medical malpractice case for our client after she suffered complications during a right-eye surgery that resulted in hypotony. Because of the negligent defendant’s failure to address the hypotony, our client lost pressure in her left eye as well and suffered visual loss.
• $4.5 million settlement on behalf of a 23-year-old laborer who sustained 2nd and 3rd degree burns when a pipe burst at a refinery he was inspecting.
• $4.5 million settlement on behalf of the family of a 10-year-old girl who was killed when she was run over by a CTA bus while crossing the street with her mother.
• $4.5 million on behalf of a woman who suffered burns and permanent disfiguring scars and altered gait due to residents misapplying a hot thermal activated cast.
• $4.15 million for our client after he was struck by a parking garage arm and rendered paraplegic.
• $4 million verdict in a wrongful death case involving the death of an infant caused by physicians’ and nurses’ failure to timely admit infant to the hospital and treat a respiratory infection despite multiple visits to the emergency room.
• $3.25 million judgment on behalf of the family of a 23-year-old who died when a Chicagoland Behavioral Health Hospital and the attending psychiatrist failed to properly recognize the high risk of suicide .
• $3.02 million settlement against the CHA who failed to properly clean and secure abandoned apartments that lead to a 9-year-old girl, Girl X, being sprayed with poison and sexually assaulted in an abandoned apartment resulting in permanent injuries.
• $3 million for our client’s estate after she was negligently advised not to undergo a mitral valve surgery that would have saved her life. She is survived by a husband and four daughters.
• $2.8 million jury verdict for our client’s estate. Our client was working in the mail room of a law firm when he was shot and killed by an intruder who came into the offices targeting a lawyer that worked at the firm.
• $2.75 million for our client who was a passenger in a vehicle that negligently red a ran light, resulting in her car getting T-boned by another motorist.
• $2.5 million judgment on behalf of a woman who suffered bilateral femur fractures in a bus crash in Mexico.
• $2.375 million on medical malpractice case for a client who suffered impaired eyesight following a back surgery.
• $2.2 million for our client after a Fed Ex truck ran a red light and crashed into his vehicle.
• $2.2 million for our client after a negligent, 16-year-old driver struck her while she was on a bicycle. She died in the accident and was survived by her husband and three children.
• $2.075 million on behalf of our client after a steel I-beam fell on him while he was doing work in a home that the defendants constructed.
• $2 million on a medical malpractice case for failure to diagnose meningioma resulting in vision impairment.
• $1.9 million for our client after he was rendered paraplegic because of the defendant’s negligent failure to continue his antibiotic medication while he was recovering from a knee surgery.
• $1.7 million for our client’s estate after the delivery of closing arguments. Our client was working as a steelworker when his flying cut-saw jammed. After he dislodged a section of the steel tubing, the blade suddenly reactivated and struck him, causing his death. He was survived by his wife and two sons.
• $1.65 million for our client after she was abused by a senior staff member at a behavioral hospital.
• $1.6 million for our client who was sexually abused by his teacher at local private school.
• $1.525 million settlement after our client was struck by a negligent truck driver because a construction crew employee signaled to the truck driver that it was okay to proceed.
• $1.5 million settlement on behalf of our clients’ estates after they were struck and killed by an SUV while they were bike riding on the side of the road.
• $1.357 million verdict on medical malpractice case for our minor client after his OBGYN botched his circumcision, leaving him permanently disfigured.
• $1.2 million on a medical malpractice case for a newborn baby who suffered a brachial plexus injury due to shoulder dystocia during delivery.
• $1.15 million as a result of destruction of evidence in a medical malpractice case.
• $1.15 million settlement on behalf of our client after he was struck by a vehicle while riding his bike.
• $1.1 million for our client after the defendant ran a red light and crashed into his car.
• $1.085 million for our clients’ estates after they were killed in a collision with a truck.
• $1 million on a medical malpractice case for failure to diagnose temporal arteritis resulting in visual impairment.
• $1 million on a medical malpractice case for our client’s estate after he suffered a fatal heart attack during a hair replacement procedure. Given his medical history, the negligent defendant was supposed to use an EKG during the procedure. Our client is survived by his wife and two children.
• $1 million for our minor client. He attended a men’s soccer game and, after the game, ran out to the field to retrieve a ball. Because the defendant negligently installed the goalposts, a goalpost collapsed on top of our client, fracturing his skull.
• $1 million settlement on behalf of our client after he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle.
• $1 million on medical malpractice case for our client who suffered visual loss because of a negligently performed eye surgery.
• $1 million on medical malpractice case for our client’s estate after the defendants negligently failed to timely diagnose her when she presented with complaints of abdominal distention, pain, and ascites. She died from a perforated colon as a result. She was survived by two sisters.
• $950,000 for our client, a truckdriver, after the defendant truckdriver drove over the center line and crashed head-on into our client’s truck.
• $950,000 for our client after a negligent driver hit her from behind while she was riding her bicycle.
• $950,000 for our client who was over prescribed medication resulting in 90% hearing loss.
• $865,000 for our client after she was rear-ended by the defendant while she was driving through a construction zone.
• $831,679 jury verdict on behalf of our client after the defendant driver failed to yield at an intersection. The defendant offered $300,000 before trial.
• $825,000 on a medical malpractice case for our client’s estate after the defendant hospital failed to timely diagnose our client’s deteriorating kidney condition. She died because of kidney failure and was survived by her husband and two children.
• $790,000 for our client after she fell while aboard a charter boat that was being unsafely operated.
• $775,000 for our client after he was rear-ended and propelled forward into the car in front of him.
• $750,000 for our client, who endured three months of agony resulting from a nursing home’s neglect. The nursing home assessed our client as a high risk for skin breakdowns and nonetheless implemented no preventative measures. For three months, various pressure ulcers formed and worsened, ultimately leading to necrosis to the bone, infection, and sepsis.
• $750,000 for our client after a glass door at a casino closed on her and caused her to violently fall to the ground, breaking her femur, vertebra, and tailbone.
• $700,000 for our client after he was struck by a large piece of oak that shot out of a bobcat that the defendant was negligently operating.
• $675,000 for our client. After getting discharged from the hospital, our client boarded the defendant’s shuttle that was supposed to take him home. Instead, the defendant’s personnel negligently allowed him to leave the shuttle before it reached its destination. He was found three days later with frostbite on his hands and feet.
• $650,000 on a premises liability case for our client after a loose railing gave way while he was working as a volunteer at the defendant’s community center. The defective railing caused him to fall down the staircase resulting in an internal brain bleed.
• $605,600 for minor client after a 50lb iron lunch bell that hung from a 20-foot pole fell and landed on him.
• $595,000 for our client after he fell in a nursing home and struck his head. The fall caused him to suffer a subdural hematoma that eventually took his life.
• $575,000 for our client after he was rear-ended while stopped and waiting to take a left turn.
• $575,000 for our client after she was permitted to fall on two separate occasions despite being documented a ‘fall risk.’ After falling and fracturing her wrist, she returned to the nursing home where she fell a second time and fractured her pelvis in two separate places.
• $560,000 for our client, a union pipefitter, after a high voltage wire fell on his hand while he was repairing an HVAC system. The wire caused severe electrical burns, nerve damage to his arm, and a ruptured bicep tendon.
• $550,000 for our client after an improperly cleaned medical device was used during her procedure. The defendants’ negligent failure to use clean equipment led to severe bacteria spread and infection.
• $550,000 for our client after he was struck from behind by the secondary block of a 16,000-pound crane.
• $500,000 for our client’s estate after the defendant physician negligently performed a colon resection surgery to remove a tumor. The physician’s negligence led to complications and an anoxic brain injury that claimed our client’s life on September 24, 2014. This case was previously tried to a defense verdict before coming to TKK.
• $475,000 for our client after she was rear-ended by a negligent driver while she was stopped at an intersection.
• $475,000 for our client’s estate after he suffered a fatal allergic reaction to seafood after eating at the self-service buffet at a private dining club.
• $475,000 for our client after he was rear-ended by an uninsured motorist while merging onto the highway.
• $450,000 on a medical malpractice case for our client after her orthopedic surgeon attempted to reposition her knee prosthesis and failed to complete the surgery, leaving hardware in her leg and requiring her to seek treatment elsewhere.
• $450,000 for our client’s estate after he was struck and killed by a train.
• $437,500 for our client after her husband’s life insurance policy refused to uphold its obligation to pay her after her husband committed suicide.
• $425,000 for our client after she was rear-ended while stopped in traffic.
• $425,000 for our client after an improperly cleaned medical device was used during her surgery, leading to severe infection and permanent disability.
• $400,000 for our client’s estate after the SUV he was driving was struck head-on by an intoxicated employee of a restaurant. Her co-workers noticed that she was intoxicated and let her drive home from work regardless.
• $394,000 for our client after an improperly cleaned medical device was used during his surgery, leading to severe infection and permanent disability.
• $390,000 for our client, a Comcast linemen, after he climbed a utility pole to perform maintenance and the pole collapsed, resulting in numerous fractures and ligament tears.
• $380,000 for our client after she was rear-ended by a negligent delivery truck and suffered serious injuries.
• $375,000 for our client after a negligently driven vehicle ran a red light and struck the driver’s side of his vehicle.
• $365,000 for our clients, a father and son, after they were rear-ended by a negligently driven double-trailer truck that failed to slow down before a construction zone. The truck rear-ended our clients and caused serious injuries.
• $350,000 for our client after he was rear-ended while stopped at a stoplight.
• $350,000 for our client after she fell and fractured her arm less than 24 hours after she was admitted to the defendant nursing home.
• $350,000 for our client after he underwent an endarterectomy and experienced visual loss. The defendants failed to monitor his blood pressure, which dropped significantly and caused ischemic optic neuropathy and complete vision loss.
• $310,000 for our client, a community-service worker, after he got his hand crushed as he emptied a dumpster into the back of a garbage truck.
• $300,000 for our client after a negligent driver backed out of his driveway and struck him with his vehicle.
• $300,000 for our client after a construction truck blocked both lanes of traffic, obstructing our client’s view and ultimately leading to a crash.
• $300,000 for our client after she suffered complications from a surgically implanted device that was used during her surgery.
• $300,000 for our client who was a passenger in a negligently driven vehicle. The vehicle’s driver attempted a turn at a high rate of speed and crashed into a pole causing serious injuries.
• $295,000 for our client after she tripped on a pylon that a cleaning store employee negligently placed in the walkway of the store.
• $266,954 jury verdict for our elderly client after negligent school personnel directed her through a maze of unguarded stairs and bleachers at her granddaughter’s basketball game. While she was trying to navigate through the stands, she fell and fractured her left shoulder and her left tibia. The defendant did not offer any settlement before trial.
• $250,000 for our client after he was struck by a negligent driver while he riding his bicycle.
• $250,000 for our client after a negligent driver suddenly attempted a U-turn and cut in front of his lane while doing so.
• $250,000 settlement on behalf of our client, a college football player, after his coach forced him to play despite his numerous injuries to his knees and shoulders.
• $214,751 jury verdict for our client after he slipped and fell on water that accumulated on the tile floor in the changing room of a hospital’s fitness center. He fractured his hip as a result. The negligent defendants denied liability through the entire trial.
• $212,605 jury verdict for our police officer client after she was struck by a vehicle that failed to yield to her emergency sirens while she was pursuing another vehicle. Our client suffered a concussion, vertigo, and a right ulnar nerve injury in the crash.