How We Have Helped
The focus of Spiros Law, P.C. is our clients. We are firmly committed to securing maximum awards on your behalf. Below are a few of our recent successes. Contact us to learn more about our areas of litigation and how you can put our expertise to work for you.
- $300,000 – Personal Injury
Female -29 years old- was a passenger on a snowmobile when the Driver crashed into a ditch. She suffered a comminuted left femur fracture. Her insurance company attempted to deny the claim, arguing that a specific exclusion within the insurance policy applied. Spiros attorneys successfully garnered coverage by arguing that an exclusion to the exclusion was applicable. - $9,842,900.00 Personal Injury
Minor male – 11 mths old – sustained subdural hematoma coupled with extensive bleeding and
retinal hemorrhaging and required emergency craniotomy. Second largest verdict in Vermilion
County history. - $246,014.19-Award Amount
80 year old female walking dog when unrestrained neighborhood dog was let out of residence, ran into street and engaged Plaintiff’s dog, which then lunged away, causing the Plaintiff to fall onto her right hip. She suffered a fracture of the hip. Under the Animal Control Act, the owner of an animal is held liable when the animal “attacks or injures” any person peacefully conducting themselves in a place where they have the legal right to be. Illinois Courts have held that an actual “attack” on that person is not required and any affirmative action on the part of an animal, which results in injury, is covered by the statute. - $3,300,000.00 Medical Negligence
52 year old female admitted to hospital for rehabilitation following a ruptured aneurysm and
assessed plaintiff as a fall risk. The day before her scheduled discharge, a nurse let go of plaintiff
while assisting her in order to open the bathroom door, causing her to fall backward, strike her
head on a metal part of her bed and suffer subdural hematoma which led to her death 10 days
later. - $1,450,000.00 Personal Injury
Largest settlement in Ford County, Illinois ever reported.
47 year old female was the driver of a vehicle when a second vehicle ran a stop sign driving into
the path of the plaintiff’s vehicle. Upon impact, the plaintiff’s vehicle left the roadway and came
to a stop in a water filled culvert. Plaintiff suffered herniated discs requiring cervical
discectomy, arthroscopic shoulder surgery for left shoulder impingement syndrome and
permanent implantation of a spinal cord stimulator for RSD. - $1 ,400,000.00 Medical Negligence
Hospital staff improperly administered two doses of Vistaril via IV port to female plaintiff age
42, causing vein necrosis, reflex sympathetic dystrophy affecting her arms and chronic pain
syndrome. This is the highest Champaign County RSD settlement reported. - $1 ,000,000.00 Personal Injury
17 year old driver makes improper left hand turn, striking motorcycle
driven by a 45 year old male, resulting in death. - $850,000.00 Personal Injury
38 year old male plaintiff passenger in truck that went off road and struck several trees. Suffered
injuries to right leg requiring a mid-knee amputation. - $825,000.00 Medical Negligence
22 month old male infant was able to remove his mechanical ventilation while in the NICU and
nurses failed to timely notice the removal, causing the plaintiff to suffer hypoxic brain injury,
resulting in decision to terminate life based on neurological deficits. He had been diagnosed with
Cerebral Mandibular Syndrome at the time of birth, which is a genetic condition which results in
mandibular malformation and other deformities, and had been hospitalized and on mechanical
ventilation since birth. - $750,000.00 Personal Injury
52 year old male struck a semi when the semi failed to stop at a stop sign and pulled into plaintiff’s path of travel. Plaintiff was pronounced dead at the scene. - $700,000.00 Medical Negligence
Female plaintiff admitted to hospital for induction of labor due to being post due date and was
induced using Cytotec and Petocin. Despite being admitted, physician, who left on vacation
prior to delivery, failed to complete a biophysical profile and document risk factors associated
with delivery. Three days after induction, Petocin was restarted and artivical rupture of
membranes performed. Fetal monitoring strips showed abnormalities from onset and throughout
state one and two of labor. Fetus was in severe fetal distress at time of delivery and nearly
stillborn and subsequently died 2 days after delivery. - $700,000.00 Medical Negligence
70 year old male presented for Nissen fundoplication procedure. The balloon dilator was
retracted while the balloon was still inflated, causing a tear in the distal esophagus. Plaintiff
suffered from post-operative complications, including dysphagia, which is permanent in nature. - $700,000.00 Medical Negligence
Female plaintiff, age 43, underwent open reduction and internal fixation performed by defendant
physician for a fractured ankle. Following surgery, plaintiff experienced continued pain which
was found to be a broken screw in her ankle. Another surgery was performed, during which an
intra operative culture was taken. The culture was returned after 72 hours showing slow growth
of a staph epidermis infection. Plaintiff s ankle was still not healed following the second surgery
and defendant recommended a third procedure. Another culture was taken during the surgery
and revealed the staph infection was still present. Defendant testified he had never seen either
report. Plaintiff sought treatment from another physician who attempted a fusion, but the
procedure failed due to plaintiff s ongoing infection. Plaintiff suffered from CRPS also known as RSD. - $504,000.00 Nursing Home Negligence
93 year old female nursing home patient suffered multiple bruises to her face, arm, back and
wrist while living at a nursing home. She was later allegedly raped at the facility as well.
Plaintiff charged that the nursing home ignored signs of a possible threat to plaintiff and that the
home’s administration failed to timely respond to news of the assault and failed to timely notify
the police. Settled for the nursing home’s policy limits. - $500,000.00 Motorcycle Accident
Awarded to a 32 year old male who was injured when a semi disregarded a red light at an intersection, causing the motorcycle the plaintiff was driving to run into the side of a semi. The plaintiff sustained facial fractures and underwent an open reduction and internal fixation of the fractures. There was no visual facial scarring. - $500,000.00 Automobile Accident
Settlement for a 37 year old woman who suffered a hip fracture when the vehicle she was a passenger in was struck by a car that failed to yield the right of way at an intersection in Iroquois County. The defendant driver’s policy limits were $500,000 per person. - $440,000.00 Medical Negligence
Defendant hospital recommended tracheotomy and tonsillectomy when not surgically indicated
immediately after 31 year old male suffered facial trauma, failed to secure the trach tube and
monitor plaintiff post-surgically, allowing plaintiff to remove trach tube and failed to timely
contact a physician, causing plaintiffs death. Paid by self-insured hospital. - $360,000.00 Personal Injury
33 year old female employed by a convenience store was walking by a cooler, when a worker for
a beverage distributor pushed open the door to exit the cooler and hit the plaintiff in the head
behind the ear, which rendered her unconscious. She suffered a closed head injury, depression,
memory loss, cervical strain, left elbow contusion, migraine headaches myofascial pain and
fibromyalgia. The settlement was paid by the beverage distributor. - $358,670.00 Personal Injury
Defendant driver under the influence of alcohol and drugs crossed into oncoming lane while
passing a vehicle and struck plaintiffs motorcycle head on, causing his death. Defendant’s
insurance paid policy limits plus defendant paid $83,670. - $350,000.00 Personal Injury
47 year old male was attending an annual carnival when he tripped and fell over unprotected
electric cables at a ticket booth and sustained a right tibia injury which required an open
reduction internal fixation. - $350,000.00 Personal Injury
51 year old male was involved in a collision while stopped waiting for a vehicle in front of him
to make a left hand turn when he was rear ended by defendant driver who was ticketed for failure
to reduce speed. As a result of the collision the plaintiff sustained multiple level cervical spine
injury and underwent a cervical discectomy and fusion surgery. - $320,000.00 Worker’s Compensation
42 year old male was a passenger in a semi which struck a 50 car train and suffered open
comminuted fractures of the legs, fractures of the face and burns to the feet. - $320,000.00 Worker’s Compensation
Truck driver while on duty involved in a multiple vehicle collision.
Femur fracture and foot scarring. - $300,000.00 Personal Injury
40 year old male was traveling on a motorcycle when he collided with the defendant driver who
turned into the path of the plaintiff. The plaintiff suffered multiple rib fractures, wrist fracture,
scalp laceration and contusions to the knee, as well as multiple bruising. He underwent surgery
for an open reduction internal fixation. - $300,000.00 Personal Injury
82 year old female front seat passenger when defendant failed to stop for red light and broadsided
plaintiff’s vehicle. Left corneal transplant wound performed 11 years previously required
emergent surgery and caused visual acuity in left (dominant) eye to go from 20/200 to finger
counting. - $300,000.00 Worker’s Compensation
56 year old male union heavy equipment operator injured his back while stepping off a crane into hole and underwent surgery including fusion L5-S1 - $292,000.00 Personal Injury
Retired male plaintiff backed out of an angled parking spot into path of defendant and sustained
subdural hematoma which resulted in death several days later. Defendant’s insurance paid
$25,000 policy limits and UIM coverage paid $267,000.00. - $285,000.00 Personal Injury
62 year old female tripped and fell when an elevator stopped below floor level. Plaintiff suffered
a left comminuted patella fracture which subsequently became infected. Multiple surgeries were
required, as well as a nursing home stay. - $280,000.00 Wrongful Death–Motor Vehicle Accident
Settlement for the family of a 40 year old female who passed away as the result of injuries she sustained when the vehicle she was driving was struck by a vehicle driven by a 36 year old female in Kankakee County, Illinois. The defendant driver maintained only a $50,000 policy limit, however, the defendant driver personally paid an additional $30,000. $200,000 was paid by the decedent’s insurance company, which was the policy limits for her underinsured coverage. - $275,000.00 Nursing Home Negligence
Nursing home failed to comply with doctor’s order to place bed alarm allowing 82 year old
female patient to leave her bed and room and fall in another resident’s room causing hip fracture
with open reduction internal fixation. - $275,000.00 Personal Injury
46 year old male was a passenger on a wave runner when it stopped and was struck by a second
wave runner, knocking the plaintiff off into the water. Plaintiff sustained injury to the
lumbosacral region and a pelvic hematoma. Because of difficulty ambulating while recovering,
the plaintiff suffered an ACL tear which required surgery. - $254,000.00 Worker’s Compensation
53 year old male union carpenter fell over electrical cord and suffered ulnar impaction of the
right wrist. - $225,000.00 Worker’s Compensation
37 year old female Sales & Collection Manager instructed to perform inventory. While
descending from 3 totes which she was standing on, caught her foot on the end and fell, twisting
her back and neck. Petitioner suffered a moderate sized central herniation at L5-S 1 and
underwent lumbar surgery. - $214,000.00 Worker’s Compensation
57 year old male factory worker suffered herniated discs while turning a spool of wire and
underwent lumbar fusion and attended post surgical physical therapy. - $210,719.00 Worker’s Compensation
48 year old female police officer fractured tibia while running up steps during a police response
which required surgery. - $207,500.00 Personal Injury
48 year old female was rear ended by tractor trailer while stopped for traffic on interstate.
Plaintiff suffered aggravation of pre-existing back problems and brachial plexus injury. - $202,268.99 Personal Injury
Female plaintiff, age 48, was ascending the steps of an apartment when she tripped/fell due to
defects (Uniform Building Code violations) and her right hand/arm crashed through a window.
Plaintiff severely lacerated the ulnar aspect of the wrist (artery; nerve; ligaments) which resulted
in permanent deformity to her arm/hand. - Undisclosed settlement Medical Negligence
Undisclosed settlement against East Central Illinois Medical Clinic 65 year old male was administered fluids through an NG tube, which was coiled in his esophagus, which resulted in aspiration of the fluids into his lungs and pulmonary system, causing pulmonary infiltrates, significant hypoxemia and central nervous system dysfunction.
