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Trials

A.C. v. S.M. - $23.7 million verdict for paraplegic injured in auto collision.

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Est. of J.S. v. C.H. Robinson - $23.7 million verdict in commercial trucking wrongful death case.

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Est. of D.K. v. Dean Foods - $20.2 million verdict in commercial trucking wrongful death case.

National Law Journal 100 Largest US Verdicts

 

Est. of F.C. v. JMS Trucking - $9.2 million verdict for wrongful death of construction worker run over by dump truck on construction site.

Chicago Sun Times Headline Article

 

Est. of E.G. v. Town of Cicero - $7.5 million verdict in wrongful death tort immunity police procedure case.

Chicago Tribune Headline Article

 

D.D. v. Latham - $8.1 million verdict in products liability case based on defective swimming pool design.

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V.D. v. First Student, Inc. - $6 million for brain injury victim who was rear-ended by school bus.

National Law Journal Headline Article

 

F.B. v. Wal-Mart Stores - $4.7 million in assigned contribution action against third-party defendant after settlement.

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Est. of R.Y. v. Illinois College - $2.5 million in wrongful death products liability action arising from defective pole vault landing equipment.

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Featured in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, July 24, 2018

V.G. v. M.B. - $1.65 million for 22 year-old woman who suffered fractured arm in car crash.

Featured on front page of Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Dec. 7, 2022

Settlements

J.M.S. v. Occidental Fire & Cas. Ins. Co. - $9.1 million in insurance bad faith case.

Est. of D.K. v. Alco, Inc. - $9 million for wrongful death in trucking case.    

Est. of M.F. v. Clark USA - $6 million for wrongful death in refinery explosion.

A.K. v. MacNeal Mem’l Hosp. - $5.25 million in medical malpractice case.

F.B. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. - $5.073 million in construction site trip and fall case.  

B.B. v. Paschen – $3.15 million in construction site case.

Est. of J.D. v. Swift - $3 million in wrongful death case arising from 43-vehicle crash.

L.B. v. PepsiAmericas - $2.7 million in chain reaction collision with multiple commercial vehicles.

T.B. v. Tovar - $2.25 million for injuries suffered in crash caused by a runaway truck tire.

Featured in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, July 2, 2019

Est. of W.B. v. S.T.C.A. - $2.1 million for wrongful death of pedestrian struck by semi-truck.

R.S. v. ArcelorMittal – $1.75 million for injuries suffered in a steel refinery explosion.  

R.S. v. Westergaard- $1 million for pedestrian struck by car in a mall parking lot.

Appeals

Francois v. Ford Motor Company, 233 Ill.2d 556 (2009), 384 Ill.App.3d 1098 (3d Dist. 2008)

Campbell v. Illinois Workers’ Comp. Comm’n, 2015 IL App (1st) 133234WC-U

Richard v. Nederlander Palace Acquisition, LLC, 2015 IL App (1st) 143492

Carolina Cas. Co. v. Est. of Sperl, 2015 IL App (3d) 130294

United Quick Transp. v. Ill. Workers’ Comp. Comm’n, 2016 IL App (1st) 151174WC-U

Barnai v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 2017 IL App (1st) 171940

Greenhill v. REIT Management & Research, 2019 IL App (1st) 181164

Holm v. Kodat, 2022 IL 127511

Patrick C. Anderson has nearly two decades of civil litigation experience as an attorney and in supporting roles, including dozens of jury trials and over $100 million in verdicts. His writing has pushed many cases to resolution, helping to achieve over $60 million in settlements. Patrick performed substantial work on the cases highlighted above, either as a handling attorney or in a supporting role.

Patrick is a magna cum laude graduate of Loyola University Chicago School of law, where he graduated first in his class and won awards for academic excellence in Legal Writing, Advanced Writing for Civil Litigation, Illinois Litigation, and Advanced Civil Procedure. Patrick is licensed to practice law in Illinois (2011) and is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. 

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12 years as a personal injury and trial attorney for:

  • Automobile and large truck collisions

  • Construction

  • Premises liability

  • Products liability

  • Medical malpractice

  • Nursing home

  • Insurance bad faith

  • Police procedure

  • Workers’ compensation

  • Catastrophic injury

  • Wrongful death

  • Traumatic brain injury