Developments

Motherway & Napleton, LLP, came in first place in Illinois for Chicago Lawyer magazine’s Annual Settlement survey in the category of the largest personal injury settlement. In February, 2012, a jury awarded Nancy Hoffman $27.67 million dollars in damages for the injuries she and her daughter sustained during a trucking... Read More

On September 27, 2012, defendant, Gary Schaer, M.D., was driving his vehicle to Rush University Medical Center where he is employed as professor of medicine. Dr. Schaer failed to keep a proper lookout while executing a right hand turn from a stop sign and struck decedent, Marilyn Williams.

Nicholas J. Motherway has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Jury Verdict Reporter, a Chicagoland publication that for decades has chronicled all jury verdicts returned in the State of Illinois.  Nick earned the award based on a career of success in obtaining verdicts on behalf of his clients. ... Read More

In 2010, Lewis Guvenoz was given a prescription for the generic version of Darvocet just months before the Food and Drug Administration pulled the drug from the market for a high risk of heart arrhythmias.  While taking the drug as prescribed, Guvenoz suffered cardiac arrest that caused serious brain injuries... Read More

Illinois Super Lawyers® is a magazine published by attorneys exclusively for attorneys and adheres to an extensive selection process. The only way a lawyer can be listed in Illinois Super Lawyers and Chicago magazines is through this selection process. The Top 100 Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a rigorous, multistage... Read More

In May, 2012, a jury awarded Teodoro Ramirez $1,588,000 in damages for the injuries sustained in a construction accident on a jobsite overseen by general contractor, FCL Builders, Inc.  Mr. Ramirez was represented by Robert J. Napleton.

On November 12, 2009, a 31 year old woman, 38 weeks pregnant, was rushed to the emergency room at Highland Park Hospital with abdominal pain and her child was delivered unharmed, but a volume of blood in the abdomen that attending doctors Jeffrey Lerch, M.D. and Erica Smith, M.D., attributed... Read More

In the Estate of John Doe v. ABC Company, plaintiff’s decedent sustained fatal injuries as a result of a motor vehicle accident, resulting in a settlement in the amount of $1.75 million.  Robert J. Napleton represented the family.

After a total left knee replacement on April 29, 2009, the plaintiff, a 59 year old woman began exhibiting subtle signs of compartment syndrome. 

Illinois Super Lawyers® is a magazine published by attorneys exclusively for attorneys and adheres to an extensive selection process. The only way a lawyer can be listed in Illinois Super Lawyers and Chicago magazines is through this selection process. The Top 100 Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a rigorous, multistage... Read More

There are more than 85,000 licensed attorneys in Illinois.  In a recent state-wide survey published in Leading Lawyers Network Magazine, partners Nick Motherway and Bob Napleton were named as among the top 100 consumer lawyers in the state.

Robert J. Napleton received an award for excellence presented by the Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter for his verdict of $14.6 million dollars in a case involving the serious injuries of a 31 year old woman who suffered an on the job injury while working as a flagger at a road... Read More

A settlement in the amount of $1,500,000 was reached on behalf of the widow of a truck driver who was crushed to death by falling pallet racks.

Illinois Super Lawyers® is a magazine published by attorneys exclusively for attorneys and adheres to an extensive selection process. The only way a lawyer can be listed in Illinois Super Lawyers and Chicago magazines is through this selection process. The Top 100 Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a rigorous, multistage... Read More

Confidential 3rd Party Defendant operated a large manufacturing facility on the south side of Chicago where it manufactured steel and other metal parts for the automotive industry.  The manufacturing process would create an extensive amount of metal scrap. Confidential 3rd Party Defendant contracted to sell the metal scrap to Confidential... Read More

The Illinois Supreme Court has appointed Nicholas J. Motherway to another three year term as a member of the Rules Committee.  The Rules Committee develops and evaluates proposed changes in Supreme Court rules of procedure and discovery and makes recommendations that a proposed rule be adopted or rejected. “It has been a great honor to have served... Read More

The Illinois Trial Lawyer Association has awarded it’s prestigious Leonard Ring Lifetime Achievement Award to Nicholas J. Motherway.  The award was presented at ITLA’s annual banquet on June 8, 2012.  The award is given to recognize members who have dedicated their professional life to upholding the goals of ITLA in... Read More

A Cook County jury awarded $1,985,000.00 to a man who suffered a low back injury as a result of a work injury.  The gross award was reduced by 20% to account for the jury’s finding of plaintiff’s contributory negligence.

On April 27, 2012, Robert J. Napleton spoke at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminar in Oak Brook Hills on Ethics and Professionalism, “Petitioning for Enhanced Attorney’s Fees in Medical Malpractice Cases”.

Dan Madigan was recently re-elected to the Assembly of the Illinois State Bar Association for an additional three years.  The ISBA Assembly is the policy making body of the Association.

A Cook County jury awarded $27,672,152.15 to a woman who suffered paralysis below her chest in a car accident.

A Cook County jury awarded a nearly $1.6 million verdict in favor of a woman who suffered nerve injury following reconstructive surgery in 2007.

On October 4, 2007, plaintiff, Gale Cook, now age 58, was seriously injured while delivering a precast concrete septic tank for his employer, Sebens Concrete Products.

Robert J. Napleton recently spoke at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, a 36,000 member organization.  The 2 hour program was entitled “Providing Expert Opinion and Testimony.”  Mr. Napleton gave the plaintiff’s perspective.  The 2011 Annual Meeting was attended by 10,279 orthopedic surgeons from all... Read More

Nicholas J. Motherway spoke at the seminar on the new Illinois Rules of Evidence presented by the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association on Dec. 4, 2010, at the Westin Chicago.  Mr. Motherway presented a review on the law related to the admissibility of testimony of expert witnesses.  A copy of his... Read More

  A distributor of racecar seats that are sold and marketed for regular passenger vehicles has paid the lion’s share of a $6.3 million settlement reached in the case of a woman who was rendered a quadriplegic.   The lawsuit stemmed from an accident that occurred on May 15, 2005,... Read More

Nick Motherway and Bob Napleton have both been conferred the “Top One Hundred Trial Lawyers” award by the American Trial Lawyers Association, a national group of prominent attorneys dedicated to the art of jury trial advocacy. The partners said they were proud to have received this recognition and were grateful... Read More

On March 11, 2010 Judge William Maddux approved a 6 million dollar settlement on behalf of an 11 year old girl who suffered from cerebral palsy due to the defendant MacNeal Hospital’s failure to properly monitor the augmentation of labor with Pitocin.  As a result, the baby was deprived of... Read More

On January 27, 2010 Judge William Maddux approved a 1.35 million dollar settlement agreed upon prior to a lawsuit being filed for the death of a six day old boy whose death was caused by the failure of the residents and nursing staff of Rush Medical Center to properly monitor... Read More

There are more than 85,000 licensed attorneys in Illinois.  In a recent state-wide survey published in Leading Lawyers Network Magazine, partners Nick Motherway and Bob Napleton were named as among the top 100 consumer lawyers in the state.

When a three month old baby girl was being prepped for a heart test at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois, she was covered by an electric heating pad which burned her right foot.  Multiple skin grafts were needed to treat the burn, resulting in a settlement achieved by Nicholas... Read More

The Illinois Supreme Court has re-appointed Nicholas J. Motherway to another three year term on the Court’s Rules Committee to December 31, 2012.  The Rules Committee recommends to the Court whether proposed changes to any of the rules which govern discovery, trials and appeals are needed and whether a given... Read More

On December 23, 2007, Sigismunda Rizzo, age 86, walked across the street to her neighbor’s house to deliver a tray of Christmas cookies.  On her way back from her neighbor’s house she was struck by a vehicle driven by a Salvadore Guzman.  Ms. Rizzo was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital... Read More

Dan Madigan was recently elected to the Assembly of the Illinois State Bar Association.  The ISBA Assembly is the policy making body of the Association.  Dan expects to be voting on a variety of important issues during his three year term.

Nicholas T. Motherway has been appointed to the Illinois State Bar Association Tort Council.  The Council recommends to the Illinois State Bar Association Assembly what position the Association should take on tort issues.

On May 1, 2009 a settlement was reached with the defendant OB/GYN and his Practice Group through their liability insurance carrier, Illinois Insurance Services Exchange (ISMIE) for their entire policies of insurance.  The case was pending in Will County.     Don M. Sowers represented the plaintiff.

Leading Lawyers Network is a publication that recognizes Illinois attorneys who have excelled in their respective field.  The Leading Lawyers Network recognizes the top 5% of all Illinois attorneys. 

Illinois Super Lawyers® is a magazine published by attorneys exclusively for attorneys and adheres to a rigorous selection process.  The only way a lawyer can be listed in Illinois Super Lawyers magazine is through this selection process.  The Top 100 Super Lawyers selection process consists of a statewide survey of... Read More

The Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter publishes thousands of summaries of civil jury verdicts in the State of Illinois each year.  Since 1959, it is the preeminent source of information for the legal community as it relates to a trial lawyer’s civil jury verdict track record. The case of Bobbi Jo... Read More

$4.75 Million settlement has been reached on behalf of a 50 year old man who suffered an anoxic event during the performance of a transesophageal echocardiogram at a Lake County Medical Facility.   As a result of the loss of oxygen the plaintiff now suffers from action myoclonus.  This is a... Read More

A Livingston County jury has awarded a $14.6 million judgment to a woman who lost part of her leg while working as a flagger on a highway construction site. In September 2002, a concrete cutter that had a 9-foot wheel climbed out of its trench and went out of control,... Read More

The family of a sportscaster who died of a heart problem after his doctor allegedly failed to perform tests has settled his lawsuit against the doctor and the hospital where the doctor’s office was located for more than $1.5 million dollars. Darrian Chapman, 37, died in 2002, a few days... Read More

The Illinois Supreme Court appointed Bob Napleton as the Chairman of the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Civil Cases. The Illinois Supreme Court appointed Mr. Napleton to a 3 year term expiring on December 31, 2010 . This important committee studies and recommends new jury instructions for... Read More

A three million dollar settlement has been reached on behalf of a four year boy who, at 2 weeks of age, suffered a cardiac arrest in the intensive care nursery at the University of Chicago Hospital ten days after he had undergone surgery to correct a congenital heart defect. Just... Read More

Robert J. Napleton has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America . The induction ceremony at which Robert J. Napleton became a Fellow took place recently before an audience of 810 persons during the recent 2007 Spring Meeting of... Read More

Lawyers for St. James Hospital and Medical Center and the family of a man who died 12 years after the hospital allegedly failed to detect a malignant skin lesion have settled a wrongful-death lawsuit for $1 million. In December 1988, the hospital’s pathology department allegedly failed to diagnose a malignant... Read More

In October, 2003, a jury awarded Hannah Foley sixteen million dollars in damages for the brain damage she suffered at birth at Ingalls Hospital in Harvey, Illinois on March 17, 1998. The child was represented at trial by Nick Motherway. The judgment was against Dr. Peggy Fletcher, the delivering obstetrician,... Read More