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Hofeld and Schaffner | Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Attorneys
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  • Home
  • About
    • Howard Schaffner
    • Albert F. Hofeld
    • Brian Murphy
    • John J. MacInerney
  • Practice Areas
    • Personal Injury
      • Catastrophic Car Accidents
      • Defective Products
      • Spinal Cord Injuries
      • Traumatic Brain Injuries
      • Truck Accidents
    • Medical Malpractice
      • Birth Injuries
      • Misdiagnosis
      • Nursing Home Malpractice
      • Surgical Negligence
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Verdicts & Settlements

$24,000,000.00 Verdict: Nursing negligence in a community hospital allowed a patient with a disc injury in his neck to progress to permanent quadriplegia.

$18,000,000.00 Settlement: Construction worker was severely burned and left permanently disabled when a crane which he was guiding contacted high power lines.  The plaintiff and his team were advised that the lines were de-powered when in actuality, they were not.

$12,000,000.00 Settlement: Trucking accident where the plaintiff was rear-ended and sustained spinal cord injuries.

$10,000,000.00 Settlement: Three railroad workers were killed by electrocution when a loader being operated by one of the workers contacted high power lines.

$10,000,000.00 Verdict: Pathology case.

$10,000,000.00 Settlement: Newborn child contracted a fungal infection and the care providers failed to timely diagnose the infection causing the child to sustain brain damage from the infection and permanent disability.

$9,000,000.00 Settlement: Labor and delivery negligence by an obstetrician at a University medical center resulted in a 7 minute delay in delivering a child. This delay was crucial and caused brain damage and permanent disability.

$8,000,000.00 Verdict: Heart attack by lawyer.

$7,700,000.00 Settlement: Labor and delivery negligence in a down state Illinois community hospital by obstetrician and nurses resulted in the delay in delivery of child causing brain damage and permanent disability.

$6,800,000.00 Verdict: Construction negligence resulted in the death of an ironworker who fell two stories on a high-rise building construction site in downtown Chicago.

$5,000,000.00 Settlement: Labor and delivery negligence by an obstetrician in a University medical center resulted in a delay in delivery of a child which resulted in permanent cognitive and learning disabilities.

$4,400,000.00 Settlement: Construction negligence resulted in head injuries and permanent disability to an elevator constructor working on the construction of a high rise building in downtown Chicago.

$3,000,000.00 Settlement: Negligence by a group of podiatrists resulted in the amputation of a diabetic patient’s leg below the knee.

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  • Personal Injury
    • Catastrophic Car Accidents
    • Defective Products
    • Spinal Cord Injuries
    • Traumatic Brain Injuries
    • Truck Accidents
  • Medical Malpractice
    • Birth Injuries
    • Misdiagnosis
    • Nursing Home Malpractice
    • Surgical Negligence
  • Construction Accidents
  • Wrongful Death
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Chicago Magazine | Top 10 Lawyers
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American Association for Justice
American Board of Trial Advocates
Illinois State Bar Association
International Society of Barristers | Excellence and Integrity in Advocacy
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
The Society Of Trial Lawyers

Over 100 years’ combined experience pursuing damages for catastrophic injuries and wrongful death.

Hofeld and Schaffner | Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Attorneys

Hofeld and Schaffner

30 North LaSalle Street
Suite 2425
Chicago, IL 60602

Phone: 312-702-1918
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