Settlement reached for young man fatally struck by an ambulance which sped through an intersection without activating its sirens.

O’Connor Law Firm assisted the family of Mr. Stallworth in the passing of the “Donald (DJ) Stallworth, III Act,” Senate Bill 1251, which requires ambulances proceeding through a red light or stop sign to slow down and use both the siren and lights— signaling its presence to other drivers and/or pedestrians.

O’Connor Law Firm is making arrangements for a memorial in honor of Mr. Stallworth to be built in one of Waukegan’s local parks.

$3 Million settlement reached for Chicago man who was struck by a CTA bus as he attempted to cross the street, causing a partial foot amputation.

A jury in a federal lawsuit found that a St. Paul police officer unconstitutionally used deadly force against Cordale Handy back in March of 2017.

Handy, 29, was shot and killed on March 15, 2017. Handy was shot after investigators say he raised his gun at two St. Paul officers. Both officers — Nathaniel Younce and Mikko Norman — fired their guns and Handy died at the scene. In December of 2017, Ramsey County Attorney John Choi and his staff determined that the two officers' use of force was justified.

A federal jury reached a verdict for liability, and found that Officer Nathaniel Younce was liable for using unreasonable, excessive force and causing the wrongful death of Cordale Handy, violating his civil rights. The family was awarded $11.5 million in damages, including $1.5 million in punitive damages.

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A South Dakota man suffered a severe injury to his leg necessitating an amputation just below the knee. Plaintiff was riding his motorcycle along a South Dakota highway when he was struck head on by the driver of a rental car. The driver lost control of the rental vehicle as a result of driving too fast for the conditions as well as the car’s poor alignment and insufficient tire tread. Suit was brought against the individual driver for negligence and the rental car company for negligence, willful and wanton conduct and punitive damages. Plaintiff alleged the rental car company knowingly failed to properly maintain the car and released the car into the stream of commerce knowing it posed a danger to its customers and other drivers.

Man involved in a motor vehicle accident in the Middle East while on vacation suffered Quadriplegia. Defendant was a foreign entity and recovery in the Middle east would have been minimal

8 Year old girl was a passenger in her brother’s car. Brother had no insurance and admitted to speeding 15 MPH in excess of the speed limit when a farm truck pulled out on the road. The girl suffered mild traumatic brain injury

$1 Million verdict against Northwestern Memorial Hospital for failure to properly train and implement policies safeguarding CT scan procedures when a CT scan technician improperly positioned and secured a patient with multiple myeloma as he underwent a CT scan, causing him to break his arm and suffer from permanent disfigurement.

An Illinois man suffered third degree burns in a 20lb propane tank explosion resulting in his death. He was survived by his son. The case was a product liability action against the manufacturer of the tank, the distributor of the propane, and the re-filler. The case settled post jury verdict.

A woman died when her vehicle stalled on the Metra tracks. Metra’s lights and gates failed to provide adequate warning and notice of the approaching train. She was survived by her husband and two children.

Child who died due to delays in resuscitation at birth.