Laurie A. Niego

$2.9 million jury verdict against an orthopedic surgeon for improperly performing a uni-compartmental knee replacement surgery

$3.25 million settlement on behalf of a motorcyclist against the City of Chicago for failing to repair a large pot-hole resulting in significant injuries

$3.25 million settlement against a Chicago surgeon for improperly performing gastric bypass surgery resulting in a gastric leak leading to excess treatment and hospitalizations

$3 million settlement against a Rock Island hospital and primary care physician for inaccurately informing a woman that her mammogram was normal resulting in her death

$2.52 million settlement against a surgeon for negligently severing a vein during a kidney removal surgery resulting in death

$2 million settlement against a Champaign gynecologist for improperly performing a hysterectomy on a woman with cervical cancer causing the cancer to spread

$2 million settlement against a Decatur family practice physician for failing to follow-up on a positive D-Dimer test resulting in the stroke of a woman from a paradoxical embolism

$1.1 million settlement against a Charleston/Mattoon physician assistant for failing to diagnose and treat a deep vein thrombosis resulting in a man’s death due to a pulmonary embolism

$1 million settlement against a federally employed family practice physician for failing to timely perform a C-section resulting in a stillbirth

$1 million settlement against the federal government for failing to properly install and maintain a loading dock at a U.S. post office resulting in severe back injury

$750,000 settlement against a Peoria hospital for its laboratory’s failure to report a critical value blood culture result to the ordering physician resulting in the death of an 89-year-old man

$725,000 settlement against a Central Illinois hospital for the improper administration of I.V. medication resulting in the amputation of a woman’s fingers

$700,000 settlement against a central Illinois pathologist for improperly misdiagnosing a rare cancer leading to unnecessary chemotherapy treatments

$700,000 settlement for a Tuscola woman involved in an automobile accident

$675,000 settlement against a Federal Prison for failing to provide AIDS medication to an inmate

$650,000 settlement against a Champaign obstetrician for failing to timely deliver the baby of a mother suffering from pre-eclampsia resulting in a miscarriage

$600,000 settlement against a Champaign emergency room physician for failing to diagnose and treat an aortic dissection resulting in the death of a 68-year-old man

$500,000 settlement against a corn processing plant for a man who fell off an elevated platform lift because the treads were not repaired or replaced

$450,000 settlement against a Champaign orthopedic surgeon for failing to diagnose a shoulder injury resulting in the need for rotator cuff surgery

$450,000 settlement against a Chicago Hospital for a man that developed compartment syndrome after IV extravasation during a surgical procedure

$385,000 settlement for a construction worker who sustained a broken leg and ankle while operating a tub grinder

$320,000 settlement for a man who sustained a broken ankle during a head-on auto collision

$300,000 settlement against a Bolingbrook Hospital and pain management physician for mis-filling a patient’s pain pump resulting in a month hospitalization

$180,000 settlement for a minor after sustaining a dog bite

$100,000 settlement for a young man who sustained back injuries during an auto collision