Elderly Pedestrian Awarded $100,000.00 Following A Parking Lot Collision
On December 21, 2023, our client, 92 years of age, was taking her weekly trip to the grocery store. Even at her age, she was fully independent and often ran her own errands. After parking her car, our client began approaching the entrance when, unsuspectingly, a vehicle began to reverse right at her. The subsequent […]
David Baez Interviewed on The Result Podcast About His Record Breaking Dog Bite Settlement.
Host: Before becoming a partner in 2019, David began his career as an insurance defense attorney where he gained valuable experience in advanced insurance issues, which would later benefit his career as a personal injury attorney. This is evident through David’s selection as a super lawyer’s rising star and honor only bestowed on less than […]
$350,000.00 Car Accident Settlement Following an Initial Denial by the Insurance Carrier
On the afternoon of August 31, 2022, our client, 92 years old, was involved in a violent collision at the intersection of Cermak Rd & Des Plaines Ave. She was attempting to make a left-hand turn, when a vehicle traveling through the intersection T-boned her vehicle, sending her Buick Sedan over the curb and into […]
Top 7 Things Insurance Companies Do Not Want People to Know About Accident and Injury Claims
By Matthew Willens While Insurance companies are good at collecting premiums from people like you and me, they are even better at not paying out full and fair compensation on personal injury cases. They try and mitigate their losses by using different tactics and strategies to pay out as little money as possible. This is […]
Botched Gallbladder Removal Surgery Leads to $3,250,000.00 Settlement
Our client, a retired man in his mid-sixties, underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (“lap chole”) – a surgery to remove his gallbladder. During the surgery is where the medical malpractice occurred, the surgeon severed or clipped main blood supply vessels to our client’s liver. He was transferred to another hospital and another surgeon performed an exploratory […]
Willens & Baez Secure Largest Dog-Bite Award in Illinois History – $1,500,000.00
Partner David Baez, of Willens & Baez, located in Chicago, secured the highest recorded dog bite award, verdict or settlement, in the history of Illinois. Our client, a 59-year-old woman, was walking her female Labrador through her own neighborhood when three unattended dogs approached her. Our client, sensing uneasiness about the presence and size, of […]
1.05 Million Dollar Settlement in a Highly Contested Truck Accident
On September 19, 2020, our client was on her way home following her shift as a correctional officer. While on US-52 and Townhouse Road in Big Grove Township, Kendall County, Illinois, a Grain Truck made a left hand turn directly in front of our client’s path. What followed was a violent collision with a grain […]
After Insurance Company Denial & Previous Attorneys Dropping the Case, Willens & Baez Secured a $255,000.00 Settlement
After insurance denied liability and previous attorneys dropped his case, Willens and Baez secured a $255,000.00 settlement on behalf their client On October 24, 2020, our client, a 25-year-old truck driver, was involved in an unfortunate set of events which left him hospitalized. At around 10:17 AM while traveling Westbound, through Marshall Township in Clark […]
Willens and Baez secure a $351,000.00 settlement in a contested motor vehicle collision case
On May 7, 2021, at approximately 5:30 AM, our client was driving Westbound at 8900 W Grand Ave in River Grove, Illinois when he was stuck by a vehicle heading Eastbound. The driver of the at fault vehicle lost control of his Ford Explorer and crossed the dividing line. Our client attempted to evade the […]
Chicago Emergency Room Misdiagnosis by Physician Results In Justice For Our Client
Our client, a 68-year-old active man, still gainfully employed, sustained injuries because of negligent care provided by an emergency medicine physician. The negligence occurred at the emergency room of a Chicagoland hospital. Our client was taken by his wife to a care center. He had a two-day history of sore throat which was getting worse. […]