Partner Daniel E. O'Brien of Winters Enright Salzetta & O'Brien, L.L.C. filed a lawsuit against a local fertility clinic and Federal Express regarding the loss and destruction of embryos.
Click here for a July 2010 Chicago Sun Times article featuring this case.
June 4, 2010 -- $4.6 Million -- Wrongful Burial of Deceased Record Verdict
A Cook County jury returned a verdict in favor of a young woman after a hospital allowed her recently deceased baby to be buried without her permission in a mass grave. See full report here.
June 2010 -- Karen McNulty Enright Elected to ISBA Board of Governors
Partner Karen A. Enright has been elected by her peers to the Board of Governors of the Illinois State Bar Association. The Board directs the operations and activities of the largest voluntary statewide organization of lawyers in Illinois. With her election to the Board, Ms. Enright will continue to promote the ISBA's purpose of providing professional services to lawyers, and education and services to the public. See Karen A. Enright's full profile here.
January 15, 2010 -- $2.5 Million -- Failure to Diagnose Cancer
Partner Daniel E. O'Brien obtained a settlement on behalf of a 59 year old man who went to a hospital's emergency room with signs and symptoms of liver cancer, but was not diagnosed by the doctors. See full report here.
August 14, 2009 -- $2,387,050.00 -- Failure to Remove Products of Conception
John F. Winters, Jr. and Daniel E. O'Brien obtained a jury verdict in excess of the doctor's insurance policy limits on behalf of a woman who has been rendered unable to bare children following doctors' failures to properly remove the products of conception following a miscarriage. See full report here.
June 5, 2009 - $3.32 Million - Construction Site Fall from Height
Jury verdict on behalf of the family of a construction worker who died as a result of a fall from a residential construction site. The worker was forced to perform his construction duties near an unprotected edge on the third story of the building because his workspace was impeded by improperly located and unnecessary scaffolding. Karen A. Enright and Paul L. Salzetta tried this matter before a Cook County jury and explained that the general contractor failed to initiate and maintain a safety program, failed to appoint a qualified safety manager to the site and failed to prevent or eliminate fall hazards created by the unnecessary placement of scaffolding near the unprotected edges of the building. Prior to the beginning of trial, Plaintiff also settled with a sub-contractor for $37,500.00.
June 5, 2008 - Kane County Motorcycle Crash Verdict
Paul L. Salzetta recently achieved a verdict of $757,867.00 before a Kane County jury on behalf of the Estate of a 31 year old man who died when his motorcycle collided with two stationary vehicles. See full report here.
February 2007 - National Law Journal Top 100 Verdicts of 2006
Paul L. Salzetta and Karen A. Enright's $36 million brain injury jury verdict is listed as #50 in the Top 100 Verdicts of 2006 by The National Law Journal and VerdictSearch. Click here to read the case article. See the full list here. It was also featured in "Crain's List - 2006 Verdicts and Settlements" published on February 19, 2007 as one of the 20 most prominent or interesting verdicts or settlements of 2006. View the article here and Cook County Jury Verdict Reporter here.
Illinois Wrongful Death Lawyers
The law firm of Winters Enright Salzetta & O'Brien, L.L.C. in Chicago, Illinois represents clients in a wide range of personal injury matters, as well as in medical malpractice, and wrongful death lawsuits. Other attorneys refer their clients to us because of our meticulous attention to detail, and the thorough preparation that goes into every one of our clients' cases. Our personal injury lawyers understand that clients come to us at a very stressful, emotionally and physically painful time in their lives and we seek to minimize those feelings by taking the time to carefully explain each step of the legal process and what to expect every step of the way. In addition to our personal injury practice, Winters Enright Salzetta & O'Brien also represents small to mid-sized businesses in matters of commercial litigation, applying the same standard of thorough preparation and attentiveness to our clients' needs with respect to these cases.
At Winters Enright Salzetta & O'Brien, our attorneys have a successful track record of verdicts and settlements in the following types of cases:
When preparing cases for trial, our attorneys rely on our extensive network of qualified experts to help establish, prepare, and present evidence. We also rely heavily on the latest technologies to create impressive presentations to juries, as well as to stay in close contact with our clients. Accessibility and the ability to communicate effectively are two of the most important attributes of a good personal injury attorney, and because we are a smaller firm, we are able to offer both consistently.
At Winters Enright Salzetta & O'Brien, our job is to get the best possible settlement or verdict for our injured clients. We do not collect a fee unless we are able to recover damages in your case. To schedule a free initial consultation with a personal injury lawyer at our Chicago office, contact us today. Winters Enright Salzetta & O'Brien represents injured clients and businesses throughout Chicagoland, the Illinois counties of Cook, Dupage, Lake, Kane, Will, McHenry, and Kankakee, IL and regularly represents injured clients nationwide.