Winters Enright Salzetta & O'Brien in the News:
October 26, 2007 - $2.43 million Settlement reached in post Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass leak case
Partners Karen McNulty Enright and Paul L. Salzetta recently settled a case involving a leak following a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery for $2,437,500.00. Negligence was alleged on the part of surgical residents as well as the attending surgeon in failing to identify the presence of a leak in the remnant stomach pouch within a reasonable time following the gastric bypass surgery. As a result, the decedent was overcome by peritoneal infection and sepsis, and ultimately died in the hospital on August 6, 2001. The defendant hospital settled for $2.25 million immediately prior to trial and the defendant surgeon settled one week into the trial. See the Settlement Report here.
June 7, 2007 - Karen McNulty Enright installed as WBAI President
Karen McNulty Enright was installed as the President of the Women's Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) at its 93rd Annual Installation Dinner on June 7, 2007. The WBAI was established in 1914 by nine women lawyers in the Chicago area. It was founded to promote the interests and welfare of women lawyers and also to aid in the enactment of legislation for the common good and administration of justice. Today, the WBAI has over 2000 members and continues its original mission.
May 2007 - Police Shooting Settlement
John F. Winters, Jr. recently settled a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana against the Village of Lake Station, Indiana for the fatal shooting of a young man by one of the village's police officers in March 2002. See the Northwest Indiana Times account here.
March 2007 - ITLA Vested Interest Newsletter
Paul L. Salzetta and Karen A. Enright's $36 million brain injury verdict, $2.75 million pre-natal death settlement and separate confidential wrongful disposition of human remains settlement comprise the first three entries in the Tort Briefs section of the March 2007 ITLA Vested Interest Newsletter. Read the newsletter here.
March 23, 2007 - Cook County Jury Verdict Reporter
Paul L. Salzetta and Mathew K. Hargrave's $1.25 million verdict in a case involving the failure to diagnose a spinal infection is featured on the front page of the March 23, 2007 issue of the Cook County Jury Verdict Reporter. See Cook County Jury Verdict Report here.
October 2006 - Present - Pro Bono Represenation of Jimbo's Lounge in Eviction Proceedings
John F. Winters, Jr. is mentioned in several articles in local newspapers in connection with his representation of Jimbo's Lounge. See Chicago Sun-Times articles 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.
Chicago Personal Injury 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.
