Attorneys
Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
When you or a loved one are injured or killed because of the negligence of another, you may have a personal injury or wrongful death action. For more than 50 years, we have represented plaintiffs in a wide range of cases who have been injured or killed:
- in an airplane accident or helicopter crash;
- due to the medical malpractice or negligence of doctors, nurses, dentists, hospitals;
- in car, truck, bus, cab, ambulance, police car, motorcycle accidents and crashes;
- by defective, unsafe, hazardous products;
- in businesses, homes, offices that are unsafe and dangerous;
- by a train, railroad, Metra train, CTA train, dangerous and unsafe railroad crossings;
- while on a construction and workplace site;
- in a gas, oil, electrical, chemical fire or explosion;
- and in all other areas of personal injury.
Since the requirements for filing, pleading, preparing and trying a personal injury or wrongful death case can differ depending on the state or county in which the negligence occurs or where the lawsuit is filed, it is best to consult an attorney that is qualified, experienced, and successful to determine if you have a meritorious case.
The Chicago personal injury lawyers at Corboy & Demetrio have represented hundreds of individuals injured or killed as the result of the negligence of others. Our team of lawyers consists of 17 highly experienced and successful attorneys dedicated exclusively to the evaluation, preparation and trial of personal injury and wrongful death cases.
Our success in representing victims in personal injury and wrongful death cases has been exceptional - we have acquired over $3 billion in settlements and verdicts, of which nearly 600 were in excess of $1 million.
Our Record of Success in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death:
*A $75 million global settlement for the 10 victims injured or killed when a scaffold collapsed and fell from the John Hancock building in Chicago.
*A $29.6 million record-setting verdict for a passenger injured when a Metra train derailed. It is the largest verdict in Illinois for a person injured in a mass transit crash.
* A record-setting $25.2 million settlement for the death of a passenger in an airplane crash. The previous top record, a $25 million settlement, was also acquired by Corboy & Demetrio.
*A $22 million verdict for the death of a young mother who died after childbirth because a doctor and nurse failed to properly treat her high blood pressure. It is the largest verdict in Illinois for the death of a woman.
*A record $40 million verdict for a woman, who was seriously injured, and her husband, when the woman’s car was hit by a truck.
To consult with a personal injury lawyer at Corboy & Demetrio, call 312.346.3191. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Personal Injury & Wrongful Death Areas of Representation
| Accidents | Hospital Liability |
| Amputation | Hospital Negligence |
| Aviation Accident | Motorcycle Accident |
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Off-Road, Recreational Vehicle |
News
- Corboy & Demetrio Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit against NHL in Death of Derek Boogaard
- Corboy & Demetrio Obtains $8 Million Verdict for Family of Woman Killed on Shoulder of I-294
- Corboy & Demetrio Recognized in 2013 Top Ranked Law Firms in Fortune Magazine
- Thomas A. Demetrio Applauds 100 Club of Chicago’s 2013 Membership Drive
- Corboy & Demetrio Partner Michael K. Demetrio Featured in Chicago Sun-Times Magazine
- Corboy & Demetrio’s $740,000 Slip and Fall Verdict Affirmed on Appeal
- Thomas A. Demetrio Signs Statement of Support for the U.S. National Guard and Reserve
- William T. Gibbs Selected to The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40
- $40 Million Record-Setting Verdict in Car-Truck Collision
- Daniel S. Kirschner Speaks about Daytona Race Car Crash Legal Fallout to National Media
- Corboy & Demetrio Obtains Order Requiring City and High Rise to Preserve Evidence of Fire
- Estate of John Fasula Order
- Fasula Family Statement
- Corboy & Demetrio Partner Daniel S. Kirschner Reappointed to IL Carnival-Amusement Safety Board
- Corboy & Demetrio Files Emergency Petition to Investigate Fire in South Shore High-Rise
- Corboy & Demetrio Partner Thomas A. Demetrio Awarded for Supporting U.S. Military
- Corboy & Demetrio Attorney Matthew Jenkins Moderating CLE
- Fourteen Corboy & Demetrio Lawyers Selected 2013 Illinois Super Lawyers & Rising Stars
- Corboy & Demetrio Files Lawsuit in Legionnaire’s Outbreak at Chicago Marriott Hotel
- Corboy & Demetrio Recognized with National Ranking in Best Law Firms 2013 by U.S. News
- Five Corboy & Demetrio Partners Selected for Best Lawyers in America 2013
- "$110 Million Accord Told in American Eagle Plane Crash"
- William T. Gibbs Speaks at Annual Conference of Brain Assoc. of Illinois
- Corboy & Demetrio Lawyer Ken Lumb Takes Part in National Distracted Driving Campaign
- Corboy & Demetrio Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Student whose Thumb was Severed by School Table Saw
- Thomas A. Demetrio Named to Crain’s Who’s Who in Chicago Business 2012
- Lawsuits Filed in Gold Coast Pedestrian Crash Involving Nanny & Toddler in Stroller
- Two Legionnaires’ Deaths Hit Home for Corboy & Demetrio Lawyers involved in ’98 Case
- Corboy & Demetrio Files Lawsuit against Megabus in Downstate Crash
- Corboy & Demetrio Files New Lawsuit against Megabus in Chicago Pedestrian Crash
- Estate of Donna Halstead v. Megabus USA LLC
- Corboy & Demetrio Obtains $4.5 Million for Family of Girl Killed in CTA Bus Crash
- Corboy & Demetrio Representing 2010 Megabus Crash Victim
- Corboy & Demetrio Obtains $2 Million Settlement for Children of Mother Killed by CTA Bus
- Corboy & Demetrio Obtains $5.1 Million Settlement in 2010 Megabus Crash
- Daniel Kirschner Obtains $1.75 Million Settlement for Family of Boy Killed by School Bus
- Corboy & Demetrio Secures $2 Million Settlement for Family of Teenager Killed by Domino's Pizza Delivery Car
- Corboy & Demetrio Files Lawsuit against NFL in Suicide of Late Chicago Bear Dave Duerson
- Corboy & Demetrio Lawyer Installed as First Vice President of Women's Bar Group
- Duerson Family Statement
- Corboy & Demetrio Secures $2 Million for Man Backed Over by Forklift Truck
- Corboy & Demetrio Uniformly Judged to be the Best of the Best
- Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr. Receives Distinguished Alumnus Award from DePaul Univ. College of Law
- Philip H. Corboy, Jr. to Speak at Continuing Legal Education Conference
- Corboy & Demetrio Secures $22.5 Million Settlement for Victim of Rockford Train Derailment
- Corboy & Demetrio Obtains $6 Million Settlement for Family of Dancer Killed by Train
- Daniel S. Kirschner & Margaret M. Power are Named Leading Lawyers for 2012
- Edward G. Willer Named to IL Supreme Court Committee on Character & Fitness
- Thirteen Corboy & Demetrio Lawyers Selected Leading Lawyers in Illinois
- Corboy & Demetrio Secures $1 Million Verdict for Woman Sexually Assaulted In Apartment Building While Lobby Attendant Watched TV
- "Accords In '94 USAir Crash Top $48 Million"
- Corboy & Demetrio Files First Lawsuit and Protective Order in Deadly I-90 Crash
- Fox River Grove School Bus/Train Crash Settlements Exceed $25 Million
- Global Settlement of $100 Million for Loop Office High-Rise Fire Victims
- $75 Million Settlement for Victims in Hancock Scaffolding Accident
- More than $15 Million for Victims of Amtrak Train Collision by Corboy & Demetrio Attorneys
- Corboy & Demetrio - Leaders in Railroad Catastrophe Litigation
- First Lawsuit Filed Jointly by Prominent Reno and Chicago Law Firms in Deadly Amtrak Crash
- Corboy & Demetrio Jointly Files Second Lawsuit on Behalf of Nevada Family Killed in Amtrak Crash
- $29.6 Million Record-Setting Verdict for Passenger in Metra Train Crash
- Corboy & Demetrio Files Civil Lawsuit in Death of Justyna Palka, Pedestrian Killed by Bus
- Corboy & Demetrio Launches New Mobile Website
- C&D Record of Success Representing Bus, Car and Truck Crash Victims
- Corboy & Demetrio Represents Pedestrians Struck by Vehicles
- Corboy & Demetrio Files Civil Lawsuit in Death of Pedestrian Killed by Bus
- Metra to Pay $11 Million in 2005 Train Crash Derailment
- Corboy & Demetrio - The Leader in Aviation Litigation
- $5 Million Wrongful Death Settlement in LaSalle County
- Record-Setting $6.6 Million Verdict in Nebraska Crash
- Record-Setting $6.6 Million Verdict in Nebraska Crash Reported
- Railroad Crossing Crash Litigation Settles for Over $25 Million
- C&D Leaders in Fire, Explosion and Burn Injury Litigation
- Leaders in Construction Site Accident Litigation
- C&D Receives Highest Ranking for Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
- Corboy & Demetrio Obtains $2.7 Million Settlement in Death from Defective Deck
- $1.9 Million Settlement Obtained for Injured Driver
- Danny Keysar Child Safety Notification Act Enacted
- Corboy & Demetrio - Leaders in Bridge and Structural Collapse and Defect Litigation
- Doctor Attacked at Hospital Sues Owners
- Settlement Over $4 Million Obtained for Injured Worker
- Corboy & Demetrio Secures $9.5 Million Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Settlement
- Corboy & Demetrio Secures Settlement in Minee-Subee Day Care Center Lawsuit
- C&D's 17 Year Legal Odyssey Results in $14.6 Million Trampoline Injury Settlement
- Corboy & Demetrio Sues Nicor for Home Gas Explosion, Fire and Residents’ Injuries
- $1 Million Settlement for Passenger Injured in Car Crash
- Medical Malpractice Lawyer Ken Lumb Secures $2.75 Million Settlement
- $7 Million Record-Setting Settlement for Senior Injured at Target
- Attorney Francis Patrick Murphy on Porch & Deck Safety
- $6.5 Million Wrongful Death Settlement with Viacom, VH 1 in Crash of “Rock of Love” Truck
- Porch/Deck Collapse Lawsuit Filed
- $6 Million Settlement Featured in News
- $4.5 Million Settlement for Construction Worker's Death Featured in News
- Corboy & Demetrio Secures $9 Million Medical Malpractice Settlement
- $1.5 Million Medical Malpractice Settlement for Failure to Treat Jaundice
- Corboy & Demetrio's $3.45 Million Settlement in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Reported in Law Bulletin
- $48 Million Awarded Paraplegic for Injury at Work
- Corboy & Demetrio Attorneys Secure $11.4 Million Recovery in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
- $5.5 Million Settlement for Failure to Properly Treat Pregnant Woman
- $4 Million Settlement for Cerebral Air Embolism
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Settlement of $1.4 Million
- $7.75 Million Settlement for Failure to Properly Treat Infant for Elevated Bilirubin
- $3 Million Settlement for Bariatric Surgery Performed Backward
- Lawsuit Filed Against Viacom, VH-1, Producers of "Rock of Love Bus,” for College Student’s Death
- $3.75 Million Settlement for Motorcyclist Injured in Crash
- Susan J. Schwartz Secures $1 Million Settlement for Death of Infant
- $1.75 Million Settlement Secured by Corboy & Demetrio
- Corboy & Demetrio Named One of Chicago's Top Law Firms
- Record-Setting Settlement by William Gibbs for Three Year-Old Injured at Outdoor Twirling Tunnel
- Patrick Murphy Settles Case of Couple Who Fell 4 Stories When Porch Railing Collapsed for $2.15 Million
- David Barry Obtains $1.9 Million Settlement for Delay in Diagnosis and Treatment of Spinal Abscess
- David Barry Secures $3.8 Million Settlement for Boy Blinded in One Eye
- $1.25 Million Settlement for Injured CTA Blue Line Passenger
- David Barry and Susan Schwartz Secure Record-Setting $22 Million Verdict for Family in Death of Mother After Childbirth
- $3.45 Million Federal Court Settlement for Family Injured in Interstate Crash Secured by Robert Bingle
- Appellate Court Affirms $16 Million Wheeler Settlement
- $11.5 Million Settlement for Failure to Deliver Infant in Timely Manner Negotiated by David Barry
- $1.8 Million U.S. District Court Award Secured by Corboy & Demetrio
- Record Jury Verdict of $9.5 Million in Keith Magnuson Wrongful Death Case
- Court Grants Injunctive Relief in Organ Donor Transplant Case
- First Settlement Under the Illinois Drug or Alcohol Impaired Minor Responsibility Act
- Francis Patrick Murphy Obtains $1.5 Million Settlement for Family of Mother Killed in I-90 Crash
- Corboy & Demetrio Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Pedestrian Whose Legs Were Crushed by Driver on Cell Phone
- $1.25 Million Settlement Secured by Michael Demetrio and William Gibbs for Family of Realtor Killed by Drunk Driver
- C&D Named One of Chicago's Top Law Firms, 2007
- $2 Million Settlement for Roofer Who Fractured Heel Secured by Corboy & Demetrio
- $1.25 Million Settlement for Family of Child who Suffered Stroke Prior to Birth
- $6 Million Record-Setting Verdict in Lake County Secured by Corboy & Demetrio
- $19.5 Million Settlement in Medical Malpractice Case
- Lawsuits Filed by Corboy & Demetrio in Wrigleyville Fire Tragedy
- $10 Million Settlement for Brain Injured 25 year-old Secured by Daniel Kirschner
- $7.25 Million Settlement in Product Liability Case
- C&D Named One of Chicago's Top Law Firms, 2006
- Hancock Scaffolding Accident Global Settlement
- C&D Named One of Chicago's Top Law Firms, 2005
- C&D Named One of Chicago's Top Law Firms, 2004
- C&D Named One of Chicago's Top Law Firms, 2003
- C&D Named One of Chicago's Top Law Firms, 2002
- C&D Again Atop Chicago Lawyer Magazine Settlement Survey
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- $6.8 Million Verdict - Largest in Illinois for the Loss of a Leg
- "Elements of a $12 Million Personal Injury Case"