Chicago, IL
Litigation Lawyer at Chicago, IL
Practice Areas: Litigation, Construction & Development ... +4 more
OUTCOME: Plaintiffs asked jury for $7,500,000. Net verdict was$1,074,000
Co-counsel for defendant McHugh Construction against suit filed by union carpenter injured on construction job site. Claimed permanent disability. Plaintiffs asked jury for $7,500,000. Net verdict was$ ... 1,074,000
OUTCOME: Not guilty verdict on counterclaims for $250,000; awarded $29,000 for breach of contract and paid only $19,500 for usuage fee on tools/patent
We represented plaintiff in a breach of contract case for $29,000. Defendant counterclaimed for $250,000 alleging conversion of his tools/patent, tortious interference with business contracts and tort ... ious interference with business relations. We successfully were awarded our $29,000 for breach of contract, were adjudciated not guilty of tortious interference with business relationships or contracts but were charged a usage fee for tools/patent of $19,500 and required to return the materials.
OUTCOME: Plaintiff asked for $257,000. Hung jury 11-1 for defense. Settled case for $5,000 before re-trial.
Automobile accident case before a Cook County jury. The Plaintiff had $57,000 in medical bills resulting from three arthroscopic surgeries to repair a tear in his left knee. Plaintiff asked the jury fo ... r $257,000. Ms. Pierro disputed both liability and damages, but focused her defense on damages, arguing that the tear was neither caused nor aggravated by the accident. Following lengthy deliberations, the jury determined it could not reach a unanimous verdict, resulting in a hung-jury. After a new trial was granted, a polling of the jury revealed that the final breakdown had been 11-1 in favor of a not guilty verdict for the defense. On the morning of the new trial and prior to the selection of a new jury, Ms. Pierro was able to settle the case for $5,000 - a far cry from the $257,000.00 requested of the original jury
OUTCOME: Plaintiff asked jury for $1.25 million. Verdict came in at less than half of his medical bills, $91,794.16
Co-counsel with Angelo Spyratos defending this case. Defendant was on her cell phone within one minute of striking a pedestrian crossing the road at night. Plaintiff was not in a crosswalk or at an in ... tersection and crossed the road in a poorly lit area. Plaintiff in the hospital for 3 weeks with broken left femur, subdural hematoma and collapsed lung. $200,000 in medical bills. Plaintiff's wife also filed a loss of consortium claim.
OUTCOME: Verdict was $26,894.60. Plaintiff asked for $250,000.00
This case was an automobile accident tried in cook County where opposing counsel was a retired Cook County judge, who had presided over that Court for 15 years. The defendant turned left in front of ... oncoming traffic. The primary issue at trial was the nature and extent of injury and damages. The Plaintiff was an 18 year old male who claimed that the collision caused a herniated disc in his lumbar spine, though his treatment after the accident was conservative. Given his young age, Plaintiff argued mostly for future pain and suffering and loss of a normal life. Plaintiff's last settlement demand prior to trial was $100,000.00 (the automobile insurance policy limit) and Plaintiff asked the jury for a $250,000.00 verdict. Defendant's last offer of settlement was $10,000.00. Following deliberations, the final verdict came in at $26,894.60 after a reduction for contributory negligence on the part of the Plaintiff for speeding at the time of impact.
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