Attorney Justin Mark Weinrich's Legal Cases

Motorcycle accident

Record-setting $7.5 million CRPS settlement

Sep 16, 2022

OUTCOME: $7.5 million settlement, the largest settlement for CRPS in Illinois history

Our client was riding a motorcycle southbound on First Avenue in Maywood when a vehicle pulled out from a stop sign directly in front of him. Our client was unable to avoid the collision and suffered c ... atastrophic injuries, including a badly fractured foot, fractured toe, and complex fracture of the left hand which led to his pinky being amputated. In addition to numerous surgeries, our client also developed complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), a complicated neuropathic pain condition that occurs in 3-4% of orthopedic fractures. He underwent innumerable therapies and injections before having a spinal cord stimulator implanted in his low back. The insurance lawyers hired an expensive accident reconstructionist to claim our client was speeding, hired a well-known pain management doctor to dispute the diagnosis of CRPS and claim our client was exaggerating his injuries, and hired a vocational rehab expert to claim our client could return to work. We immediately filed a lawsuit, litigated the case hard, and turned down a $3 million offer at mediation. Ultimately, once the case was certified for trial, the insurance lawyers realized we were serious about taking our client's case to a jury, and agreed to settle the case for $7.5 million. This was the largest CRPS settlement in Illinois history, significantly topping the previous record of $6 million.

Car accident

$1.27 million jury verdict leads to $2.1 million settlement -- "zero offer" case

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OUTCOME: $2.55 million jury verdict reduced by 50% comparative fault; defense subsequently offered $2.1 million settlement to avoid new trial

Plaintiff was driving westbound on the Kennedy Expressway out of downtown Chicago. We alleged that the defendant cut him off and forced him up an embankment, striking a pole. The Defendant contended th ... at our driver rear-ended him and lost control of his vehicle. This was a companion case with Cook Co. case no. 14-L-10480. The day before trial, case no. 14-L-10480 was settled, leaving this case to be tried to a jury. The defense never made a settlement offer and asked the jury to return a verdict of "not guilty." After five hours of deliberations, the jury awarded our client $2.55 million, which was reduced by 50% contributory negligence. The ultimate verdict was $1.27 million for Plaintiff. After reviewing the jury's verdict, we researched and prepared a motion for new trial, on the basis that we believed the jury's verdict to be inconsistent. After settlement negotiations with the defense attorneys, we agreed to withdraw our request for a new trial in exchange for a $2.1 million settlement.

Car accident

Cook Co. case 14-L-10480

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OUTCOME: $2.7 million settlement

Plaintiffs were two passengers riding in a vehicle traveling westbound on the Kennedy Expressway out of downtown Chicago. Plaintiffs alleged that Defendant's vehicle cut their vehicle off and forced it ... off the highway, with their vehicle ultimately crashing into a pole. Defendant alleged that Plaintiff's driver rear-ended him and lost control of his vehicle. Both Plaintiffs sustained severe injuries; both suffered spinal fractures requiring numerous surgeries, and one of the Plaintiffs underwent a double shoulder replacement. After two and a half years of litigation, and the defense denying fault for the crash the whole time, the case settled on the morning of trial.

Car accident

Confidential settlement

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OUTCOME: $1.5 million settlement

Our client was asleep in the front seat of her husband's vehicle, traveling northbound on Central Avenue in Chicago. As they approached the intersection with Grand Avenue, another driver made a left tu ... rn, causing a hard crash in the middle of the intersection. Our client suffered disc herniations in her neck and back and underwent two fusion surgeries. We filed a lawsuit. The insurance company attorneys argued that our client's husband was speeding, that he took a combination of medications that caused him to be drowsy, and disputed the seriousness of our client's injuries. After over a year of litigating, the case settled at mediation for $1.5 million. Our husband had separate counsel who obtained him an additional $200,000.00 for his injuries.

Personal injury

Confidential settlement

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OUTCOME: $450,000.00 settlement

Our 90-year-old client was injured at a retail store when an employee pushing a cart full of merchandise didn't see her standing in the middle of an aisle, ran into her, and knocked her to the floor, c ... ausing her to suffer a fractured femur. We filed a lawsuit against the store, a giant company from the east coast, after they refused to make our client a fair offer. After litigation and discovery, we obtained a hard-fought $450,000.00 settlement.

Motorcycle accident

Cook County case 18-L-4081

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OUTCOME: $500,000.00 settlement

Our client was involved in a serious motorcycle accident in the middle of an intersection in Elk Grove Village when a vehicle pulled out from a side street. He suffered multiple broken bones and multip ... le torn ligaments. State Farm initially offered $155,000.00 to settle the case, and we filed a lawsuit. Their attorneys argued that our client was speeding on his motorcycle and failed to keep a proper lookout. After we pushed the case to the doorstep of trial, State Farm backed down, and we settled the case for $500,000.00.

Justin Mark Weinrich's Legal Cases (6)

Record-setting $7.5 million CRPS settlement

$1.27 million jury verdict leads to $2.1 million settlement -- "zero offer" case

Cook Co. case 14-L-10480

Confidential settlement

Confidential settlement

Cook County case 18-L-4081